Narcissists love to control and stay in control of other people. They can't accept that someone does not want to be with them or reject them. To divorce a narcissist in spite of the narcissist's unwillingness to do so, the partner of the narcissist has to face with a myriad of obstacles that are put forth by the narcissist to maintain control of the situation.
All of the N's behaviors that didn't make sense then, make total sense now when they're combined together. The repetitive nature of these behaviors during my relationship with him also lead me to believe that the N has been cheating on me the whole time he was involved with me. The last affair that I found out about might not have been the first.
Narcissists live in fear of being controlled by others. To avoid that, they create scenarios so that they can have the upper hand over their victims. Long after I was done with the Narcissist (the N) that I dealt with, I shuddered to think about his controlling behaviors.
Narcissists feel a rush when they are able to manipulate and deceive other people, which reinforced the narcissist’s perceived sense of superiority and power. Narcissists are addicted to this rush, and they can’t help but showing this facial expression called duping delight when they feel like they are successful at conning someone. Duping delight is...
One of the major decision that I have to make during the ordeal with the narcissist is whether or not I should stay in the relationship. Do I want to be the "Stepford wife"?