Number 4: Narcissists want you to know that you are the reason for the breakup.
After a breakup, most people are eager to hear why their partner loves them. They are no different; they want you to know that your behavior was the reason for the breakup. Narcissists believe if you had done something differently, you wouldn’t have had to break up.
And suppose they can convince you that this is true, in that case, narcissists don’t have to take responsibility for how they treated you during your relationship. Instead of taking responsibility for their actions, they will blame anyone else for their issues in their romantic relationships.
The narcissists will try to make you feel guilty and ashamed; they will try to make you feel like it was your fault and that things would have worked out if it weren’t for you. They will play the victim, saying they were too good for you or couldn’t help themselves from hurting you.
Number 5: Narcissists want you to know that they are doing better without you.
They often tell their ex-partner how much better their life is without them. They may even go as far as to say that the relationship was doomed from the start. And that they knew all along they would end badly. But they did it anyway because they were in love.
Narcissists want to make sure that you’re suffering as much as possible. If they can’t do it physically, they’ll do it emotionally. They want to make sure that their exes know how much happier they are without them. So, they’ll brag about how great their life is and how much better off they are now that you are out of the picture.
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