7. Intimacy.
The seventh thing a narcissist cannot give you is intimacy. Being intimate with someone is all about creating bonds. There are 3 types of intimacy. Emotional intimacy, is where you open up and share confidential things or emotions. Narcissists lie about their life, and they have no empathy, so there is no emotional intimacy. Then there is intellectual intimacy, which is when you and someone share similar interests and beliefs. Narcissists mimic you to make you think you all have things in common, but there is no true intellectual intimacy either.
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And then there is physical intimacy, which involves physical touch; so that is hugging, kissing, sex, and the like. When it comes to physical intimacy, there is no emotional or spiritual connection, there is no depth to your physical interactions with a narcissist. You are the only one who ends up exposing all you are to the narcissist, and the narcissist finds a way to use it against you. At the end of the day, narcissists do not want intimacy and all they offer you is an illusion of them being intimate when they are not.
8. Loyalty.
The eighth thing a narcissist cannot give you is loyalty. As I mentioned before, there is no support, to begin with, so they are definitely not going to stick with you. Narcissists are always seeking out new sources of supply, and if they think they can do better, they will. The grass is always greener on the other side for narcissists. They do not stop to consider the sacrifices you may have made for them; they will drop you when they think they no longer need you. Narcissists are loyal to no one.
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