I hope folks are being cautious here. Seeing signs of "[love bombing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_bombing)" and *hoping* they're benign as opposed to cynical &amp; manipulative. "Love-starved / broken-hearted" BPD is increasingly in the public eye now, and there *are* people out there who will run cons for one reason and another, including cult members, con artists *and* sex addicts. One (very large and well-known) cult actually teaches its members to go for brownie points by looking for people who have BPD traits, though "BPD," per se, is never mentioned. Beyond that, there are a lot of lone wolves out there who know how to play The Game; the *Los Angeles Times* is running a feature series on one right now.  