How to recognize and recover from the sociopaths - narcissists in your...

Here’s a fact that many people have a hard time wrapping their brains around: Sociopaths exploit everyone in their lives. On Lovefraud, we spend a lot of time talking about how sociopaths seduce caring, unsuspecting people into romantic relationships...

In my book, Red Flags of Love Fraud — 10 signs you’re dating a sociopath, Red Flag #10 is a “Jekyll and Hyde personality.” The term “Jekyll and Hyde” originated in a Gothic horror novella published in 1886 by Robert Louis Stevenson. Today, the phrase...

UPDATED FOR 2025: Lovefraud posted a story from a reader whom we called “Maura.” She described how a female sociopath latched on to her recently widowed father, took over his life, and tried to hasten his demise. Read the story. Maura also shared tips...

Here on Lovefraud, we often talk about how evil, callous and deceitful sociopaths are. If you’ve been involved with a sociopath for any length of time, you certainly have your own horror stories. But today, I’m going to focus on something that doesn...