Give People Their Flowers
Typically speaking, we want to be closer to those we admire and that's the key reason why we find it so hard to express admiration—because it opens up the potential for who we admire to reject us.
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The Narcissist/Empath Dynamic
The empath’s fixation on 'saving' the narcissist is, in truth, a projection of their own unresolved wounds—their deep longing to be loved, seen, and validated. By focusing on the narcissist's pain, they avoid confronting their own.
The 'Bad Boy' Dilemma
When you're a "bad boy," other people are just means to an end—that end always being pleasing yourself. And when others refuse to continue being an object of your pleasure, "bad boys" show just how bad they can be by being physically, mentally, and/or emotionally abusive.