| CARROT DANGLING Also known as: Pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Obtaining goods, services, time or attention from you now, in exchange for a substantial reward in the future. Usually, the reward will not come. Examples Obtaining free consulting or free samples from a business on the promise of reciprocated future business. Obtaining free use of a product license on the promise of “selling millions” of dollars worth of that product in the future. Obtaining sex (usually from a woman) on the promise of marriage, or the potential for marriage, in the future. (This is related to the topic of trading love for sex.) |
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