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From Love Bombing to Boredom: Is ADHD to Blame for Mercurial Relationship Cycles?

By ADDitude Editors — 2021

Hyperfocus on a new relationship and partner — showering them with gifts and attention — may be mistaken for love bombing, especially when the heat begins to cool. This cycle is not present in most relationships touched by ADHD, but it does impact a population of ADDitude readers, some of whom share their stories here.

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