During my life, I have seen relationships around me come and go. This list would include me! While there are many reasons to the failure of relationships, here is one we don't always recognize or consider valid. The Dark Triad...
What is The Dark Triad? The Dark Triad consists of 3 major components: 1) narcissism 2) machiavellianism, and 3) psychopathy.
When a person enters a relationship and has a narcissistic personality, what is the problem? The truth is narcissism invites a whole mesh of problems with the potential of destroying a relationship.
A narcissist brings to the table the following: a grandiosity that denies any weakness, demands entitlement, condescending toward others, and demands another's immediate and undivided attention. A narcissist has no need for help from others, will judge others with little objective reasoning, and becomes so self-centered will develop a sense of pride and boast of its position in the relationship. As time goes on, a narcissist will grow more callous to empathy, emotional concerns or the mental anguish that may be in the other.
The second part of the Dark Triad, Machiavellian, is a dangerous personality to embrace. A person with these capabilities are cunning, manipulative, scheming, and brings to the relationship a disrespectful and dishonest agenda that is cultivated with only self interest.
The third part of this Dark Triad is the most deadly: psychopathy. This personality is most malevolent in both motive and desire. A person engaged in a personality of this nature has one primary goal...to satisfy their own selfish needs.
As a Christian attempting to live a guideline based on the Scriptures, I have it rather stunning how these Scripture verses are used for wrong intent, out of context, and to condemn others.
One example from my own experience is found in Malachi 2:16 " God hates divorce." Well, sure He does, yet He hates a lot of things. Look at Proverbs if you don't believe me.
My point in all this...If you are being controlled and degraded by another, it is not a sin to cry out "Enough!" Before I continue, give me your opinion!...
What is The Dark Triad? The Dark Triad consists of 3 major components: 1) narcissism 2) machiavellianism, and 3) psychopathy.
When a person enters a relationship and has a narcissistic personality, what is the problem? The truth is narcissism invites a whole mesh of problems with the potential of destroying a relationship.
A narcissist brings to the table the following: a grandiosity that denies any weakness, demands entitlement, condescending toward others, and demands another's immediate and undivided attention. A narcissist has no need for help from others, will judge others with little objective reasoning, and becomes so self-centered will develop a sense of pride and boast of its position in the relationship. As time goes on, a narcissist will grow more callous to empathy, emotional concerns or the mental anguish that may be in the other.
The second part of the Dark Triad, Machiavellian, is a dangerous personality to embrace. A person with these capabilities are cunning, manipulative, scheming, and brings to the relationship a disrespectful and dishonest agenda that is cultivated with only self interest.
The third part of this Dark Triad is the most deadly: psychopathy. This personality is most malevolent in both motive and desire. A person engaged in a personality of this nature has one primary goal...to satisfy their own selfish needs.
As a Christian attempting to live a guideline based on the Scriptures, I have it rather stunning how these Scripture verses are used for wrong intent, out of context, and to condemn others.
One example from my own experience is found in Malachi 2:16 " God hates divorce." Well, sure He does, yet He hates a lot of things. Look at Proverbs if you don't believe me.
My point in all this...If you are being controlled and degraded by another, it is not a sin to cry out "Enough!" Before I continue, give me your opinion!...
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