Your Turk is a narcissist

Submitted by Charlotte (United States), May 2, 2007 at 01:02

There is something VERY wrong with this Turk.

I'm engaged to a Turkish man and he has been the most loving and amazing partner I have ever had. He does stress rationality when times of hard ship comes and he has a difficult time showing affection in the streets of Turkiye, but in the home it is a complete reversal. He demands I stay near him, is consistently touching me, speaks emotionally with some of the most amazing poetic sentiments. He wouldn't dare say to me he loves me more than I. On the contrary, he has said frequently that he worries I am not as affectionate or romantic as he.

It sounds to me as if your man is a narcissist. If he isn't make you feel loved, if he fails to take the burdens of life off your shoulders, I would seriously begin looking for a different partner.

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