THE COMPLIMENT DECEPTION Approval Seeking Gooning

You came back. Again. Do not pretend I don't know why. I see that little flicker in your eyes, that quiet hope sitting in your chest right now. You want to hear something nice. You want me to tell you that you are special, that you are one of the good ones, that you are doing exactly what I want. Maybe I will. First, I want to watch you work for it. You earned it. Welcome to the compliment deception. And yes, pet. We are going to be here for a while, and I need you to follow along. Not racing ahead. I give you an instruction and you obey. Then you sit there waiting to see if I noticed. That is the pattern. That is the deception. And you love it.