8. Doesn’t listen to her- and his responses are all about HIM
The narcissistic husband doesn’t listen but expects a lot of attention from the wife. And he also expects his wife to have a perfect memory. So the husband may look like he’s listening, but when he responds, the responses are all about him. He only pays attention if the conversation is about something that could benefit him.
Interestingly, the narcissistic husband frequently accuses the wife of not listening. If he has to repeat something because the wife doesn’t remember or because she didn’t listen to it the first time, the husband is offended. But he lacks the insight to realize that he’s not listening to himself.
9. Downplays her contribution to taking care of household and children
The narcissistic husband downplays the contribution of raising children and/or taking care of the household.
So for couples that divide up responsibilities, where the wife looks after the house and the children, we see that the husband doesn’t recognize how much money that saves, on childcare, grocery shopping, cleaning, and all the other various activities. So it really downplays that contribution quite a bit.
The husband refers to his work as meaningful because he earns money. Again, he doesn’t recognize that the wife is actually saving him money. And he uses this as his justification to spend money. At the same time, he criticizes the wife for any spending that she does.
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