Discard phase

During the Discard Phase: How Narcissists Use Lies to Manipulate and Control Narcissistic relationships are typically defined by cycles of idealisation, devaluation, and, finally, discard. The disc…

Narcissists know their relationships won't last so as soon as they secure a new significant other they start looking for a replacement.

I sat beside her listening to her talk about him. About how he had romanced her, treated her to candle lit dinners with white tablecloths, wooed her, spoken words of wit and wisdom... saying all the right things as if scripted from a how to guide. He had pursued her with fierce prowess like a hunter after the prized and lovely creature he knew her to be. It all began coming to an end one moment at a time leading up to the final day he would discard her. The first moments it began unraveling…

After a narcissist's relationship ends, a narcissist callously ‘discards’ someone who is no longer interesting or helpful to them. Becoming a victim of narcissistic discard can be devastating, but is almost always the result of the narcissist's inability to form healthy and lasting relationships.