Breaking free from a narcissistic relationship is difficult.

You get used to putting up with him and he loves himself and doesn’t love anyone else. You get used to always being the second choice and not getting enough attention that you deserve.

You get used to this kind of behavior and, unfortunately, you don’t do anything about it. Not until things go too far and cannot be fixed.

You have some happy moments when he “forgets” how much he loves himself but most of the rest of the time, you feel bad because he doesn’t care about you.

In the moments when he gives you crumbs of attention, you realize that your relationship should have been this way all along, and unfortunately, your relationship isn’t.

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The only thing you have in common is that you both love the same person.

Narcissistic relationships are like drugs.

You get addicted. You know that you have security and that you are not alone.

Sometimes, women trapped in these relationships would rather accept this type of man than not accept him at all.

So, you stay where you are for fear of being alone. You would rather endure pain and suffering than isolation.

Narcissistic relationships are challenging.

You are 100% sure that you are the creator of your own happiness. You are, but you can’t and shouldn’t control every little aspect of life.

It’s not your job to make this bad relationship work.

You’re not alone in this, it takes two to dance. So don’t pressure yourself because you can’t fix it and you never will.

You may think that he will change because of you, but later you will realize that it was all a team act, just another manipulation tool.

Narcissistic relationships are humiliating.

You’re dating someone who thinks they’re above others, someone who thinks they’re worth so much more than anyone else, and that includes you too.

You are dating someone who will always put himself before you.

You are dating someone who will never listen to you, who will never be there for you when you need them. You’re dating a man who absolutely loves himself.

Your only role in a narcissistic relationship is to feed your man’s ego because it’s all about him and you come second to him, and you always will.

After that, you lose your self-respect and self-esteem, and you bear emotional burdens in your next relationship.

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You accept your fears and insecurities, all because of that narcissistic suitcase.

When you finally find the courage to break the shackles of your narcissistic relationship, you stumble upon another obstacle.

You meet a good man who treats you the way you deserve but you feel out of your comfort zone because up until this moment nothing has been about you – everything has been about him.

Here are some things that can happen to you when you meet a good man after a narcissistic relationship:

He knows that there is more than meets the eye

This is a completely new and strange feeling. He trusts you. Your last relationship made you doubt yourself and all the choices you made.

But now you’ve met someone who knows that you can do anything you set your mind to.

This new feeling you have makes you feel embarrassed because you are not used to being treated the way you deserve.

He wants you to trust him

He knows you’ve been in a relationship where your voice wasn’t heard. He knows that you live in fear that history will repeat itself.

That’s why he’s patient with you. This gives you time to surrender to Him and trust Him.

Your last relationship was built on unstable and unreliable ground. You were responsible for all the problems you faced.

It’s no surprise that you’ve lost the ability to trust people, your ex made you believe that.