I'm an unrecognized genius. This is the type of message a narcissist tries to convey to a spouse, boss, and other people. Yet, others may not be sufficiently impressed by the person's marital and work performance. The NP is overly attached to and invested in successful outcomes. This may be the result of an intense need for union with mother in infancy and her subsequent rejection of the child.
Narcissists have a distorted sense of entitlement.
This overblown sense of entitlement requires constant replenishment of libidinal supplies. In a relationship, a male narcissist wants to be the center of a woman's life and feels that she should be subordinate to him in all ways. He may devalue the partner because she does not live up to his wishes. When frustrated, he withdraws his love and resorts to rage and projection. He provides very little emotional satisfaction for his partner, yet he demands her perfect responsiveness.