Has a narcissist ever apologized to you?

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  • Angel_in_a_Glass_Dress
    11 years ago | pl

    not exactly. i don't label people as narcissists usually.

    but if you have someone you've decided is a narcissist and they apologized to you... you need to base the sincerity off how they said it and what they said. you cannot just give a blanket statement of "yes it's sincere" or "no it's fake" and have it apply to all people.

    Key things to look for
    - did the apology include an excuse? i.e. "i'm sorry about this BUT...."
    - or did the apology express regret and did they acknowledge what they did that was wrong and how it affected others?
    - did they sound sincere or did they sound less than honest?

    or... what did he or she apologize to you over? And how did they apologize?

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    • Alison89
      11 years ago | pl

      I've never had one give me a genuine apology.

      I did have this one that I couldn't understand at all. This guy I worked with had called my boss to tell him I didn't do this important task he'd asked of me. To make a long story short, this guy already knew I'd done it when he called my boss. When he apologized, he said "I'm sorry I had to call your boss."

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      • Angel_in_a_Glass_Dress
        11 years ago | pl

        that's not an apology. that's just rubbing your nose in it

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        • Alison89
          11 years ago | pl

          Yeah, I remember walking away from the conversation thinking this guy was nuts. When my boss found out the order of events, he got all over this guy.

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