I've just been with one for 8 months, I'm strong independent, and very aware
it's the small things they do, slowly, you don't notice at first, you just defend yourself, then they are Mr perfect again..this will happen until one day your in that black hole, they've worn you down, when you love someone it's hard to break the habit, you realise afterwords all the little pieces of insults here, digs there, lies and put downs, suddenly come together, like a jigsaw...you stop, stand back, look at what those pieces have made, and it says SOCIOPATH .!!! In big freekin letters!!!