3. Social compatibility.
Do you know the term business people use for their wives, a trophy wife? It usually originates from a marriage of convenience where they marry a worthy girl to have someone to accompany them to events and introduce them to their Associates. Narcissists also have that way of perceiving their relationships with other people. They would befriend or date someone of the same status, those who can lift them on the ladder and not push them down.
Narcissists also consider the opinions or expectations of other people in their relationships. Narcissists simply don’t think about how their behaviors affect others, and a few pointed out that they still won’t truly get it. The only thing they understand is their own needs, so if you get entangled in a messy relationship with narcissists, don’t let yourself be a mask for entertaining other people. Be your own independent person and remember that it’s the narcissists that need you and not the other way around.
4. Validation.
For someone who did not reach the level of self-actualization, narcissists will constantly need someone to feed their insecurities and psychological needs. They seek validation from others because beneath all that arrogance and bullying Behavior hides a crippled individual Laden with self-pity. Narcissists are loud and proud individuals, but they are just all talk.
Their self-esteem stays alive through the affirmations of other people, without it, they wouldn’t feel accomplished in their tasks or themselves. They view Life as a big, whole play in which they have an audience to impress, and the show is about their life itself. So when narcissists can find someone who constantly does this to them, they would hold on to that person until they please.
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