After The Fire

After The Fire

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Navigating the Dark Side of Online Dating: Tales of Manipulation and Abuse

Online dating exposed me to manipulative narcissists, teaching me hard lessons about emotional danger, red flags, and the need for vigilance and self-protection.

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Vudi Xhymshiti
Apr 17, 2023
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Nearly six years ago, I embarked on a journey into the world of online dating sites in London. Freshly settled and eager to start a new life, I had encountered mostly reasonable individuals in my past dating experiences, people who were kind, considerate, and made the right choices for themselves and their partners. I had grown naive and complacent and failed to prepare myself for the darker side of the dating world.

This four-panel cartoon depicts how an Artificial Intelligence engine chooses to illustrate the meaning of a person with narcissistic personality disorder.
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