This bond between the abuser and the abused is the glue that holds the relationship together, and the bond is strong, dynamic and co-dependent. According to Lachkar, two narcissists or two borderlines would not be able to maintain intimacy over time.

Do borderlines attract narcissists?

The reason why these personality types are attracted to one another is they magnetise. Each one helps the other play out their individual drama by fulfilling their needs. In the case of the borderline sufferer, when they first encounter the narcissist, they see everything they are not and cannot do.

Can a borderline and a narcissist have a relationship?

Individuals with borderline personality disorder and narcissistic personality disorder may marry or enter into intimate relationships with each other, more than statistically likely, it seems.

When a narcissist meets a borderline?

The Narcissistic individual may react with rage or withdrawal, which then triggers the Borderline partners abandonment fears. The Borderline feels abandoned, anxious, and emotionally deregulated, and the pattern begins all over again, as the Borderlines anxiety triggers the Narcissists wounds and desire to withdraw.

Whats a borderline narcissist?

People with BPD outwardly exhibit feelings of abandonment, woundedness, and vulnerability. People with NPD have a tendency to exploit others. People with BPD can have dissociation. People with NPD may have an exaggerated sense of importance. People with BPD may have an unstable sense of self.