Dear Valued Users,
It's with a heavy heart that we announce the permanent closure of StepTalk.org on August 31st, 2025.
This decision wasn't an easy one. For over twenty years, StepTalk has been a source of support for stepparents around the world! However, over the years, the costs associated with maintaining and upgrading the site to remain secure, meet current standards and maintain availability have become unsustainable.
We are incredibly grateful for your support, contributions and the community you've helped us build. Your engagement has made StepTalk.org a special place and we cherish the memories and connections made here.
We would especially like to thank Aniki for volunteering to be a moderator and for caring so much.
Thank you for being a part of our journey and we wish you all the best.
Sincerely,
Dawn and The StepTalk Team
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Good stuff!
I watched a couple videos. Excellent.
Thank you for posting this for CLove and anyone else that needs to gear these words. Reading a lot of the posts you can tell posters are dealing with narcissists - if you have escaped one (or more).
That's really Toxic
That's really Toxic Babysitting."
Spot on.
Thanks for the video.
Thanks for the video.
I am starting to wonder if this dude has traits of narcissism or something. His inability to empathize with me, frequent arguements (for narcissistic supply), very self-centered (complains if EVERYTHING I do isn't directly benefiting only him), minimizes his negative behaviors and rarely takes accountability,projecting his negative behaviors onto me so he doesn't have to make any corrections, and gaslights me when I bring up his negative patterns of behavior.
Why tf do I keep attracting narcissistic men? And there are so many variations/degrees of narcissism it's not so easy to tell sometimes until you're already 'locked in' with them
*video by same woman who explains how narcissists go to any lengths to 'win' arguments https://youtu.be/HuNFzmq0FmI
They say you attract a type
They say you attract a type because you are trying to fix a relationship from your childhood that didn't work. You recognize it because it feels normal. Usually a parent.
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