wantpbehealthy.....I am going to say this for the hundredth time.....
Do NOT try to play "nice"..."co-operative"...."agreeable"......"peacemaker"....."f air"..."equitable".....or any other similar word that comes to mind......Not when you are dealing with a narcissist or mess-up person.....
It works the opposite of keeping the peace o r making them easier to deal with!
It encourages them. It just provides another opportunity for them to stick the knife a little deeper.
If you offer your h and---they will take your arm!
You have to have boundaries like steel. You have to be a real battleax.
You have to show your teeth when you speak.
There is not keeping the peace with this guy. Remove such fanciful thoughts from your brain. That stuff is for dealing with NORMAL people, only......
dandylion