11 Signs You're Dating a Narcissist (and 'The Narcissist Test' to Confirm your Concerns!)

Dating is hard enough as it is, let alone if you're with someone who's not showing you that they can be a good teammate and partner. Here, I discuss with my sister how we can know if we're dating a narcissist or are in a #relationship with one.
A narcissist is a person who has an excessive interest in or admiration of themselves.
According to Mayo Clinic, symptoms of narcissistic personality disorder and how severe they are can vary. People with the disorder can:
- Have an unreasonably high sense of self-importance and require constant, excessive admiration.
- Feel that they deserve privileges and special treatment.
- Expect to be recognized as superior even without achievements.
- Make achievements and talents seem bigger than they are.
- Be preoccupied with fantasies about success, power, brilliance, beauty or the perfect mate.
- Believe they are superior to others and can only spend time with or be understood by equally special people.
- Be critical of and look down on people they feel are not important.
- Expect special favors and expect other people to do what they want without questioning them.
- Take advantage of others to get what they want.
- Have an inability or unwillingness to recognize the needs and feelings of others.
- Be envious of others and believe others envy them.
- Behave in an arrogant way, brag a lot and come across as conceited.
- Insist on having the best of everything - for instance, the best car or office.
- At the same time, people with narcissistic personality disorder have trouble handling anything they view as criticism. They can:
- Become impatient or angry when they don't receive special recognition or treatment.
- Have major problems interacting with others and easily feel slighted.
- React with rage or contempt and try to belittle other people to make themselves appear superior.
- Have difficulty managing their emotions and behavior.
- Experience major problems dealing with stress and adapting to change.
- Withdraw from or avoid situations in which they might fail.
- Feel depressed and moody because they fall short of perfection.
- Have secret feelings of insecurity, shame, humiliation and fear of being exposed as a failure.
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[@joshb7326]

Id be interested in your thoughts. Im a 33 yr old guy from UK, I work in Wildlife Conservation and I have a masters degree. Im also an introvert, I dont have much confidence and ive struggled to find a relationship my whole life even tho i want one. I tried my best for 15 years and ive had 10 dates in total in the time, but every single time the woman says "im a nice guy, but I dont feel a spark". I never get a second date. Ive basically given up on finding love even tho I still want it, becauae no woman has ever wanted me or find me attractive even tho I do my best to be a good man, I will be single forever, im undatable. Do you have any advice?

[@MrShonH]

This is goofy af...yall seem nice but in real life you like the SAME exact handful of guys the other 50,000 women like!
Society has become a clown show. Keep on making videos as everyone remains single forever

[@Naomi-zj2yf]

So cute that you did a video with your sister 🤩

[@delphinediscusses]

Ha, thank you! More guests to come ;)

[@DrChekhov]

This is really important! I hope everyone is taking notes.

[@delphinediscusses]

I'm so glad to hear you thought that! I hope it is fruitful and helps us all to see our own worth and what we should - and shouldn't - put up with. Thanks for the comment!

[@_xBrokenxDreamsx_]

healthy relationships are boring and reciprocal, unhealthy relationships are dramatic and one-sided. if someone is treating you abnormally well or abnormally poorly you should be suspicious. cancelling plans and/or asking for favors are good tests as unhealthy people are pretty inflexible and won't deal well with being rejected or put upon.

[@delphinediscusses]

Really good point! Although I hope we can stop the stigma of seeing 'healthy' as 'boring.' Replace boring with peaceful?

[@_xBrokenxDreamsx_]

@@delphinediscusses ah yes the stable serenity of a gentle row boat ride contrasted by the addictive pleasure and pain cycle of having your head thrust under water only to be let up periodically for air. maybe that was a bit extreme? but hopefully people get the analogy.