PlantinMoretus

6/23/14

It's plausible. He's very open about his own struggles with money back in the day and I think he has never forgotten what poverty is like.

6/23/14

Question re: Starbucks coffee -

6/23/14

So you ignore my points and just repeat your first comment. Great. Insightful.

6/22/14

You can buy evening primrose oil wherever they sell supplements. I'm pretty sure even Walmart has it.

6/22/14

What the fuck is wrong with people? When did replying to a social invitation become such a huge burden? People suck.

6/22/14

Your skin may be overproducing oil because you are stripping it with your cleansers etc. Try this:

6/22/14

But that's chair dancing. You can't go by that.

6/22/14

I guess she's not much of a writer? Or she picked the wrong person to write for her?

6/22/14

DrunkExPatWriter is right. This guy is an asshole so don't you take ANY of this on yourself. You didn't do anything wrong. He did.

6/22/14

That sentence doesn't make sense but OK.

6/21/14

You model yourself on Oprah? Another piece of the puzzle falls into place.

6/21/14

I find it's more useful to focus less on whether someone fits the description neatly and more on understanding the dynamics, manipulations, etc. NPD can be mixed with other disorders, and a person can be pretty far along but still not fully diagnosably disordered, but still make your life hell. There are also lots…

6/21/14

I'm 46, and it took me *years* of adult life to sort it all out. I knew something was off about my family and went NC with them back in the 90s. But I still had stuff to sort out and the Internet has been EXCELLENT for that. There are so many good resources now. I'd read a lot about dysfunctional families and…

6/21/14

You sound insane.

6/21/14

Reading comprehension.

6/21/14

Anyone who projects that much as a way to find offense has a boatload of problems.

6/21/14

Hoo boy, narcissism is rampant in my family. Not all of the narcissists have a true personality disorder, I don't think, but major, unexamined "fleas" (learned narcissistic behaviours that they think are normal). My mother and stepfather are true narcissists, IMO. There is also a lot general dysfunction.

6/21/14

You might find some good info here:

6/21/14

Ummm.... why is your partner tolerating this behaviour from his mother? Because that is bullshit.

6/21/14

This guy is sexually harassing you, and sounds like bad news in general. Shut down all the flirting, be business-only with him, if he makes ONE inappropriate move, tell him to stop it and report it to your boss.