Why do narcissists want to remain friends with their exes?

They are grateful and undemanding and allow their ex to come and go whenever and however he or she wishes. Their secret fantasy is that someday the relationship will become romantic again. read more

"Narcissists hate to fail or lose, so will do what they can to maintain some connection if they didn't make the choice to end it," narcissism expert Dr. Tony Ferretti told Broadly of narcissism's complicated relationship with love. read more

"Narcissists have a tremendous amount of pride and can't accept others being with their ex." Dr. Ferretti agrees with the findings in the study by Mogilski and Welling, stating that dark personality types are most interested in how relationships can be useful to them and that such people "may stay connected to [to exes in order to] have access to valuable resources. read more

Narcissists are notorious for staying or wanting to stay friends with their exes and will say these very words, when they walk back into exes lives . Unfortunately, ex partners very often allow them back into their lives for at least a couple of cycles of coming and going. read more