The new supply thought they were walking into glory. They thought they had stumbled upon a treasure chest. They believed they had won the jackpot of love. But what looked like a prize turned into a shocking surprise—a revelation that rattles the very core of their illusion.
Let’s talk plainly. At first, the new supply is dazzled. You’ll see the show everywhere, plastered across social media: flashing smiles, perfect filters, loud decorations. “Look what I got!” Some even wave it in your face as if you’ve lost the greatest thing you could ever hold. Why? Because a narcissist starts strong. Love bombing, promising the moon, sketching castles in the air—the new supply soaks it all in, convinced they’ve discovered something extraordinary, convinced they’ve secured the unshakable.
But watch long enough, and you’ll see the show doesn’t last. Weeks slip by—6, 7, 12—and the truth comes crashing in. What once looked like a prize starts to feel like a heavy burden, a bitter surprise. Understand this: the narcissist doesn’t suddenly transform into someone better with the new supply. The narcissist simply shifts tactics, dons a fresh mask to keep the new one hooked. It isn’t real change; it’s a strategy designed to trap, tie down, and pull deeper into a cycle of loyalty and eventually, abuse.
The new supply doesn’t yet know what you’ve already learned. They don’t see the double life, the split face, the deception that lies beneath the shine. And here’s the harsh truth: the narcissist will treat the new supply even worse than they ever treated you. If that new supply were truly sitting on a throne, they wouldn’t be watching you, checking your social media, or keeping score. That hunger to measure themselves against you proves the emptiness of what they’ve claimed.
That’s why I urge you: don’t get pulled into the charade. Don’t let their online theater rattle your soul. Step back if you need to. Close the apps. Take a breath. Remember, you didn’t lose something precious; you walked free from a cage. You rose above what was breaking you. You became like a bird released, wings spread wide, rising in the skies, untouched by chains.
Yes, the narcissist will parade the new supply before you. Yes, they’ll flaunt it in places they know you’ll see, but it means nothing—absolutely nothing. Because sooner than they think, around that three-month mark, the mask slips, the act collapses, and the boredom takes hold. When the narcissist grows weary, when the thrill dies, the cycle turns its ugly face once more.
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