Sociopaths

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not necessarily antisocial at all. In fact, most of them are quite the opposite and are much more charismatic and charming than the average individual. They are social predators that like to charm and manipulate to get what they want. They are con artists, and they know exactly how their victims tick. What's most dangerous about these people is their total lack of guilt or remorse, or more simply put, complete lack of a conscious, or more specifically, the super ego part of the conscience. Sociopaths are lacking in the part of the brain that distinguishes right from wrong. They memorize the rules of society, but they do not inherently understand why something is right or wrong. Sociopaths do not have friendships or relationships; they have victims and targets of opportunity. They treat others as pawns in a chess game. Their only goal? Winning. No matter what the game is. They do not understand terms such as love, promise, and trust; to them it's all semantics and they really can't ...

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never really looks for a relationship partner, just another opportunity. They often change partners frequently to suit their needs and wants and often times they'll have more than one partner at once, faking emotion and remorse to keep you playing their game. For example, in the movie Sliding Doors the main character comes home early after being fired from her job. However, only moments ago, her boyfriend has let another woman out the front door. In a matter of minutes he is the attentive and concerned boyfriend, taking her out to dinner and devoting the entire night to comforting her. All the while he's planning to leave the next day on a trip with the other woman. The boyfriend in ...

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