How do you communicate with a narcissist spouse?

Narcissism? Narcissism, the excessive love or admiration of oneself, is a phenomina that usually results when parents, for one reason or another, pay too much attentiion to a child. The response of the child as it grows into adulthood, is to expect a duplication of the parental response in all of his/her relationships. I am fully aware of the loose usage of many psychological terms. It is possible that your spouse is simply self-involved or does not communicate well. These are possibilities. I therefore must frame my answer in the following way: if your spouse is really narcissistic, you can not expect much in terms of a changed behavior. But if she is simply self-involved, you might want to ask her how she feels about you and her relationship to you? You might get an answer or you might not. Read more about narcissism in the book reference on my Bio Page.