If your new romantic interest exhibits all or most of the following behaviors, be careful. He or she might be a sociopath.
1. Charisma and charm. They’re smooth talkers, always have an answer, never miss a beat. They seem to be very exciting.
2. Enormous ego. They act like the smartest, richest or most successful people around. They may actually come out and tell you that.
3. Overly attentive. They call, text and e-mail constantly. They want to be with you every moment. They resent time you spend with your family and friends.
4. Jekyll and Hyde personality. One minute they love you; the next minute they hate you. Their personality changes like flipping a switch.
5. Blame others. Nothing is ever their fault. They always have an excuse. Someone else causes their problems.
6. Lies and gaps in the story. You ask questions, and the answers are vague. They tell stupid lies. They tell outrageous lies. They lie when they’d make out better telling the truth.
7. Intense eye contact. Call it the predatory stare. If you get a chill down your spine when they look at you, pay attention.
8. Move fast. They quickly proclaim that you’re their true love and soul mate. They want to move in together or get married quickly.
9. Pity play. They appeal to your sympathy. They want you to feel sorry for their abusive childhood, psychotic ex, incurable disease or financial setbacks.
10. Sexual magnetism. If you feel intense attraction, if your physical relationship is unbelievable, it may be their excess testosterone.
For more on this topic, see Donna Andersen’s book, Red Flags of Love Fraud—10 signs you’re dating a sociopath.
super chic
EB… OMG! You are SO SMART!!!!! This is for you…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY0WxgSXdEE
silvermoon
Well don’t that beat ALL EB!!!!!!!!
HE works in mysterious ways!
Hope your Angels are giggling too, I think they propbrably are.. I think they probrably are!
flowerpower
EB–hooray for googling and what we can find out!! Yes vindication and ex-p lanation! He was looking for cover. Now he’s busted!
just-us
EB
That is awesome. It gives us all hope that ours will get what they have coming.
witsend
Erin,
You go girl 🙂 Blast the music and do the happy dance tonight.
ErinBrock
It all will work out in the end!!!
PLEASE BELIEVE!!!!
Buttons
EB, I’m so happy that you are feeling VALIDATED instead of VIOLATED!!!! Sometimes, I think that validation of our suspicions is worth more than gold. I love the “TOWANDA” cry on this site.
ErinBrock
This was the END of our marriage.
Buttons
EB, God bless you. This event is a very good example of what-goes-around-comes-around. I truly believe this, and I’m so happy for your vindication.
ErinBrock
🙂