A Sociopath’s Guide to a Successful Marriage

Epigraph

A cat, in its own interest, sometimes hides its misanthropy under the guise of amiable gentleness; instead of tearing what it desires from its master’s hand, it approaches with a caressing air, rubs its pretty little head against him, and advances a paw whose touch is soft as down.

When it has gained its end, it resumes its character of Timon; and that artfulness in it is called hypocrisy.

In ourselves, we give it another name, politeness, and he who did not use it to hide his real feelings would soon be driven from society

Emily Bronte