Future Faking Examples?
5.0BRAINROT SCOREFuture Faking Making promises about a shared future — moving in together, marriage, trips — that you have no real intention of keeping, used specifically to keep someone emotionally invested.
Origin:Established dating-psychology term tracing back to 2010s relationship-abuse and narcissistic-manipulation discourse, later widely used in coverage of romance scams ("pig butchering") and mainstream relationship-advice content through the 2020s. Not a new coinage — a long-standing, well-documented pattern with a fixed name.
First Seen:2010s
Peak Era:2010s-2026 (Dating Psychology Canon)
Aura Impact:+3 Aura (Spotting Future Faking Early) / -10 Aura (Falling For Future Faking)
EXAMPLE USAGE
"He kept talking about the apartment we'd get together but two years later nothing ever moved — classic future faking."
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