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I am on the heavy side right now, but making a lot of effort in changing that. So far down 14lbs in less than a week. Got a long way to go before I hit 118 though. Maybe by next summer I will be there.

Should I wait a whole year and some months to date?

The guys that I want don't seem to go for girls like me. But I have been with a guy who liked me despite my size. But I know that he's the exception. Most guys wouldn't go for someone extremely overweight or rather obese. And rightfully so. I wouldn't want to date me if I was a guy.

I'm disgusting.

I grew up with a narcissistic father and later spent five years married to a narcissistic partner. After living through that, I can recognize those patterns instantly. I’ve learned how their dynamics work — what to avoid saying, how to respond, and even how tone and body language can shift the interaction. Their tactics are sophisticated, and surviving them taught me a lot about how to protect myself.

I don’t use those skills to control people, and honestly, the idea of having that kind of influence makes me uneasy. But when I realize I’m dealing with someone who’s using manipulative behavior, I know how to hold my ground and not get pulled into their games. It’s empowering to know I’m no longer an easy target, even if the whole thing feels complicated at times.

A close friend of mine, who works in mental health and also has NPD, once gave me the best advice: “Stop oversharing and start listening.” It changed everything about how I navigate these interactions.

In a way, spending so much of my life around narcissistic personalities taught me how to mirror some of their strategies when I absolutely need to — but only as a form of self‑protection, not as a way of living.