"Narcissists change partners to avoid changing themselves — because admitting they’re the problem would shatter the perfect image they’ve built of themselves. Instead of taking accountability, they blame, deflect, and run. They discard people the moment they’re asked to grow, to take responsibility, or to meet someone else’s emotional needs. For a narcissist, relationships aren’t about love — they’re about power, control, and validation.

The moment the illusion of perfection breaks, they move on to someone new, someone who hasn’t seen behind the mask yet. They crave admiration, not intimacy. They chase the thrill of being desired, but fear the work required to build something real. Growth requires honesty, vulnerability, and the ability to face your own flaws — things a narcissist will go to great lengths to avoid. So instead of evolving, they recycle relationships and repeat toxic patterns. But no matter how many people they go through, the truth follows them: the person they’re really trying to escape is themselves."