As a parent you shouldn't be telling your kids that you sacrificed your life for them, It’s hurtful and manipulative, and it’s not true. You chose to have your kids and nobody forced you to have them. Taking care of them is your responsibility.
“Women talk more than men”
In a recent study it was found that when women talked 15% of the time (and men 85% of the time), men perceived it as equal participation. And when women talked 30% of the time, men perceived it as women dominating the discussion.
@radicalsnoww Why would young women want to try and form a lasting relationship with someone that consumes objectifying, dehumanising content as a hobby?
They also know that these men would not stop their voyeurism once in a relationship, no wonder they're put off.
Narcissistic people would rather take a transactional relationship, even one where they’re seemingly on the “losing end, than a relationship of true partnership rooted in openness, reciprocity, and truth. They fear intimacy more than loss.
I think one of the easiest ways to spot narcissistic tendencies is how someone views relationships.
If they see relationships as transactional, like people are just exchanging value, attention, sex, money, status, access, etc., that usually tells you a lot.
Because real intimacy requires being seen. Not just admired, desired, or useful. Seen in your insecurity, your flaws, your defenses, and all the parts you’d rather keep hidden.
And that is usually the part they’re avoiding.
So they reduce relationships to transactions because it keeps them in control. No real vulnerability. No honest reflection. No one close enough to show them who they actually are.
Stop being scared of being disliked by losers. Half the people judging you do not even have the courage to live honestly themselves. They built their entire identity around being acceptable, predictable, approved by everyone around them., then project that frustration onto anyone bold enough to exist authentically. People who are truly authentic rarely spend their time mocking others for expressing themselves.