11 Signs You May Be Dating A Sociopath

Steely Dan · Aug 25, 2013

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/...ciopath_n_3780417.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

11 Signs You May Be Dating A Sociopath
The Huffington Post | By Macrina Cooper-White Posted: 08/23/2013 8:26 am EDT

Could that amazing new person you or a loved one is dating actually be a sociopath? It's not as far-fetched as you might imagine. Roughly one in 25 Americans is a sociopath, according to Harvard psychologist Dr. Martha Stout, author of The Sociopath Next Door.

Of course, not all sociopaths are dangerous criminals. But they certainly can make life difficult, given that the defining characteristic of sociopathy is antisocial behavior.

Here are 11 RED FLAGS to look out for:...

Catchy kitty · Aug 25, 2013

Very interesting article.

STANDREID · Aug 25, 2013

#12-Their lampshade has a tattoo on it

Norwegian · Aug 25, 2013

Thanks for linking to the article, very interesting. Also, the article itself links to some other neat articles... I'm lost

MissJ · Aug 25, 2013

Very interesting. Seems I was married to one and our son is one also. I worked in the healthcare field and we all (in our profession)seem to attract these people.

x_files · Aug 25, 2013

MissJ said:
Very interesting. Seems I was married to one and our son is one also. I worked in the healthcare field and we all (in our profession)seem to attract these people.

How do you deal with your ex and son?

margarita25 · Aug 25, 2013

yep, yep, yep, agreed, agreed, yep....

ATasteOfHoney · Aug 25, 2013

Decades ago they were easier to spot with their white patent leather shoes, heavy gold chains and oodles of cologne.

:floorlaugh:

momrids6 · Aug 25, 2013

ATasteOfHoney said:
Decades ago they were easier to spot with their white patent leather shoes, heavy gold chains and oodles of cologne.

:floorlaugh:

I guess you haven't seen Steely & Dewey's latest FB profile pictures! :floorlaugh:

wfgodot · Aug 25, 2013

#12...Preternatural attraction to the music of Donald Fagen and Walter Becker.

txsvicki · Aug 25, 2013

The intense eye thing at the last scared me. Was the article written by an admitted sociopath who wants it destygmatized? Maybe she was only quoted.

ATasteOfHoney · Aug 25, 2013

I just thought about this for a second and I wonder if anyone here knows the answer:

Do sociopaths look at themselves in the mirror often?

(the ones I have known always did)

Just curious......

EmmaliLucia · Aug 25, 2013

STANDREID said:
#12-Their lampshade has a tattoo on it

Or a nipple, if you're a fan of American Horror Story. :scared:

Steely Dan · Aug 25, 2013

wfgodot said:
#12...Preternatural attraction to the music of Donald Fagen and Walter Becker.

Steely --------->

<--------- What's left of WFG

ATasteOfHoney said:
I just thought about this for a second and I wonder if anyone here knows the answer:

Do sociopaths look at themselves in the mirror often?

(the ones I have known always did)

Just curious......

The article says they do.

ATasteOfHoney · Aug 25, 2013

Steely Dan said:
Steely ---------> <--------- What's left of WFG

The article says they do.

No Steely.....the article says they look at Emu's looking at themselves in the mirror!

:floorlaugh:

STANDREID · Aug 25, 2013

#13-You bite down on a fingernail while dining on some of their homemade sausage

Steely Dan · Aug 25, 2013

12. They make jokes about eating emus.

STANDREID said:
#13 You bite down on a fingernail while dining on some of their homemade sausage

They serve you liver, with fava beans and nice Chianti.

ATasteOfHoney · Aug 25, 2013

Steely Dan said:
12. They make jokes about eating emus.

They serve you liver, with fava beans and nice Chianti.

....and call you "Clarice"....

(I hate when they call me "Clarice"....)

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