I’m pretty sure he got sober when he got together with Vanessa. Before (and apparently after) he was a hot mess who was arrested repeatedly for trashing hotel rooms and bar fights. He did $10,000 worth of damage to a hotel room after fighting with Kate back in 1994, and there were plenty of rumors that he was very…

I’ve been to a 12 step based in patient rehab program and have been required to continue to partake in the program as a condition of my probation, so I’ve seen a lot of others in the program and seen how they’ve been affected in addition to my own experiences. I’ve seen a lot of people succeed in the program, often…

I married sort of that person. He is usually the smartest person in the room and I love him for it, I just wish sometimes he was a little less aware that he is the smartest person in the room. It works for us, but arrogance often goes right along with intelligence and charm.

‘When his sun shines on you, you feel it.’ But when the sun is shining elsewhere, it’s cold. He can cast quite a shadow.”

Yes! My ex had an IQ, according to a test he took at a management training course, of 168. I love a smart man. I did not love his continual condescension toward my family, friends, and sometimes me, and he was also manipulative and a gaslighter. Gaslighting is the worst—it makes you feel like you’re losing your mind,…

Spot on. The way she describes him reminds me of my narcissistic & emotionally abusive ex so much.