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11 Signs You're Dating A Narcissist by Uteghe(m): 10:22am On Feb 26, 2015
11 Warning Signs You’re Dating a Narcissist

Narcissism is excessive self-love. It's fruits are: extreme desire for attention,self centredness,hypersensitivity to criticisms and subdued low self esteem and atimes-violence.
How do you spot these creatures then? The signs are subtle, and it’s not usually just one behaviour. You need to look for repeated patterns of the following kinds:

    •    Needing too much attention for minor accomplishments.

He does most activities for people to cheer and tell him how great he is, and acts like a child if people don’t give him the attention he craves. He is extremely sensitive about the slightest criticism. Most guys want their girlfriend to be their greatest cheerleader, but only a narcissist wants her to be as blindly devotional as a Justin Bieber fan.

    •    Selfishness with giving praise.

He rarely, if ever, will give you praise for your own achievements or parts of your character he admires. In fact, he’s likely threatened by your success, and will become colder when he sees you rise up the ladder.

    •    Every story you tell becomes a story about him.

You’re in the middle of telling him about an argument with your parents, and before you know it you’re talking about his relationship issues with his Dad. Somehow every conversation turns to his own grand internal struggle because, frankly, yours just isn’t that interesting to him.

    •    Envy.

He is insanely jealous of other people’s achievements, and tries to belittle their success. If he can’t bring himself up, he’ll show why others are worse than he is.

    •    Lack of curiosity about you.

Your inner world and thoughts are of practically zero interest to him. He is never truly interested in getting to know you as a person. He tends to ask superficial questions and only takes an interest when he’s told to.

    •    Takes credit, avoids blame.

He takes credit for everything good, and rarely apologises for anything bad. He is awful at sharing his wins with anyone else, and will need to regularly prove how others played no role in his successes.

    •    Thinks he is never the problem – it’s just that you “have issues”.

He assumes all faults in the relationship must be because you’re erratic, needy and unreasonable, not because he’s acting badly. If you’re upset, he blames you for being emotional, and makes you somehow feel bad for unfairly putting pressure on him.

    •    Ignores your plans.

Your dreams are disposable and do not feature on his radar when he makes plans. His dreams, on the other hand, are of life and death importance and are a daily obsession.

    •    Does things to fuel his image of himself as a ‘great guy’.

He only does things for you because he thinks they make you like him more or make him look better, rather than because he is interested in making you feel happy and fulfilled. The same goes for his friends and people around him. Anyone that threatens this identity he will swiftly disposed of, or instinctively avoid.

    •    Won’t assist with your projects.

If your path to fulfillment somehow conflicts with his happiness and feelings of superiority, he’ll convince you to not to follow it. After all, what are your meager projects compared to his epic quest for glory and domination?

    •    Unable to apologize.

He just cannot say sorry. No matter what he’s done or how obvious it is, he finds a way to justify and explain why in this instance it wasn’t his fault, or finds a way to excuse himself for having done something bad. Or he’ll just pounce and attack your character as a means to defend himself.

I know nobody’s perfect. Even great people may have one or two elements of narcissism lying within them, ready to come out unexpectedly. But stack enough of these behaviours on top of one another, and you’ve got a man who will sooner or later leave you desperately wanting for affection, love, and kindness that you just won’t get.
Re: 11 Signs You're Dating A Narcissist by naijaboiy: 10:25am On Feb 26, 2015
Okay...
Re: 11 Signs You're Dating A Narcissist by sinaj(f): 10:25am On Feb 26, 2015
hmm diz descrption fits...





lipsrsealed... cnt say coz d person iz also a bully
Re: 11 Signs You're Dating A Narcissist by buygala(m): 10:25am On Feb 26, 2015
Nice name given to a common ailment embarassed
Re: 11 Signs You're Dating A Narcissist by Nobody: 10:28am On Feb 26, 2015
ok
Re: 11 Signs You're Dating A Narcissist by TrishaP(f): 10:43am On Feb 26, 2015
It's pretty much harder to deal with a narcissist than a cheat.

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Re: 11 Signs You're Dating A Narcissist by alberto2k(m): 10:51am On Feb 26, 2015
I have nothing to say honestly am just booking space grin #honestly
Re: 11 Signs You're Dating A Narcissist by xpac01(m): 10:59am On Feb 26, 2015
Sometimes upbringing and enviroment plays a huge factor in making one a narcissist and most times narcissist gives birth to same. They need some personal long mental distuning and finetuning to adjust.

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Re: 11 Signs You're Dating A Narcissist by senorova(m): 11:27am On Feb 26, 2015
Interesting
Re: 11 Signs You're Dating A Narcissist by Nobody: 12:02pm On Feb 26, 2015
An NPD candidate can kill at any time and keeps going as if nothing happens. But one thing they fear most is being exposed; therefore, they will ensure u loose the relationship of ur close friends and those related to u. Their aim is to keep I perpetually under their manipulation.
Re: 11 Signs You're Dating A Narcissist by Welrez(m): 12:24pm On Feb 26, 2015
Feels he provides the best sex experience in the world.

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