{"id":2732,"date":"2023-08-11T14:00:39","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T14:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/?p=2732"},"modified":"2023-08-11T15:36:15","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T15:36:15","slug":"can-narcissists-marry-x-narcabuse-xnarcabuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/interdependency\/can-narcissists-marry-x-narcabuse-xnarcabuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Narcissists Marry? X @NarcAbuse #XNarcAbuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_55 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\" role=\"button\"><label for=\"item-6785ec48d123b\" ><span class=\"\"><span style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input aria-label=\"Toggle\" aria-label=\"item-6785ec48d123b\"  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-6785ec48d123b\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/interdependency\/can-narcissists-marry-x-narcabuse-xnarcabuse\/#Can_Narcissists_Marry\" title=\"Can Narcissists Marry?\">Can Narcissists Marry?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/interdependency\/can-narcissists-marry-x-narcabuse-xnarcabuse\/#The_Narcissist%E2%80%99s_Alluring_Courtship_Mask\" title=\"The Narcissist&#8217;s Alluring Courtship Mask\">The Narcissist&#8217;s Alluring Courtship Mask<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/interdependency\/can-narcissists-marry-x-narcabuse-xnarcabuse\/#Why_Narcissists_Seek_Marriage_Despite_Relating_Limitations\" title=\"Why Narcissists Seek Marriage Despite Relating Limitations\">Why Narcissists Seek Marriage Despite Relating Limitations<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/interdependency\/can-narcissists-marry-x-narcabuse-xnarcabuse\/#The_Narcissist_Spouse%E2%80%99s_Relating_Patterns\" title=\"The Narcissist Spouse&#8217;s Relating Patterns\">The Narcissist Spouse&#8217;s Relating Patterns<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/interdependency\/can-narcissists-marry-x-narcabuse-xnarcabuse\/#The_Impact_on_the_Non-Narcissist_Spouse\" title=\"The Impact on the Non-Narcissist Spouse\">The Impact on the Non-Narcissist Spouse<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/interdependency\/can-narcissists-marry-x-narcabuse-xnarcabuse\/#Why_Most_Narcissistic_Marriages_Eventually_Fail\" title=\"Why Most Narcissistic Marriages Eventually Fail\">Why Most Narcissistic Marriages Eventually Fail<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/interdependency\/can-narcissists-marry-x-narcabuse-xnarcabuse\/#Can_Marriage_Treatment_Rehabilitate_Narcissists\" title=\"Can Marriage Treatment Rehabilitate Narcissists?\">Can Marriage Treatment Rehabilitate Narcissists?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/interdependency\/can-narcissists-marry-x-narcabuse-xnarcabuse\/#Weighing_Reform_Potential_Before_Marrying\" title=\"Weighing Reform Potential Before Marrying\">Weighing Reform Potential Before Marrying<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/interdependency\/can-narcissists-marry-x-narcabuse-xnarcabuse\/#Healthier_Paths_to_Seeking_Connection\" title=\"Healthier Paths to Seeking Connection\">Healthier Paths to Seeking Connection<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_Narcissists_Marry\"><\/span>Can Narcissists Marry?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Narcissistic personality disorder manifests in patterns of exaggerating one&#8217;s own importance and achievements, excessive need for admiration, and lack of empathy. This raises questions about whether narcissists have the capacity to healthily sustain marriage long-term. While some narcissistic traits exist on a spectrum in the general population, full-blown clinical narcissism poses significant challenges in intimate relationships. However, with self-awareness, outside intervention, and concerted effort, some narcissists may be able to improve their relating style enough to uphold marital duties ethically. But without proper treatment and accountability, the prognosis for narcissistic individuals remaining in healthy, thriving marriages appears poor.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Narcissist%E2%80%99s_Alluring_Courtship_Mask\"><\/span>The Narcissist&#8217;s Alluring Courtship Mask<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When pursuing romantic partners, narcissists often employ seductive behaviors and manipulation tactics, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Love bombing &#8211; overwhelming them with flattery, gifts, texts, attention to quickly secure their affection.<\/li>\n<li>Mirroring &#8211; imitating their interests, values, goals, and mannerisms to establish false chemistry.<\/li>\n<li>Future faking &#8211; making amazing promises about their shared future including marriage, children, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Idealizing &#8211; describing them and the new relationship in unrealistic, magical terms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This powerful charm offensive conceals the narcissist&#8217;s true deficient and disordered personality lurking underneath their appealing fa\u00e7ade.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Narcissists_Seek_Marriage_Despite_Relating_Limitations\"><\/span>Why Narcissists Seek Marriage Despite Relating Limitations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Despite relating pathologies, narcissists eagerly pursue <a href=\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/narcissistic-personality-disorder\/npd-symptoms\/reasons-why-we-stay-in-unhappy-marriages\/\" title=\"Reasons Why We Stay In Unhappy Marriages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">marriage for reasons<\/a> like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Securing a primary, compliant source of narcissistic supply in the form of praise, adoration, validation, domestic services, passion, social status, and reflected glory.<\/li>\n<li>Maintaining their falsely constructed public image of being an ideal, enviable spouse and family person.<\/li>\n<li>Exploiting their spouse\u2019s assets and resources for personal gain.<\/li>\n<li>Possessing a <a href=\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/can-a-narcissist-be-loyal-in-a-marriage\/\" title=\"Can a narcissist be loyal in a marriage? #XnarcAbuse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">loyal audience captive within the marriage for their endless self-focus and narcissistic<\/a> diatribes.<\/li>\n<li>Sadistically dominating, controlling, and manipulating their spouse to feed their power-hungry egos.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This reveals <a href=\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/interdependency\/what-kind-of-woman-does-a-narcissist-marry-xnarcabuse\/\" title=\"What kind of woman does a narcissist marry?  #XnarcAbuse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">narcissists\u2019 core motivations for marrying<\/a> are deficient and rooted in exploitation rather than authentic love and intimacy.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Narcissist_Spouse%E2%80%99s_Relating_Patterns\"><\/span>The Narcissist Spouse&#8217;s Relating Patterns<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Once married, relating patterns typical of narcissists include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Constant demands for attention and validation from their spouse.<\/li>\n<li>Devaluing their spouse through criticism, superiority displays, comparisons to others.<\/li>\n<li>Emotional manipulation tactics like gaslighting, triangulation, guilt trips, and raging fits.<\/li>\n<li>Micromanaging their spouse\u2019s life, activities, relationships, and appearance.<\/li>\n<li>Exploiting their spouse\u2019s empathy, time, sexuality, and money without reciprocity.<\/li>\n<li>Self-focused conversations where they turn topics back to themselves.<\/li>\n<li>Affairs and cheating due to boredom, ego, or feeling entitled.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This dysfunctional and <a href=\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/narcissistic-personality-disorder\/how-to-leave-a-narcissist-or-abuser\/\" title=\"How To Leave A Narcissist Or Abuser\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abusive relating stems from the narcissist&#8217;s<\/a> disordered personality.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Impact_on_the_Non-Narcissist_Spouse\"><\/span>The Impact on the Non-Narcissist Spouse<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Spouses in <a href=\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/do-narcissistic-marriages-last-xnarcabuse\/\" title=\"Do Narcissistic Marriages Last? #XNarcAbuse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">narcissistic marriages<\/a> often suffer consequences like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Plummeting self-esteem and identity loss from the narcissist\u2019s cruel conditioning.<\/li>\n<li>Severe anxiety and depression symptoms resulting from the unrelenting stress.<\/li>\n<li>Walking on eggshells, afraid to trigger the narcissist\u2019s unpredictable rage outbursts.<\/li>\n<li>Chronic loneliness and isolation from the narcissist&#8217;s emotional neglect.<\/li>\n<li>Cognitive dissonance trying to reconcile their pain with the person they love.<\/li>\n<li>Physical health issues like insomnia, stomach problems, and headaches from the toxicity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This emotional and physical toll of <a href=\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/narcissistic-personality-disorder\/how-to-handle-narcissistic-abuse\/\" title=\"How To Handle Narcissistic Abuse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">narcissistic abuse<\/a> slowly destroys the spouse over time.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Most_Narcissistic_Marriages_Eventually_Fail\"><\/span>Why Most Narcissistic Marriages Eventually Fail<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are a few common patterns leading to the dissolution of marriages with narcissist spouses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The narcissist discarding their spouse suddenly when they cease to provide enough praise, status, resources, or other narcissistic supply sources.<\/li>\n<li>The non-narcissist spouse reaching their breaking point after years of mistreatment and leaving the narcissist.<\/li>\n<li>The narcissist becoming enraged about their spouse aging, leading to cruel devaluation and affairs.<\/li>\n<li>The narcissist engaging in multiple acts of infidelity and betrayal due to feeling entitled.<\/li>\n<li>Intervention by friends or family who witness the abuse, empowering the spouse to escape.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The narcissist&#8217;s disordered personality combined with the non-narcissist&#8217;s eventual recognition of the abuse sets most of these marriages up to fail.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Continue adding the remaining content with appropriate HTML tags --><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_Marriage_Treatment_Rehabilitate_Narcissists\"><\/span>Can Marriage Treatment Rehabilitate Narcissists?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Some experts argue narcissism exists on a spectrum and productive shifts are possible with proper motivation and treatment including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/codependency\/how-does-marrying-a-narcissist-change-you-xnarcabuse\/\" title=\"How Does Marrying a Narcissist Change You &#8211; #XnarcAbuse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">narcissist admitting their behaviors are harmful and expressing authentic desire to change<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Intensive therapy with an experienced counselor specializing in <a href=\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/narcissistic-personality-disorder\/narcissists-major-weaknesses-and-insecurities-the-complex-personality-trait-of-narcissism\/\" title=\"Narcissist&#8217;s major Weaknesses and Insecurities &#8211; The Complex Personality Trait of Narcissism:\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">narcissistic personality<\/a> treatment.<\/li>\n<li>Developing insight into triggers and childhood wounds driving their disorder.<\/li>\n<li>Learning to self-reflect with radical honesty instead of distorting truths about themselves.<\/li>\n<li>Consistently demonstrating genuine empathy, compromise, and consideration for others\u2019 feelings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>However, the consensus is that with rigid narcissism, substantial relationship improvement is sadly unlikely without major breakthroughs.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Weighing_Reform_Potential_Before_Marrying\"><\/span>Weighing Reform Potential Before Marrying<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For <a href=\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/uncategorized\/should-a-narcissist-marry\/\" title=\"Should a Narcissist Marry? #XNarcAbuse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">narcissists who wish to marry<\/a>, they must reflect deeply and honestly about their readiness. Questions to ask themselves include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Am I capable of true emotional availability, vulnerability, and reciprocity?<\/li>\n<li>Do I take full accountability for past relationship harms without blaming others?<\/li>\n<li>Can I consistently regulate my own behaviors, reactions, and impulses?<\/li>\n<li>Am I willing to listen to others\u2019 feedback non-defensively, even if critical or challenging?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Without affirmatively answering questions like these after sustained self-work, marriage risks inflicting further abuse.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Healthier_Paths_to_Seeking_Connection\"><\/span>Healthier Paths to Seeking Connection<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For narcissists with self-awareness of their disorder&#8217;s severity, options like the following may allow connecting without the high stakes of marriages:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Preferring more casual dating until mastering relating skills<\/li>\n<li>Seeking communal living situations that provide human interaction<\/li>\n<li>Finding meaning through volunteer work benefiting others<\/li>\n<li>Building platonic friendships versus romantic bonds<\/li>\n<li>Exploring support groups for those managing <a href=\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/what-kind-of-person-marries-a-narcissist-xnarcabuse\/\" title=\"What kind of person marries a narcissist? #XnarcAbuse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">narcissistic personality<\/a> disorder<\/li>\n<li>Channeling energies into solo pursuits like arts, music, writing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These potentially provide narcissists some interpersonal connection without exposing partners to the burdens of their pathology.<\/p>\n<p>In closing, clinical narcissism impedes the mutual love, companionship, and personal growth that healthy marriage entails. But a moral pathway forward exists for those exhibiting narcissistic traits through accountability, wise discernment, and choosing connection cautiously while managing their condition with compassion. If approached in this spirit, their human needs can be met while preventing further harm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can Narcissists Marry? Narcissistic personality disorder manifests in patterns of exaggerating one&#8217;s own importance and achievements, excessive need for admiration, and lack of empathy. This raises questions about whether narcissists have the capacity to healthily sustain marriage long-term. While some narcissistic traits exist on a spectrum in the general population, full-blown clinical narcissism poses significant <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2738,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_daextam_enable_autolinks":"1","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6,78,125,22,3,52,4],"tags":[439,507,540,539,503,541,505,508,542,501,543,348,544,515,504,314,528,546,511,502,538,353,529,514,506,545,391,534,434,537,491,287,535,536],"class_list":{"0":"post-2732","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-causes-of-narcissism","8":"category-codependent-belief","9":"category-covert-narcissist","10":"category-interdependency","11":"category-narcissistic-personality-disorder","12":"category-relationships","13":"category-symptoms-of-narcissistic-victim-syndrome","14":"tag-divorcinganarcissist","15":"tag-emotionalabuse","16":"tag-lifeafteranarcissist","17":"tag-marriedanarcissist","18":"tag-narcissistdivorce","19":"tag-narcissisthusand","20":"tag-narcissisticabuse","21":"tag-narcissisticbehavior","22":"tag-narcissisticcouples","23":"tag-narcissistichusband","24":"tag-narcissisticinjury","25":"tag-narcissisticpersonalitydisorder","26":"tag-narcissisticrage","27":"tag-narcissisticrecovery","28":"tag-narcissisticrelationships","29":"tag-narcissisticspouse","30":"tag-narcissisticsupply","31":"tag-narcissistictactics","32":"tag-narcissistictraits","33":"tag-narcissisticwife","34":"tag-narcissistmarriage","35":"tag-npd","36":"tag-smearcampaign","37":"tag-thrivingafternarcissism","38":"tag-toxicrelationships","39":"tag-toxicspouses","40":"tag-xnarcabuse","41":"tag-can-narcissists-marry","42":"tag-divorcing-a-narcissist","43":"tag-life-after-a-narcissist","44":"tag-married-a-narcissist","45":"tag-narcissism","46":"tag-narcissist-marriage","47":"tag-narcissistic-spouse"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.4 (Yoast SEO v22.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Can Narcissists Marry? X @NarcAbuse #XNarcAbuse - ThyselfTherapy.com - Know more about Thyself<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Can Narcissists Marry?\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/interdependency\/can-narcissists-marry-x-narcabuse-xnarcabuse\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Can Narcissists Marry? X @NarcAbuse #XNarcAbuse\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Can Narcissists Marry?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/interdependency\/can-narcissists-marry-x-narcabuse-xnarcabuse\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"ThyselfTherapy.com - Know more about Thyself\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TherapyThyself\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-08-11T14:00:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-08-11T15:36:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Can-Narcissists-Marry-XNarcAbuse-ThyselfRecovery.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"ThyselfTherapy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ThyselfTherapy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ThyselfTherapy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"ThyselfTherapy\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/interdependency\/can-narcissists-marry-x-narcabuse-xnarcabuse\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/interdependency\/can-narcissists-marry-x-narcabuse-xnarcabuse\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"ThyselfTherapy\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/#\/schema\/person\/91be3ccdf50a8f655ccf796b6a6a105e\"},\"headline\":\"Can Narcissists Marry? X @NarcAbuse #XNarcAbuse\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-08-11T14:00:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-08-11T15:36:15+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/interdependency\/can-narcissists-marry-x-narcabuse-xnarcabuse\/\"},\"wordCount\":950,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/interdependency\/can-narcissists-marry-x-narcabuse-xnarcabuse\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Can-Narcissists-Marry-XNarcAbuse-ThyselfRecovery.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"#divorcinganarcissist\",\"#emotionalabuse\",\"#lifeafteranarcissist\",\"#marriedanarcissist\",\"#narcissistdivorce\",\"#narcissisthusand\",\"#narcissisticabuse\",\"#narcissisticbehavior\",\"#narcissisticcouples\",\"#narcissistichusband\",\"#narcissisticinjury\",\"#narcissisticpersonalitydisorder\",\"#narcissisticrage\",\"#narcissisticrecovery\",\"#narcissisticrelationships\",\"#narcissisticspouse\",\"#narcissisticsupply\",\"#narcissistictactics\",\"#narcissistictraits\",\"#narcissisticwife\",\"#narcissistmarriage\",\"#npd\",\"#smearcampaign\",\"#thrivingafternarcissism\",\"#toxicrelationships\",\"#toxicspouses\",\"#XnarcAbuse\",\"Can Narcissists Marry\",\"Divorcing a Narcissist\",\"life after a narcissist\",\"married a narcissist\",\"narcissism\",\"narcissist marriage\",\"narcissistic spouse\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Causes of Narcissism\",\"Codependent Belief\",\"Covert Narcissist\",\"iNterdependency\",\"Narcissistic Personality Disorder\",\"Relationships\",\"Symptoms of Narcissistic Victim Syndrome\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/interdependency\/can-narcissists-marry-x-narcabuse-xnarcabuse\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/interdependency\/can-narcissists-marry-x-narcabuse-xnarcabuse\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/interdependency\/can-narcissists-marry-x-narcabuse-xnarcabuse\/\",\"name\":\"Can Narcissists Marry? X @NarcAbuse #XNarcAbuse - ThyselfTherapy.com - Know more about Thyself\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/interdependency\/can-narcissists-marry-x-narcabuse-xnarcabuse\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/interdependency\/can-narcissists-marry-x-narcabuse-xnarcabuse\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Can-Narcissists-Marry-XNarcAbuse-ThyselfRecovery.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-08-11T14:00:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-08-11T15:36:15+00:00\",\"description\":\"Can Narcissists Marry?\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/interdependency\/can-narcissists-marry-x-narcabuse-xnarcabuse\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/interdependency\/can-narcissists-marry-x-narcabuse-xnarcabuse\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/interdependency\/can-narcissists-marry-x-narcabuse-xnarcabuse\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Can-Narcissists-Marry-XNarcAbuse-ThyselfRecovery.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Can-Narcissists-Marry-XNarcAbuse-ThyselfRecovery.jpg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1080,\"caption\":\"Can Narcissists Marry #XNarcAbuse ThyselfRecovery\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/interdependency\/can-narcissists-marry-x-narcabuse-xnarcabuse\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Can Narcissists Marry? X @NarcAbuse #XNarcAbuse\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/\",\"name\":\"ThyselfTherapy.com - Know more about Thyself\",\"description\":\"Healing Thyself -Recovery of Thyself - Self Discovery\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"ThyselfTherapy.com - Know more about Thyself\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cropped-ThyselfTherapy-1-1-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cropped-ThyselfTherapy-1-1-1.png\",\"width\":341,\"height\":252,\"caption\":\"ThyselfTherapy.com - Know more about Thyself\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TherapyThyself\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThyselfTherapy\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thyself.therapy\/\",\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/thyselftherapy\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/#\/schema\/person\/91be3ccdf50a8f655ccf796b6a6a105e\",\"name\":\"ThyselfTherapy\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7b99929ee7b0bc9ee4e8b1a24c25b240?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7b99929ee7b0bc9ee4e8b1a24c25b240?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"ThyselfTherapy\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/author\/thyselftherapy\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Can Narcissists Marry? X @NarcAbuse #XNarcAbuse - ThyselfTherapy.com - Know more about Thyself","description":"Can Narcissists Marry?","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/interdependency\/can-narcissists-marry-x-narcabuse-xnarcabuse\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Can Narcissists Marry? X @NarcAbuse #XNarcAbuse","og_description":"Can Narcissists Marry?","og_url":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/interdependency\/can-narcissists-marry-x-narcabuse-xnarcabuse\/","og_site_name":"ThyselfTherapy.com - Know more about Thyself","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TherapyThyself","article_published_time":"2023-08-11T14:00:39+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-08-11T15:36:15+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":1080,"url":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Can-Narcissists-Marry-XNarcAbuse-ThyselfRecovery.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"ThyselfTherapy","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@ThyselfTherapy","twitter_site":"@ThyselfTherapy","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"ThyselfTherapy","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/interdependency\/can-narcissists-marry-x-narcabuse-xnarcabuse\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/interdependency\/can-narcissists-marry-x-narcabuse-xnarcabuse\/"},"author":{"name":"ThyselfTherapy","@id":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/#\/schema\/person\/91be3ccdf50a8f655ccf796b6a6a105e"},"headline":"Can Narcissists Marry? X @NarcAbuse #XNarcAbuse","datePublished":"2023-08-11T14:00:39+00:00","dateModified":"2023-08-11T15:36:15+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/interdependency\/can-narcissists-marry-x-narcabuse-xnarcabuse\/"},"wordCount":950,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/interdependency\/can-narcissists-marry-x-narcabuse-xnarcabuse\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Can-Narcissists-Marry-XNarcAbuse-ThyselfRecovery.jpg","keywords":["#divorcinganarcissist","#emotionalabuse","#lifeafteranarcissist","#marriedanarcissist","#narcissistdivorce","#narcissisthusand","#narcissisticabuse","#narcissisticbehavior","#narcissisticcouples","#narcissistichusband","#narcissisticinjury","#narcissisticpersonalitydisorder","#narcissisticrage","#narcissisticrecovery","#narcissisticrelationships","#narcissisticspouse","#narcissisticsupply","#narcissistictactics","#narcissistictraits","#narcissisticwife","#narcissistmarriage","#npd","#smearcampaign","#thrivingafternarcissism","#toxicrelationships","#toxicspouses","#XnarcAbuse","Can Narcissists Marry","Divorcing a Narcissist","life after a narcissist","married a narcissist","narcissism","narcissist marriage","narcissistic spouse"],"articleSection":["Causes of Narcissism","Codependent Belief","Covert Narcissist","iNterdependency","Narcissistic Personality Disorder","Relationships","Symptoms of Narcissistic Victim Syndrome"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/interdependency\/can-narcissists-marry-x-narcabuse-xnarcabuse\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/interdependency\/can-narcissists-marry-x-narcabuse-xnarcabuse\/","url":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/interdependency\/can-narcissists-marry-x-narcabuse-xnarcabuse\/","name":"Can Narcissists Marry? X @NarcAbuse #XNarcAbuse - ThyselfTherapy.com - Know more about Thyself","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/interdependency\/can-narcissists-marry-x-narcabuse-xnarcabuse\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/interdependency\/can-narcissists-marry-x-narcabuse-xnarcabuse\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Can-Narcissists-Marry-XNarcAbuse-ThyselfRecovery.jpg","datePublished":"2023-08-11T14:00:39+00:00","dateModified":"2023-08-11T15:36:15+00:00","description":"Can Narcissists Marry?","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/interdependency\/can-narcissists-marry-x-narcabuse-xnarcabuse\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/interdependency\/can-narcissists-marry-x-narcabuse-xnarcabuse\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/interdependency\/can-narcissists-marry-x-narcabuse-xnarcabuse\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Can-Narcissists-Marry-XNarcAbuse-ThyselfRecovery.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Can-Narcissists-Marry-XNarcAbuse-ThyselfRecovery.jpg","width":1920,"height":1080,"caption":"Can Narcissists Marry #XNarcAbuse ThyselfRecovery"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/attachment-style\/interdependency\/can-narcissists-marry-x-narcabuse-xnarcabuse\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Can Narcissists Marry? X @NarcAbuse #XNarcAbuse"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/","name":"ThyselfTherapy.com - Know more about Thyself","description":"Healing Thyself -Recovery of Thyself - Self Discovery","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/#organization","name":"ThyselfTherapy.com - Know more about Thyself","url":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cropped-ThyselfTherapy-1-1-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cropped-ThyselfTherapy-1-1-1.png","width":341,"height":252,"caption":"ThyselfTherapy.com - Know more about Thyself"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TherapyThyself","https:\/\/x.com\/ThyselfTherapy","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thyself.therapy\/","https:\/\/pinterest.com\/thyselftherapy\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/#\/schema\/person\/91be3ccdf50a8f655ccf796b6a6a105e","name":"ThyselfTherapy","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7b99929ee7b0bc9ee4e8b1a24c25b240?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7b99929ee7b0bc9ee4e8b1a24c25b240?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"ThyselfTherapy"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/thyselftherapy.com"],"url":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/author\/thyselftherapy\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Can-Narcissists-Marry-XNarcAbuse-ThyselfRecovery.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2732"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2732\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2737,"href":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2732\/revisions\/2737"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thyselftherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}