A narcissist can poison you with food and still act like they are doing you a favor. Literally, they will hand you a plate and smile. Everyone around will say, “Wow, how lucky you are to have someone who cooks for you.” You will say, “Thank you.” Then, a few hours later, your stomach is in knots. It feels weird, or your lips are tingling because, oops, they forgot you are allergic to peanuts.
Sounds extreme? It’s not. This happens more often than people want to admit. The topic for today’s article is five weird cooking habits of a narcissist.
Now, before we get started, a disclaimer: Cooking in itself has nothing to do with narcissism. A person can be disinterested in cooking and not be a narcissist. Someone can serve an undercooked meal, forget the salt, or reheat leftovers. None of that means they’re toxic. So why are we even talking about narcissists and cooking? Because narcissism is not confined to grand gestures or emotional abuse in a relationship. It spills; it seeps into the everyday: how they speak, how they look at you, how they parent, how they give gifts, and yes, how they cook.
What is scary is how their narcissism hides beneath what looks like normal behavior. You only understand the pattern once you have lived it long enough. Let’s talk about these weird habits.
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