I wouldn’t say narcissists will never discard his main/original supply after marrying this supply, but it does happen. Being single or having a series of short-lived relationships will make it seem like he has somehow failed, while a marriage or long-term relationship will look good. It would not stop him from having affairs, as he did not choose the person because he loves and respects her. A narcissist will marry the person who would benefit him most. It may be a trophy wife, someone with social standing, someone rich, or (most often) someone who is very caring and “gullible” who will look after him, believe his excuses, who will love him unconditionally and will play the role he wants in the image of the perfect family that he will want to project.
This person might stay with him because she thinks she can “save” him, that she’s the only one who understands him, and she may truly love him. The narcissist will know this and exploit it. He will probably want to have children, as this not only strengthens his image as a family man and ensures that his name will live on through his descendants, but would make it even harder for the wife to leave him. A narcissist will know when a woman is be able to take all the responsibilities on herself, and that would be
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The longer the wife or girlfriend stays with the narcissist, the more she will be broken down and devalued. She will start doubting herself, her self-image will be in pieces, she will be exhausted mentally and physically, and if she does not leave him, she will become a shadow of her former self. His string of affairs will leave her feeling worthless and unattractive, she will allow herself to be manipulated and abused in order to protect her children, and when they leave home, she will in all probability not have the courage to start over. She will know that the narcissist would’ve made sure that her money is tied up or used up, and she will have to start from