Future Faking: Unmasking the Toxic Dating Trend Early in Relationships
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Moneycontrol•19-01-2026, 12:59
Future Faking: Unmasking the Toxic Dating Trend Early in Relationships
- •Future faking is a manipulative dating trend where individuals promise a grand future (lavish weddings, shared homes) without any intention of fulfilling those promises.
- •QuackQuack CEO Ravi Mittal defines it as promising a future, sometimes near or distant, with no intent to follow through, often to hook someone in.
- •It involves extensive long-term plans discussed verbally, but with no actions to back them up, making the victim feel special while avoiding real commitment.
- •Nearly 3 in 10 daters have experienced future faking, often involving serious future talks within weeks of meeting, regardless of how they met.
- •Key indicators include big promises with insincere effort, long-term plans but failure to keep short-term commitments, and inconsistent communication patterns.
Why It Matters: Identify future faking by observing if grand promises align with present actions and consistent effort.
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