Chapter 2 — Is She a Narcissist?

Almost every father who’s come into my office in a high-conflict divorce has asked me some version of this question. Sometimes he’s read a book. Sometimes he’s watched a hundred videos. Sometimes a friend, a sister, or a new girlfriend told him. He’s usually looking for one of two things: confirmation that he isn’t crazy, or a strategy that will finally work on her.

Here’s my honest answer, and it has three parts.