Missing Pieces & Emotional Deficiencies
Narcissistic Personality Disorder & Psychopathic Relationships
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Having love and a special person to go through life with is important and what emotionally healthy human beings need. That’s why it’s vital that our partners are safe, moral, and capable of caring. But this is a major problem for those who find themselves in psychopathic or narcissistic relationships.
Because of the symptoms of the condition, they cannot genuinely relate well to others, especially in intimate relationships. Their emotional disorder simply prevents this. Even if they are not abusive to their partners – they cannot connect and fulfill that deep desire we have to feel bonded to someone.
I have observed nine important elements that are crucial to an intimate relationship, but usually missing when in love with a psychopath or narcissist (pathological).
1) Empathy
2) Bonding
3) Appreciation
4) Trust & Honesty
5) Moral Reasoning & Care based morality
6) Respect & Boundaries
7) Emotional regulation
8) Accountability
9) Impulse control
Intimate relationships lacking the above elements usually fail. Without access to those emotional states, partners of psychopaths and pathological narcissists will not be emotionally safe.
Regardless of how kind, cooperative, loyal, or trustworthy the non-psychopathic partner may be, she will be unable to establish a real bond and genuine connection with a psychopathic mate. How could it be possible?
Individuals with psychopathy do not value or consider the emotions of their partner important. They value self only. Rather than love their partners, the deepest they can reach is to treat them like possessions or objects.
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