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"A few brave readers have shared their true dating confessions, including &amp;quot;I have orgasms while doing sit-ups&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;I hint to my boyfriend that I want to get married.&amp;quot; Well, today, a reader describes her relationship with a narcissistic guy...Here&amp;#x27;s our reader&amp;#x27;s story... When I first started dating my boyfriend, he seemed amazing. He was hilarious and flattering. He made grand romantic gestures--like, he brought me a huge bouquet of flowers every time we met up, and he drew me pictures and wrote me songs. It was amazing! But after a while, things in our relationship started to seem off. He kept telling me that I was 100% perfect, which sounded great, but I started to get insecure that I&amp;#x27;d do something wrong and burst his bubble. I wondered if he was really in love with me, or with some ideal image of me. For example, one day, we were going to a party with some people he wanted to impress, and he literally dressed me. He made me take off my black pants and black tank top, and put on skinny jeans and a green shirt. I was annoyed but did it anyway. My boyfriend was also super dramatic when we were around other people. He always needed everyone&amp;#x27;s attention and couldn&amp;#x27;t stand it when I was talking to other guys--or girls, for that matter. One night, we were in a group of friends and another guy was telling a story, so my boyfriend started doing cartwheels down the street. Another time, two female friends stopped by my apartment. We were talking about something girly, so he started doing these weird prat falls onto the ground. Another time, we were at a crowded party and he took off all his clothes. Down to his underwear. After a while, my best friend pointed out that maybe he was narcissistic. I looked up the definition: A pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by five (or more) of the following: * has a grandiose sense of self-importance * is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love * believes that he or she is &amp;quot;special&amp;quot; and unique * requires excessive admiration * has a sense of entitlement * is interpersonally exploitative * lacks empathy * is often envious of others or believes others are envious of him or her * shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes It seemed true! All the characteristics seemed to fit his behavior. We ended up breaking up--I couldn&amp;#x27;t take the pressure to be perfect and his dramatic behavior--and now I definitely look out for those tendencies in guys I date so I can avoid them! Thanks for sharing! How about you, dear readers? Have you ever dated or befriended someone with narcissistic tendencies? The New York Times recently wrote an article about narcissism, which was pretty fascinating. P.S. Twenty more true dating confessions, including &amp;quot;My boyfriend embarrasses me&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;I&amp;#x27;ve never waxed...down there.&amp;quot; Photo: istock.com"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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