@abbyrodmanpsychotherapy: The scenes in Love Story may or may not accurately reflect the real life relationship of JFK, Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy. But, from a clinical perspective, they are stunning in their portrayal of narcissistic behavior. Narcissists may enjoy your embarrassment and humiliation for a variety of reasons including: 1) It boosts their fragile egos. If you look small, they feel bigger, 2) It gives them a sense of control, and 3) It distracts from their own vulnerabilities. And, of course, their basic lack of empathy which prohibits them from feeling and recognizing your discomfort. #narcissism #lovestory #narcissist #fyp
Abby Rodman | Psychotherapist
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Wednesday 04 March 2026 13:22:13 GMT
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Midlife Nurse :
Who signs up for breakfast at a private home?
2026-03-06 20:52:34
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Cheryl :
My take - he was diagnosed with ADHD as well as dyslexia. As a mother of two sons with ADHD, I can tell you that they often make assumptions that people just “know” how things are so they don’t take the time to explain or provide details to prepare someone else in advance because they are barely keeping themselves together with lacking executive functioning skills. He was also known for being late often and this was touched on in the series when he was late for their first date and Carolyn made it clear that wasn’t acceptable. W my sons, I can make sure they wake up an hour earlier and there’s still going to be chaos and them not leaving the house until the very last possible moment, not at all accounting for if there will be traffic or some unplanned obstacle. Doesn’t mean they are narcissistic (which by the way is a term WAY overused on social media and in reality actually impacts a very small segment of the population and can only be diagnosed by a mental health professional.) One could definitely argue he had an avoidance attachment style but again, that doesn’t mean he was narcissistic.
2026-03-05 18:16:50
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Crabtree :
He straight up caused her death.She trusted him
2026-03-04 14:09:57
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Grey Witch :
The scarf in the same scene got me. There was no need for Ethel to be such a B over Carolyns scarf.
2026-03-04 21:24:56
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Stacey Prussman Official :
Aunt Ethel was portrayed as the ultimate narcissist
2026-03-05 15:44:03
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Justthefactsplease :
He was reckless, and exhibited signs of ADHD. I don't think he was a narcissist.
2026-03-06 01:50:31
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Carol Anne 11 :
Exhibit 4: In his ex-girlfriend’s Christina Haag’s book “Come to the Edge- a Love Story” she tells the story of what he put her through kayaking one day in rough waters. No concern for her (she had a brace on her leg) and he nearly killed her. When she told him that he said “What a way to go!”
2026-03-06 04:17:31
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rebecca dragoo :
He wasn’t the sharpest tool in the shed. He was handsome but when he talked……
2026-03-07 05:27:33
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user781680796907 :
Why didn't Ethel, as host, inform her guest of the weird ru?
2026-03-07 01:51:00
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The Leadership Coach :
This is a fictional show!!!
2026-03-07 05:45:09
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Fiftyshot Lana :
I agree with you! But why does family/ guest have to sign up for Breakfast and when she asked for a Coffee she was turned down too. Seriously that was extremely rude.
2026-03-06 04:16:37
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user9795676168081 :
This cup of coffee got me. She didn’t ask for a full breakfast. A cup of coffee should be available all day
2026-03-28 07:44:22
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Fundies Behaving Badly ✌️ :
I'm old enough to remember their relationship in the news and they were always fighting in public.
2026-03-05 20:39:18
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Adry :
I can't imagine how painful all this is and was for her mother ...
2026-03-05 23:41:11
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bowie434 :
I recognized those incidents as narcissism. I know the signs now! I’m healing!
2026-03-04 23:16:51
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Kat Waterville :
It seems like he kept setting her up to fail with his family
2026-03-06 00:02:26
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seasonedstew :
My friend was JFK,Jr. flight instructor and had to terminate the relationship as he wouldn’t take the instruction as given. Jeff had to terminate the instruction to keep his instructor status. He never should have flown that flight that night. He was unqualified for that type of flying.
2026-03-07 07:14:55
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user9710958686280 :
John John should’ve brought her up coffee to the room, knowing that she didn’t sign up and breakfast
2026-03-06 05:55:51
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Dave :
He literally killed his wife.
2026-03-07 10:21:32
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eileenyournewlifeisnow💙 :
Plus taking her and her sister in an airplane with a broken foot, heavy haze at nighttime and not having the experience to make a flight like that in those conditions.
2026-03-05 14:15:55
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sarahconnorsbiceps :
He killed her. Also, there aren’t any spoilers here. It’s like talking about titanic and giving a spoiler alert. We know how it ends. 😂
2026-03-04 23:42:19
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Deboooo :
Dude it’s fiction. It’s TV.
2026-03-06 00:52:27
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Diana 🌻 :
The series was one writer/director’s take on a couple he knew very little about. That doesn’t make it true!
2026-03-05 15:34:17
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Candy Spence :
Hear me out. That’s seems really mean, evil. I don’t want to think that anyone could be that mean. Could he have been so entitled m spoiled, clueless, that it didn’t occur to him of what he was doing? After all he did come from an extremely wealthy generational family. Couldbe he was brought up that way. That’s just how that family , he was raised in that disfunction? Just genuinely curious. Like you said, we don’t know any Kennedy.
2026-03-05 11:20:22
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Michelle S :
Very interesting, reminds me of things my ex-husband did to me…😳
2026-03-04 20:23:30
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