drmeathead said:
.. you cannot understand how these women see the world and their interpersonal relationships.
In spite of all that has been written about how these women are skillful actresses( more so than the average non PD actress) ,and notwithstanding all that we have discussed here about how cunning and manipulative they are in ways that are undetectable, there are ALWAYS moments very early in the piece when she does(or says) something " nutty".. THAT is our first warning AND it is our first opportunity to bail iF we are vigilant enough.
MY PD did, and said, a few things in the first two weeks that I now recognize as tyical BPD behavior ( I knew squat about BPD back then )
Here are a few "DING" situations that you may hear and experience in the first week or two ...Im sure that this list is far from complete.
!. Extremely flirty behavior which "feels" excessing or even 'weird' inspite of how flattered you feel.. Her sexualizing of the very early connections are at high speed. SHe uses words of endearment, kino, head tilting, pouting and coy teasing as her SOP in the first few hours.
2. There is no real CHASE by you. She enters into a dating situation VERY readily. IF feels "too easy" to be real.
3. She tells you about her past men as if she were talking about pizza.
Be especially wary of the "victim" talk in which she paints herself as an innocent bystander to a man's agressive or destructive behavior.
THis is her way of trying to activate your "Capt-save-a Hor" mindset.
Alternatively she may tell you that her last disaster is still in her life and how she just CANNOT remove herself from the clutches of an evil possessive man.
THis does two things( she hopes ) Firstly she is trying to trigger your desire to "rescue" her AND also portray herself as a PRIZE to be fought over.
IN any case she eagerly will tell you about her other men VERY early and quite openly.
4. Extremely disrespectful behavior toward you OR another man - present or past. These women NEVER see themselves as acting badly, and so their foolish openness about their past indiscretions are legend. If you listen she WILL give up her SOP .. And you are the next guy who is going to get MORE of the same.
5. The sex games. BPDS use sex primarily for POWER and CONTROL not pleasure. However, the sex antics are loaded with mindgames or inconsistent behavior.
Here is a typical BPD short story.
Two weeks into my relationship with "J", she and I were standing in my kitchen making a late night snack. AS i walked around the small kitchen she followed me -all doggy bowl eyes. When the opportunity arose she grabbed me and kissed me intensely and the put her hand on my d!ck and "went for it".
THis continued for another 5 minutes and then I led her out of the kitchen and towards the bedroom. As we made our way up the hall, sHe dug her heels in like a mule and said, " No, no ..I don't want to do this". She really put up a fight- a real tug of war.. However I pulled her right through this resistance and she then willingly and enthusiastically fvkked for three hours. SHe had also bought two condoms in her purse.
There was the warning sign for me. SHe wanted it BUT she did not want it.. THis was an early indicator of this woman's mindset .." now you see me now you don't" .
And her sex games continued after that night with all the power plays and rationing and withholding that BPDs are renowned for.
Thse are just a few of my experiences.
You go out with a BPD woman at they expense of your mental health.