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!
Narcissists are prone to exaggeration and hyperbole. They do it for self-serving purposes, mainly to self-aggrandize and manipulate through impression management.
Falling under the spell of a charmer can be the beginning of heartbreak. Not all charmers are malevolent. But some will seduce, then use and abuse. Best to beware by being informed.
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.
Topping the list of my hopes for the new year is that character – the moral, ethical aspect of our personality or makeup – regains the position of importance it once enjoyed.
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.