Narcissistic partners usually have difficulty really loving someone else, because they dont truly love themselves. They are so focused on themselves that they cannot really “see” their partner as a separate person. They tend to only see the partner in terms of how they fill their needs (or fail to fill their needs).

Is my boyfriend narcissistic?

If you find yourself defending your partners behavior, toxicity, and in some cases abuse, you likely are dating a narcissist. Durvasula said that if you say things like it will get better or blame your partners behavior on stress, a touch childhood, or say they didnt really mean it these are all red flags.