True, hurt people can and do hurt people. But spoiled, entitled, uncaring people without trauma in their backgrounds hurt people, too. Overgeneralizations are always potentially harmful!
The relationship between self-esteem and narcissism is poorly understood. And that’s largely because of all the inaccurate information promoted in popular books and features on the internet.
While it’s true that life is strife, we humans have the power to mitigate the pain inherently associated with our existence. And our efforts to do just that is what real love is all about.
The so-called “love languages” are the ways people express and/or like to receive affection. But genuine love is much more than affection. And equating love’s many close cousins with the real deal is often quite emotionally costly.