Good analogy, sheds light on the fact that the narcissistic abuser doesn't expect to win the girlfriend back with such a manoeuvre, he just wants to scare off any potential boyfriends and render her alone and helpless. In which case the victory will be purely sadistic punishment with a good chance that she has been so demoralized that she will fall back in to his lap "like a ripe fruit from a tree."
It's why I disagree with various claims of Putin's "genius". I think these sort of stratagems are an instinctive part of the nature of narcissistic personalities.
It's why I disagree with various claims of Putin's "genius". I think these sort of stratagems are an instinctive part of the nature of narcissistic personalities.