Based on the personality traits associated with being codependent and narcissistic, it is not rare for such people to be involved in romantic relationships. The venn diagram below shows traits that may be complementary to one another:

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Co-narcissism refers to the unique sets of characteristics exhibited by the offspring of narcissistic parents. Co-narcissism arises as a natural consequence of growing up in an environment dominated by narcissistic parents or as coping with the challenging dynamics of such an environment. 

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Moore, M. (2021, November 11). The Give and Take Between Narcissistic and Codependent Personalities. Psych Central. https://psychcentral.com/disorders/the-dance-between-codependents-narcissists.

Relationships Between Narcissistic and Codependent Personalities

Relationships between codependent and narcissist people

1. Self-concept is developed based on how their parents treat them.
2. Work hard to please others to receive positive feedback from others and often have low self-esteem.
3. Healthy modes of self-expression and self-directedness are insufficiently developed.
4. Efface or downplay one's importance, needs, opinions, voices, and desires in favor of prioritizing others and adopting an other-oriented perspective.
5. Feel overly responsible for other people (e.g., goals, needs, demands, requirements) and take the blame for interpersonal problems.
6. Distrust or feel speculative of one's views and subjective world.
7. Unwilling to assert oneself for fear of being perceived as egotistical.
8. Typically experience recurring feelings of insecurity and tend to be unaware/doubt the validity of their feelings, experience, and needs since they fear receiving negative judgment (e.g., being considered as selfish) and frequently receive undesirable feedback (e.g., verbal aggression, neglect, isolation, rejection, disparagement, disapproval, blame, criticism, punishment) when being assertive or demonstrating genuine aspects of their personality. 
9. Deem that two components of narcissism and co-narcissism need to co-exist in interpersonal interactions. They often adjust their orientation (i.e., narcissism vs. co-narcissism) across different situations based on the role taken by the person they interact with.  

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