Partners who do this should be left in the past. Los Angeles-based psychologist Dr. Ramani Durvasula made a YouTube video with a dire warning about “future-faking,” a common manipulation tactic used ...

Future faking is when someone talks extensively about a shared future they have no genuine intention of building.

What sets future faking apart from other manipulative tactics is its specific interest in exploiting hope rather than reality ...

Future faking is a dating pattern where partners talk endlessly about shared futures but avoid real action. As the term gains ...

When money becomes a source of leverage, it “fractures communication, creates misalignment, and erodes trust,” Jackie Combs ...