WAW Walks Away a Second Time

[smilie]

I disagree with the author on almost every point. 1) I take offense whenever a woman tells me I must behave a certain way or I'm not a "real man". It's an attempt to shame us to follow gender stereotypes OR comparing us against some ideal man like women are sometimes compared to the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. 2) Most would agree a face-to-face breakup is good form at the end of an LTR barring safety concerns or other special circumstances. However, I don't believe it's obligatory to explain all the reasons why. That makes more sense before ending the relationship. 3) While a narcissist may do those things, doing those things doesn't make you a narcissist as she implies. See the DSM-5 for how to determine if someone is a narcissist.

Very good points you make, of course. I didn't take the time to consider that actually. My bad.

Seeing as my wife left and lied about shy she was leaving - needed space - and that she told me it was over by text, if it does also apply to women (as WAW applies also to men, WAH) then it would make her a cowardly narcissist and would the rules of WAW still apply, I wonder?

No, your XW and my XGF aren't narcissists just because they broke-up with us over text, lol.[/quote]
Still harsh though. I know I would never do that as it is cowardly and disrespectful in my book, especially seeing as you have been sharing a life together for years. I suppose from their point of view it's the easiest and less emotional - they haven't got to see you upset and therefore don't have the risk of feeling guilty, they haven't got to answer any questions you may have and they don't have to feel upset either. Basically they haven't got to deal with it - we do! :-)