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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, everyone thinks their ex spouse/partner is a narcissist.  So I’ll take that detail with a grain of salt.

It’s also developmental normal for a teen to be fairly self centered. [/quote]

Yeah yeah I knew someone would pipe up with this but there are specific things.
For example, my ex has a high need of association with “elite” institutions. He did not care about the content of his education, but the brand cache. Similarly, my DD isn’t interested in academic topics per se but definitely wants to attend an elite college. 
 I found out late in life about my biological grandfather, who was accomplished in his own right, and his recent parentage which included several very well known wealthy and historically significant people. I shared this with ex (we are on good terms and speak regularly) and he seemed super pleased… as in that his children shared this heritage and so I wasn’t total garbage, lol. 
He is just also super materialistic and cares about appearance and brand names to an extreme degree. Just the way he is. I think it’s probably nature and nurture.[/quote]

Tbh, if your ex is from abroad, most people there only know the "elite" institutions like Harvard and Princeton. Education is seen as a signal and an elite institution is supposed to give elite education. I'm an immigrant and only when I came to the US did I saw the education "business" here, where most of the people in these "elite" institutions would not be able to gain entrance to a university in my home country (free, tax-payer paid, only for top 10% students, based on merit). There are a lot of students in these "elite" institutions who are there thanks to their parents' money and connections, but it's all presented as due to merit. [/quote]

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