Getting into a relationship as a single mom is hard. There's the aspect of just you and your new partner, and then there's the aspect of you and your kids, and then there's the aspect of you all as a unit. It's no secret that dating is something I have done post-divorce. After I found a balance in my mental health I decided I would try it again. In my new relationship my mental health began to deteriorate, and I couldn't pinpoint why. I wanted to try to stick it out and figured my anxiety was just getting the best of me. Unfortunately I think it was only gut instinct, telling me something wasn't quite right. A narcissist will never admit to being a narcissist and will always turn everything back around on you and make you feel like the crazy one. Even writing this, I wonder if I was really the problem. The beginning was great. I was having fun, being carefree again. But carefree turned into careless. I was empty. I relapsed and harmed myself for the fi...