When you were in school, you would study to make sure you knew the material before going into a test. When you wanted to get better at a skill like playing an instrument, public speaking, or playing a sport, you would practice.
A narcissistic personality is often “balanced” by a codependent personality. As mentioned above, narcissists are typically men. These men often marry codependent women. (I discuss codependency here on my blog.) Narcissists expect their partners to…