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What type of people are covert narcissists attracted to?

There are four types of people who narcissists tend to be attracted to, according to Arluck:

• People who are impressive in some way, either in their career, hobbies and talents, their friendship circles, or family.
• Someone who will make the narcissist feel good about themselves, through compliments or gestures.

Will a narcissist be attracted to another narcissist?

But it shouldn’t. Although even narcissists are put off by negative self-centered qualities, research shows they are more tolerant of each other.

Do narcissists get attracted to each other?

THE BASICS In addition, they note that narcissists are attracted to partners who enjoy elevated social status, who thereby provide an opportunity for enhancement through association.

Do narcissists get along with other narcissists?

Narcissists prefer the romantic company of other narcissists, according to new research published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences. The scientists calculated the degree to which individuals exhibited narcissistic personality traits and then compared those scores with the scores of their partners.

Can two covert narcissists have a relationship?

Previous research hinted that such a relationship might exist, but this study provides the most compelling evidence yet that narcissists do indeed flock together. “We confirmed our hypothesis of assortative mating for narcissism which is consistent with previous findings,” state the researchers.

Can 2 covert narcissists be in a relationship?

Nonetheless, there’s also another possibility, and that is for two narcissists to become a narcissist couple. We can’t say exactly why this happens. As we’ll show you in the next section, research even shows that two narcissists tend to be in a relationship perhaps even more than with non-narcissistic people.

Can narcissists love covert?

Being involved with a covert narcissist can feel good at first: They need you in their lives to offer them unconditional love and support. However, because they are basically incapable of offering the same gifts to a relationship, the relationship can begin to feel lonely and one-sided.