Why were you attracted to the narc?

They pretended to be very attracted to and interested in me as a long-term partner. I thought they were intelligent and had a lot to talk about, particularly in technology, but in general. They claimed to have a dominant personality, which I read as take-charge, but it ended up just being sadistic, They also ended up being really misogynistic and not at all romantic once the first few months passed. By then, I'd already moved in against better judgment, and things got progressively uglier. They changed medications and started a lot of stimulants and were always at an unnerving, simmering level of rage. I didn't change much physically, but they suddenly dropped attraction and just started putting me down all the time.
Basically, I liked the initial presentation, but it was not an accurate portrayal of what I got. I feel like I ordered a loving, caring, protective boyfriend from Wish and the results were as would be expected ordering from Wish.

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