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Mirror, Mirror On The Wall: 4 Clear Signals You’re Dealing With A Narcissist On A First Date

Run, Don’t Walk

Dr. Afshara
3 min readJul 23, 2023
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Whether you’re currently in a relationship or just stepping into the dating scene, gaining insights into the subtle nuances of narcissistic behaviour and its red flags can be a time saver.

When it comes to the initial stage of the dating scene, the narcissist will appear too good to be true with their charming, sociable, and lovely nature, instead of getting fooled by their alluring personality you have to pay attention to what they say since it will not last long until one of these narcissist warning signs appears:

i) Conversations only revolve around them

On a first date with a narcissist, you might notice they like talking about themselves. Their endless accomplishments, fascinating interests, extraordinary lifestyle and status and the list goes on. They will often explain all of these things in a bragging way and every topic might seem to be circled back to them. This is a sign that you are dealing with an overt narcissist.

ii) Their Sarcastic jokes or comments

Narcissists will use sarcasm as a tool to belittle or demean you. With their sarcastic comments, they subtly undermine…

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Dr. Afshara
Dr. Afshara

Written by Dr. Afshara

Ph.D. in Management | Educator | Content Writer | Editor | https://beacons.ai/afshara17

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