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The Last Thing You Need After Narcissists Abuse is Another Relationship
Manipulators can sense vulnerability miles away, don’t fall into another trap.
My girlfriend was giving me the silent treatment again. She was out of town on “business,” and I was at home wondering what I did this time. See, this was our typical relationship pattern. If I said something she didn’t like or had a feeling, I was completely shut down. This went on for six months while she was on assignment out of town.
She came home one weekend, and we had plans to do different events with the neighbors. And as usual, we went out; she ignored me and paid plenty of attention to random guys in our group, making sure to punish me in dramatic fashion. We got home and had another blowout. I went to work Monday morning, and there was the usual tension we have when she is home. Later that day, I get a text telling me all my stuff is in the garage; she goes to the doctor and wants me out by the end of the day. Ok….
I ended up moving out, and of course, she wouldn’t take calls from me, but I could leave her messages or email her. Her reasoning for that was to decide on what she wanted to read and not read. So much control she needed over me.
