Thank you. Exactly.
If we could just get a few more people here sometime and we could maybe post more about this very topic.
(Is so-and-so narcissistic, histrionic, borderline, etc., etc. and so on? Doesn’t matter a bit unless you are trying to learn more about and understand more about the person and/or the disorder or disorders [some people do tend to have more than one]. [Even for research and educational purposes, the diagnosis or potential diagnosis or diagnostic criteria shouldn’t always be the only factor. Obviously. Or perhaps it’s less obvious to some people or in some cases.] Shouldn’t *ever* be what guides you as to whether to leave them or not. The diagnosis, or the potential or probable or possible diagnosis, should never guide what your actions about the situation should be. Go with your gut, instead. Are you feeling terribly uncomfortable with the person and/or about the situation, maybe even more and more as time goes on? Is it obviously an unhealthy situation for you? Then leave.)
Pet peeve at present.
“My husband, wife or significant other is a covert narcissist.”
Maybe, maybe not, and just maybe we don’t really need to know.
Nor do you.
Tell us the behavior, and figure out what to DO about the situation, instead.
Thanks, Renee. Good job. ^____^