“It’s important to realize that they do ‘feel’ certain things, but they are limited,” Laney Zukerman, relationship coach and author, tells Bustle. A sociopathic person can feel basic emotions such as pain, anger, sexual attraction, pleasure, and interest. However, these feelings are often “glib and fleeting,” she says. So when a sociopath uses a phrase like, “nobody gets me like you do,” they may actually mean it. But don’t read too much into that — there’s usually no hidden meaning behind it, and they may consider it a low-key way of expressing their emotions.
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“I’ve never felt this way about anyone before.”
Coming from anyone else, this line may seem like a sweet declaration of love. But coming from a sociopath, this is a phrase that may be used to further their agenda. “There is no real depth to their words,” Zukerman says. That being said, sociopaths can be highly intelligent. They know what people like to hear, so they’ll usually say things in the moment to get people on their side. According to Zuckerman, “lying is like breathing” to many sociopaths. It makes them look good and gets them what they want in the moment.
