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How Future Faking Can Be Used to Manipulate You

When someone promises you a perfect future, the real goal may be to control what you do in the present.

By BayaneBartar Editorial|Reading for English learners

Published May 17, 2026

8 min read · C1

How Future Faking Can Be Used to Manipulate You
Is the future so bright that you have to , because may be happening? When people of a with you that seems , it's time to worry about .
is a whereby people thinking they are planning a wonderful future with you. Their visions of the future may make you feel and them, But in the end, there may only be a whole lot of faking going on, as they may not be or even believe in this future themselves. Their main or perhaps only objective is to use the promise of a future to get you to do something for them in the present.
can occur in a variety of . For example, when making a little romance, the future faker can do a little dance and describe how the two of you are going to go on vacations together, buy a home together, or even get married, again together, because that's how marriages work. The promise of a future can keep you in the relationship, get you to take even greater care of them and their bad behavior.
If you are not yet , they may talk about a "growing" connection that may make you more than friends someday. In turn, you may be more willing to be , doing for them what you would normally do only for a , when you are kind of an to them.
Even if it's a purely , they may of you being . They can declare that you're going to get homes next to each other, have your kids be besties with each other, and basically together. As a result, you are the friend who is always there, even when they may not be there for you.
can work in , too. Your supervisors can future raises, promotions, and opportunities rather than give you any of those things now. You keep , motivated by rewards that may never .
Potential can future fake you, too. They can about a , , sitting on yachts, and, straight from , changing the world together. You just have to do these small things for them now to ensure a big future, like , , or for free.
In , people to and loyalty, so that you are more by them. Telling you that you are part of their future can seem like the of affection and compliment. After all, they wouldn't just anybody, would they?
“The answer could be a , "Yes, they would." After all, little things like a , honesty, and maintaining trust in a relationship would typically keep people from being about the future. But people willing to fake it are not worried about the effects of and on others—confusion, feeling anyone. Of course, future fakers may believe in some parts of the future that they are presenting, but they are willing to to .”

Words from this article

future faking

B2

وعده‌دادن به آینده‌ای جذاب برای کنترل یا فریب دادن طرف مقابل

wear shades

C1

عینک آفتابی زدن؛ اینجا با لحن کنایه‌ای برای آینده خیلی روشن

something shady

B2

چیزی مشکوک یا غیرقابل اعتماد

paint a picture

B2

تصویری ساختن / طوری تعریف کردن که چیزی واقعی و جذاب به نظر بیاد

shared future

B2

آینده مشترک

too good to be true

B1

آن‌قدر خوب که باورکردنی نیست

tactic

B2

تاکتیک / روش هدفمند برای رسیدن به نتیجه

lure you into

B2

کسی رو وسوسه یا جذب کردن برای انجام کاری

optimistic about

B1

نسبت به چیزی خوش‌بین بودن

bonded with

B2

از نظر احساسی به کسی نزدیک و وابسته شدن

dedicated to

B2

متعهد به / پایبند به

main objective

B2

هدف اصلی

relationship settings

B2

موقعیت‌ها یا فضاهای مختلف رابطه

overlook

B1

نادیده گرفتن / از چیزی چشم‌پوشی کردن

romantic partners

B1

پارتنرهای عاطفی / شریک‌های عاشقانه

strung along

C1

کسی رو با وعده و امید نگه داشتن بدون قصد جدی

significant other

B2

شریک عاطفی جدی

insignificant other

C1

بازی زبانی با significant other؛ یعنی کسی که جایگاه جدی و مهمی ندارد

platonic friendship

B2

رابطه دوستانه غیرعاشقانه

besties forever

B1

دوست‌های صمیمی برای همیشه

take on the world

B2

با دنیا روبه‌رو شدن / با هم از پس همه چیز برآمدن

work settings

B1

محیط‌ها یا موقعیت‌های کاری

go on about

B2

مدام درباره چیزی حرف زدن

slogging away

C1

سخت و طولانی کار کردن، معمولاً بدون نتیجه فوری

materialize

B2

واقعی شدن / اتفاق افتادن

business partners

B1

شرکای تجاری

weave stories

C1

داستان‌پردازی کردن / روایت ساختن

horizon filled with

C1

آینده‌ای پر از / چشم‌اندازی پر از

massive deals

B2

قراردادها یا معامله‌های بسیار بزرگ

going public

C1

عرضه سهام شرکت در بورس / عمومی شدن شرکت

Silicon Valley-speak

C1

زبان و اصطلاحات کلیشه‌ای دنیای استارتاپی سیلیکون‌ولی

lend them money

B1

به آن‌ها پول قرض دادن

turn over your ideas

C1

ایده‌هایت را در اختیار کسی گذاشتن

expend time and effort

B2

وقت و انرژی صرف کردن

love bombing

C1

بمباران عاطفی؛ محبت افراطی برای جلب اعتماد و کنترل

shower you with affection

B2

کسی رو غرق محبت و توجه کردن

gain your trust

B1

اعتماد تو را به دست آوردن

softening you up

C1

آماده و آسیب‌پذیر کردن کسی برای تاثیرپذیری

readily influenced

B2

به‌راحتی تحت تاثیر قرار گرفتن

ultimate show

B2

بزرگ‌ترین یا نهایی‌ترین نمایش/نشانه چیزی

hook up with

B2

با کسی وارد رابطه شدن؛ بسته به متن می‌تواند معنی عاشقانه یا جنسی داشته باشد

resounding

C1

قاطع / محکم / پرقدرت

conscience

C1

وجدان

deceptive

B2

فریبکارانه / گمراه‌کننده

broken promises

B1

قول‌های شکسته‌شده / وعده‌های عمل‌نشده

unfulfilled commitments

C1

تعهدهای انجام‌نشده

taken advantage of

B2

مورد سوءاستفاده قرار گرفتن

bend other parts

C1

بخش‌هایی از حقیقت را تغییر دادن یا تحریف کردن

get you on board

B2

کسی رو همراه یا موافق کردن