Thanks so much! I’m glad you like this article, and agree that narcissists will not apologize. I think this is because apologizes are admissions of responsibility for acting wrongly, and narcissists do not seem to be able to think that they have acted wrongly because doing so would probably release an avalanche of repressed wrongdoings from the overhead compartments of their psyche. I’m in the midst of navigating through this complex with my father; he abused and violated me so well a few months ago that I ran away from home, and when he performed care by reaching out without acknowledging the devastation he caused I got very upset because he was again ignoring his behaviors and sweeping me under the rug. I got upset and now me getting upset fuels his victimhood, and my mother is pressuring me to forgive and forget… all of this is because my father will not apologize for what he’s done, which to me feels like he thinks what he’s done is okay. This is the context of my rhetorical approach to him, for although I cannot get him to apologize, I can and will (someday) explain why I have taken space from him and have no intention of coming back because of how negatively his behaviors affect me. Anyway this is all to say that I agree and resonate with your insight about narcissists not apologizing… thank you for reading!