Probably manipulating or plotting a downfall. But some coverts are quiet by nature. My father was taciturn unless he was trying to impress my brothers or uncles or was being nasty to me. The few boyfriends I took home he blanked altogether even if sitting with them alone in the living room. Maybe he got out of practice. It was difficult to get a word in edge ways with my mother, who kept up a steady stream of chit chat and general observation. My sister offers the minutiae of her life, minute by minute-my grandmother was the same.
My ex was quiet too. We could go out for dinner with friends and he wouldn’t speak. No effort or embarrassment at all. Same with family gatherings. And he was the best when it came to doling out silent treatments. Incredible. My ex husband was the quiet type too. Some of it is manipulation-they hope never to be invited back or that I would lose the friendship and be more and more confined to home. But some narcissists are just quiet and reserved. Throw is some shallow effect, a dash of laziness and why bother talking at all? Besides, the less they say, the less trouble comes their way.

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