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Too Afraid To Ask @lemmy.ml

I’m too afraid to ask because it seems really stupid or pathologising or whatever, but are these normal aspirations?

Or narcissistic behavior like some people have said?

From my friend Jaiden that I posted about, just curious.

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  • That sounds deeply pathological and I wouldn't want to associate with this person. It's worded in such a self-aggrandizing kind of way that I wouldn't even say this ironically. A normal person at most wants to be respected in their community for things they do for the people around them. This person wants gifts for being the most specialist baby.

    • Thanks :)

      • If you do decide to keep the friendship, just never let it become what you can do for them. The narcissists I've known don't understand reciprocity. They're a level above the people they interact with. You can work around that to force a co-equal relationship but that has to be much more intentional than it would be normally. Whatever enthusiasm you show for their self-actualisation, they should be showing for yours.

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