Why does nobody talk about the "gray rock" method for dealing with a narcissist ex

After my divorce last year in Austin, I tried everything to stop my ex from baiting me into arguments during drop-offs... then my therapist mentioned this trick where you make every response boring as dirt. Has anyone else tried this and actually seen their ex lose interest after a few weeks?

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jennyp1926d ago

Girl, honestly I feel this so hard. @elizabethn56 nailed it - after my divorce last year in Austin, I started giving one-word answers and talking about the weather every time my ex tried to bait me. Took about a month of gray rocking before he stopped showing up early to drop-offs just to start drama. Now he barely looks at me during exchanges and it's such a relief.

elizabethn5626d ago

It worked for me in Dallas. Three weeks of boring replies and he stopped trying to start fights at drop-off.