Shrink4Men<p>Reading <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/relationship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>relationship</span></a> books written for “<a href="https://lor.sh/tags/normals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>normals</span></a>” when your partner <br>has a <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/ClusterB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClusterB</span></a> <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/PersonalityDisorder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PersonalityDisorder</span></a> is like reading a how to build a birdhouse<br> manual in order to learn how to swim safely with sharks. </p><p>In other words, it's not going to help.</p><p>A relationship with a <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/narcissist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>narcissist</span></a>, <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/borderline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>borderline</span></a>, <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/histrionic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>histrionic</span></a> or Cluster B variety pack isn't dysfunctional and toxic due to the issues non-disordered people have in relationships. The problems aren't due to deficient <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/CommunicationSkills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunicationSkills</span></a>. Nor is because you don't "speak their <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/LoveLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LoveLanguage</span></a>." And it isn't because you're from Mars/Venus and they're from Uranus -- or whatever not take <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/responsibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>responsibility</span></a>-<a href="https://lor.sh/tags/BlameShifting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlameShifting</span></a>-<a href="https://lor.sh/tags/DARVO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DARVO</span></a> bullshit excuse they concoct.</p><p>It's because they have an un/diagnosed personality disorder. Their love language is Crazy. They lack the fundamental emotional and psychological capacity to have a healthy and reciprocal emotionally mature relationship built upon mutual respect and empathy.</p><p>Furthermore, being more empathic, patient and "loving them harder" isn't going to help you either. That advice results in more <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/enabling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>enabling</span></a>, <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/codependence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>codependence</span></a> and <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/TraumaBonding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TraumaBonding</span></a> -- not more love. </p><p>Again, the real issues are the <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/NPD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NPD</span></a>, <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/BPD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BPD</span></a>, <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/HPD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HPD</span></a> character pathology, which can't be fixed. And your <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/codependency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>codependency</span></a>, <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/peoplepleasing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>peoplepleasing</span></a>, <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/traumahealing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>traumahealing</span></a>, etc., which you can work on.</p><p>If you want to learn how to have healthier relationships, read about how to best protect yourself from emotionally manipulative liars/predators and how to address your codependency and family of origin issues because nothing else is going to work.</p><p><a href="https://lor.sh/tags/AbuseHasNoGender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseHasNoGender</span></a> <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/TheMoreYouKnow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheMoreYouKnow</span></a></p>