Here’s Why You’ll Never Be Lovable Enough for The Narcissist
Hint: It’s got little to do with you.
I remember it as if it was yesterday. As I sat sipping my chai latte, he stood up and towered over me. The anger on his frowned face intense enough to put me on the edge.
For Pete’s sake, what is it this time? Today is supposed to be different. I thought to myself. I could feel the all-too-familiar twist of tension and anxiety slowly rising from within.
A huge chunk of our one-year relationship had been marred by moments of wrangles and constant strife.
Earlier in the day when he suggested a coffee date, I thought this day would be different from many others. That it would bring a gentle breeze of fresh air into our troubled relationship. That today we could breathe if only for a moment. That we could be a normal couple.
However, within the first hour of our coffee date, I caught a glimpse of something in his face. A dullness. A wave of anger. Then I realized I’d been wrong to think it was ever possible to be a happy couple.
This was how the cookie crumbled:
“This is the last time I’ll ever take you out!” My now very angry boyfriend was yelling, putting his cup down. A minute later, he stormed out of the coffeehouse.
