Narcissism Glossary

Unspoken rules you're expected to obey (implicit contracts)

๐Ÿ“œ Lopsided rules and one-sided expectations of sacrifice, imposed on a relationship without ever being explicitly agreed.

Underneath such relationships can run an unspoken contract: 'You will absorb all my feelings and meet all my expectations โ€” that is the price of my staying.'

Often seen in situations like these

๐Ÿ’ญ Forever reading their mood, you surrender your own needs to avoid upsetting them.
๐Ÿ’ญ Your sacrifice gets taken as given โ€” and deviation from expectation draws anger.

When this happens, try this

๐Ÿ’ก Check whether sacrifice never agreed to aloud has hardened into standing rules. Roles and responsibilities you never consented to can be renegotiated.

Topic Relationship pressure cycles ยท Term Implicit Contract ยท Also known as Implicit Contract

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