Lets get into it.

What exactly is paperclipping?

The question can be a simple Hi, how are you?

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or How you doing?

via a text or a DM.

In fact, you may not even get a response to your answer, writes Lee inPsychology Today.

Who can paperclip you?

Or that person could be an ex whos looking to see if youre still under their emotional control.

What can you do to protect yourself from paperclipping?

Or does it always seem to die after a few exchanges?

How much is the other person really investing in communicating with you?

Once you recognize this, Lee explains that there are two options.

This story originally appeared inGQMexico.