Thanks for the welcomes! I have found it very interesting to read here. I was married to someone that I'm fairly certain had NPD. I was messed up for a while afterward, but I spent a long time in therapy, and I'm a lot better now. I've read a lot about NPD and other personality disorders, trying to better understand what happened, why I fell for him, etc. As others said, it's really interesting to hear what self-aware people with NPD think about their traits. I know you've had some angry Non-NPD people come through here with insults; that's not my intention. I am interested in discussing the topics honestly.