When She’s ‘Just Waiting for Her Moment’: Inside the Mind of the Opportunistic Female Narcissist
“She’s just waiting for her moment.” Most of us have said this about a woman at least once in our lives. Maybe it was the coworker who never volunteered for anything but somehow ended up standing next to the boss in every big photo. Maybe it was the friend who stayed quiet until the exact second the spotlight swung your way, then suddenly had a “confession” or a crisis of her own. On the surface, it looks like patience. Underneath, it can be something much darker: opportunism with a smile. This post looks at the opportunistic female narcissist, the woman who doesn’t always crash through the door demanding attention. Instead, she sits back, watches, and waits. She lets other people do the work, build the room, set the stage, and warm up the audience. Then, when the timing is perfect, she steps in and acts like it was her moment all along. If you have ever walked away from an interaction feeling strangely used, ove...