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General Relationship / A man who makes a woman wait for years before he'll marry her...
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...is making sure that he has all the power in the relationship.
That is all it is.
The women in this kind of dynamic have been groomed to be codependent since the men who do this tend to have stronger narcissistic traits. The man knows that at this point he can do pretty much anything and get away with it. I'm not even talking about cheating. I'm talking about emotional manipulation using such tactics as: stonewalling, gaslighting, breadcrumbing, and silent treatment. These are all displays of abuse.
Men who do this also tend to have a history of rocky relationships whether the ex was initially toxic or became that way during the course of the relationship due to his hot and cold behavior. Again, this behavior is a test to see how much she'll put up with.
That is all it is.
The women in this kind of dynamic have been groomed to be codependent since the men who do this tend to have stronger narcissistic traits. The man knows that at this point he can do pretty much anything and get away with it. I'm not even talking about cheating. I'm talking about emotional manipulation using such tactics as: stonewalling, gaslighting, breadcrumbing, and silent treatment. These are all displays of abuse.
Men who do this also tend to have a history of rocky relationships whether the ex was initially toxic or became that way during the course of the relationship due to his hot and cold behavior. Again, this behavior is a test to see how much she'll put up with.
