There many several reasons a narcissist would want to be "friends". But it has nothing to do with liking you as a person or wanting to do something for you. Its all about him. In other words they can not be a true friend. They would simply pretend to be your "friend" for these reasons. 1) It make him look good 2) It benefits him status or material wise 3) He feels "in control", its a power trip 4) There is something he wants from you usually sex, money or both 5) He has an agenda to humiliate you or put you down 6) because no one else wants anything to do with him and he is hungry for an audience. 7) He is utilising you to get even with someone else or to get ahead somehow.
For whatever reason, never forget he senses your vulnerability and homes in on your weaknesses taking advantage of the good human nature in you. He will only hang around if he thought he could extract a modicum of attention. If he senses that you don't believe a word he says he wont have anything to do with you. Whomever he is with NO MATTER HOW GOOD IT SEEMS ... he already has the knife in their back.
OF COURSE! Mines is doing that now. They'd do anything to make themselves look like the saint. That is classic narcissist behavior. You have to be pretty careful in knowing who your friends are and who the narcissist has gotten to. I hate to say it but in order to figure out what the narcissist is up to, you have to think like a narcissist. Of course that makes you look bad, like you ARE a narcissist (you've probably picked up some narcissist behaviors being around one anyway) so BE CAREFUL. My narcissist called this game "Ex Caliber" after King Arthur's sword. He said people who were pure and of good intentions could slip past his defenses. Translation: You better make yourself look better than the narcissist and dodge the mud he's flinging if you want to keep your friends!
Move on. If he does not want to talk to you then you can't be friends. An Ex is An Ex for a reason
It's normal and it's the thing to do. By staying in touch with the friends of the narcissist it still links you to the narcissist. Move on and start a new future. What friends? A true narcissist has no real loyal friends. They are known as supply. Those friends who are true to you will "self select" and will make their choice when you break up. However, if they want to maintain contact with the "narcissist" then you need to set them free. It just creates chaos in your life.
no
Blank him (or her). They can't stand being ignored.
f**k one of his friends
Ignore him
Hell no unless you want to go through the pain all over again!
You are saying narcissist ex. If he is your ex he is not cheating on you and why would you care if he is your ex. Forget about this and move on with your life. If you think that this is cheating on you - better think again and also know that this will go on and on.
No! Of course not. I'm friends with most of my ex's acutally, no one likes to burn bridges.
you tell him/her that you are just friends. Or tell him/her that you only want to be friends
I don't think anybody should be friends with an abusive ex. But you can do what you want i personally wouldn't but it's up to you.