Today’s question asks if I can take a look at the characteristics of a husband who is narcissistic. So, in this article, I’ll be focused on a husband and wife relationship—a theory one that is relatively stable, not a new relationship or a relationship that’s dissolving, but rather one where there’s an expectation that the couple is going to remain together. Now, this, of course, could apply to any long-term partnership between a man and a woman, whether or not the couple is married.
So, answer this question by looking at the ten signs of a husband with narcissistic traits. There are, of course, a lot of signs; these focus on narcissistic behaviors that would directly be observable by the wife.
So, to get started here, what is narcissism?
Well, I’ve covered this many times, so I’m just going to give a quick review here. With narcissism, we see self-centeredness, a need for admiration, a sense of entitlement, and somebody who’s low on agreeableness.
Now, there are two types of narcissism: grandiose (also called overt) and vulnerable (also called covert). Somebody can have mostly grandiose or mostly vulnerable traits, but most narcissists have some characteristics from both types. With grandiose narcissism, we see characteristics like being arrogant, highly self-confident, resistant to criticism, and being callous. With vulnerable narcissism, we see characteristics like distrusting other people, feeling insecure, having a lot of resentment, feeling a lot of shame, and being hypersensitive to criticism.
Most of the signs that I’ll cover here are more related to grandiose narcissism as opposed to vulnerable narcissism. As I go through these signs, when I use the term “husband,” I’m talking about the husband with narcissistic traits, and when I use the term “wife,” I’m talking about a wife who is not narcissistic.
The following are 10 signs of a husband with narcissistic traits:
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