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[quote=Anonymous]I know someone I think is a true narcissist who is in a longterm marriage that seems to be going the distance. However, the marriage has some weird features (open marriage, narcissist maintains multiple secondary relationships with a variety of partners, partner has one steady long term relationship) and I believe the partner is a pure enabler who is very comfortable in that role. Up to and including covering up and making excuses for extremely harmful behavior for by the narcissist. They have kids who are still fairly young and I worry about them.

These are people I know in my persona life but I always think of them when I hear about really insane rich/famous people with some bizarre relationship arrangements. And you think "how can they possibly stay together?" I think this is what it is -- sometimes a narcissist finds a pure enabler who is willing to fulfill the narcissist's needs. I also think finding a set up that externalizes the narcissist's worst behavior onto third parties is key. Sick example but think of Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein. Their relationship lasted like 30 years, and they both seemed satisfied in it. Such people exist. Sadly.[/quote]

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