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Will a narcissist ever be happy in a relationship?
Many people with narcissistic personality disorder appear to be in a successful and happy marriage. Their social media posts show them laughing together over a special dinner, walking hand-in-hand along the beach, and even renewing their marriage vows in front of friends and family.
Will a narcissist leave a relationship?
Breakups with narcissists don’t always end the relationship. Many won’t let you go, even when they are the ones who left the relationship, and even when they’re with a new partner. They won’t accept “no.” They hoover in an attempt to rekindle the relationship or stay friends after a breakup or divorce.
What happens when a partner abandons the narcissist?
Otherwise, she (or he) is bound to abandon the narcissist’s ship early on. The cognitive distortion is likely to consist of belittling and demeaning herself – while aggrandising and adoring the narcissist. The partner is, thus, placing himself in the position of the eternal victim: undeserving, punishable, a scapegoat.
Why do Narcissists tend to punish their partners?
The narcissist is perceived by the partner to be a person in the position to demand these sacrifices from her partner, being superior in many ways (intellectually, emotionally, morally, financially). The status of professional victim sits well with the partner’s tendency to punish herself, namely: with her masochistic streak.
What is a typical narcissistic mate/partner?
She (or, more rarely, he) is moulded by the relationship into The Typical Narcissistic Mate/Partner/Spouse. First and foremost, the narcissist’s partner must have a deficient or a distorted grasp of her self and of reality. Otherwise, she (or he) is bound to abandon the narcissist’s ship early on.
What is the relationship between a narcissist and a greater man?
Answer: The “greater” the man (=the narcissist), the easier it is for the partner to ignore her own self, to dwindle, to degenerate, to turn into an appendix of the narcissist and, finally, to become nothing but an extension, to merge with the narcissist to the point of oblivion and of dim memories of one’s self.