One of the most arresting traits of a psychopathic person is just how charming they are!

For a psychopath, its second nature.

You must resist the psychopaths charm to stay grounded in the reality of these discrepancies.

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When dating someone new, become a fact-checker and investigator.

Pause before taking anything anyone says at face value.

In the beginning, theylove-bomb youand make generous grand gestures to hook you.

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Some dupe their targets into romantic relationships solely so they can give off the image of normalcy.

Psychopathic andnarcissistic individualspossess cognitive empathy, which means they know to identify what others may be feeling and thinking.

They engage in behavior that seems harmful and inappropriate but are filled withpity ploys.

Remember: Ted Bundy first lured his victims into helping him by pretending to be injured.