10 Signs You Are in Relationship With a Narcissist

Have you ever thought about having a relationship with a narcissist? If so, then how would you know if your partner is a narcissist for you? Don’t worry! This guide will have your back to know the super signs you are in a relationship with a narcissist.

The label “narcissist” is thrown around a great deal in society, and is sometimes unfairly attributed to people with a heightened sense of self-worth. However, this isn’t always the case. A narcissist could be suffering from low self-esteem.

To mask their shortcomings and insecurities, they overcompensate in social settings, making sure everyone knows how great they are. Per the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th Edition), Narcissistic Personality is defined as “A pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration and lack of empathy.”

Let’s get a comprehensive view!

Signs You Are in a Relationship With a Narcissist

Below you will find a few red flags to look for if you think you’re in a relationship with a narcissist:

1. Exaggerating Their Achievements and Talents

Have you noticed that whenever your significant other does something mildly important, they can’t stop themselves from bragging about it? Do they highlight and present their minor progress in a way that sounds like they’ve conquered the world?

Have your significant other used their minimal accomplishments to put themselves ahead of you in the relationship? Do they demand their needs come before yours? How often do they show their intention of making sure your needs are met?

2. Showcase as a Superior Without Actually Achieving Anything

They will make you feel like you are extremely lucky to be in a relationship with them but in reality, they are not really contributing anything of worth. They will keep on expecting others to consider them important without even trying to do something productive to earn that respect.

3. They Obsessed With Ideal Thoughts

They are always planning, always fantasizing about great things that can happen in their lives. They have extremely unrealistically grand plans about the future but usually no structured plan of how those grand ideas will be reached and executed.

Basically, they are just empty daydreams that they aren’t putting any effort into. At some point, they may blame you for it and won’t try to make the relationship successful.

4. Always Seeking Excessive Admiration

They are extremely needy when it comes to validation from others. They not only remind others how important and amazing they are, but they also want to hear others say it over and over again. Further, they won’t be satisfied until you tire yourself admiring them and their “perceived” outstanding abilities.

They will continuously fish for compliments from people and only want conversations to revolve around them. They usually don’t let others speak and keep interrupting to steer back the direction of the conversation towards themselves, whether on prom. If you notice these things, then you are in a relationship with a narcissist.

5. They Have a Sense of Entitlement

They have unreasonable expectations of especially favourable treatment from everyone around them. Moreover, these flawed individuals want you to automatically follow their orders and meet their expectations, without trying to return the favor. They think good things should happen to them because they “deserve” the best.

They just want you to magically know what they want and comply with it. This sense of entitlement is deeply damaging to their own potential, and the emotional well-being of those around them.

6. Take Advantage of Others to Achieve Their Goals

They don’t think there is anything wrong with using people as a ladder to success. They think its fine to only be nice towards people as long as there is an ulterior motive involved and disregard them as soon as that motive is fulfilled.

You often question their actions and decisions and consider them morally wrong but according to them, there is nothing ethically wrong with manipulating and using others to get what they want. If you also see this in your guy or girl, just realize that you are in a relationship with a narcissist.

7. They Lack Empathy

They don’t really care about other people’s feelings and emotions. Sometimes you’d be surprised at how indifferent they are to your emotions. They can’t really put themselves in other people’s shoes and relate to how they’re feeling. They often come off as cold and unbothered by anything anyone else feels.

8. Always Envious of Others

When they see someone doing better than themselves, they can’t stomach it. Instead of sharing in their success, they feel spiteful and vengeful towards the other person’s success. It’s possible that this mentally ill individual will dedicate significant time and energy to holding the other person back with types of kisses or any other way.

9. Believing That Others are Envious of Them

They think that anyone who disagrees with them or doesn’t like them is probably envious of how successful, great and amazing they are. In addition, they will wrongfully believe that anyone who isn’t admiring and complimenting them is probably jealous of how great they are. They’ll perceive enemies that aren’t really there.

10. Arrogant and Proud

They look down upon others and don’t treat them nicely unless they want to get something from them. If you feel like someone is showing all these signs and it’s affecting their occupational and personal life, do not hesitate to recommend them to seek help.

Final Tip

Having a relationship with a narcissist is a difficult to handle thing, but here are the signs to avoid that type of relationship. There are no ways to keep the person in your life and there is no purpose to have him in your life.

So, break the bonds if one is never ready to leave these habits for you, and move on to another positive person. I guarantee the next person will be a green flag if you remember these tips while choosing a person to date.

If you are in a relationship and want to know about their status, then let me know in the comments for more tips!