Rejected by One Narcissist Only to Find Another | Ivana Trump Case Analysis 

Being Eastern European myself I can kind of understand her. She left communism for a better life....and she did rather well for herself. Better than most.

I love Dr.Grande's sarcastic humor the he delivers with the most serious and no-nonsense face! 😂🤣

I remember when 60 minutes showed up on Ivana and Donald's NYC apartment door for a hit piece. They invited the film crews in and Ivana took one film crew and Donald took the other. Ivana turned the negative interview positive. I would never have divorced such a good woman.

I saw the first part of the title and thought, "uh oh he's talking about my romantic relationships" 😄 My narcissistic exes were all dirt poor though. Ivana did at least get wealth along with trauma.

I love those little 'funnies' that you stick in your monologue without warning. I also like that, while highly amusing, they are not so subtle that they are beyond my limited sophistication. Thanks.

I really liked Ivana. She was extremely funny, and did not hold back!! That was her character. RIP Ivana.

You hit the nail on the head with Ivana having been an athlete and physical educator not wanting to admit physical defeat. As a soldier, your body is EVERYTHING. If it doesn't work, you're NOTHING. They say they leave no one behind. It's not True, physical maladies in another person is terrifying because you're afraid it will happen to you. And you'd rather DIE than not be 100% sound physically.

If you haven't noticed, check out the facial expression of Dr. G. when he says, "only speculating..." it is the ultimate non-verbal disclaimer. I really love his subtle (and obvious) humor and asides.

One thing that I do respect about her, is that she took steps to get away from the country. Plus, she's always been smart about her businesses. She was every bit Trump's equal. Not surprised that the marriage to the younger man. She should've learned that from her ex husband.

Those were tough times, but that pizza was great. 🤣🤣🤣 Your ability to deliver lines like that with a straight face is a gift to us all.

Thank you, Dr. G. I've always enjoyed stories on Ivana. People tend to discount her accomplishments but she was an interesting woman.

She alone raised the three children and that after she divorced the Donald she had successful businesses and made tons of QVC millions. She was actually more of a successful business person than DT. She also negotiated the use of Mar a lago for one month a year in her divorce settlement which is probably why she was comfortable having her wedding there.

Item #6 stuck in my mind forever. Dr. Grande: “When two individuals with narcissistic characteristics are married, they teach each other bad habits.” 😂 In other words, two wrongs don’t make one right. I love that statement! 👏

What a much needed release tonight before going to bed. I love listening to Dr Grande’s humor with his analysis. Much needed laughs! Thank you!

It's always a magical experience when Dr Grandini analyzes people, while sprinkling in his witty comedic subcommentary. He is clearly the wizard of counseling...and the one we really need here on RU-vid.

Sad story. I think we sometimes confuse narcissism for stubbornness and denial of age or ailments. I know my mom is very much like this….she’s just stubborn and keeps going like an energizer bunny despite pain from age and surgeries.

If the The Office show was still onair. i would definitely recomend you to write an episode. Your humor is too good. 😂

1.2 Million Subscribers Dr. Grande! We've come such a long way. Much luck to you.

My mother navigated her staircase until she died at 93, despite having some sort of stiffness in her leg. It was good for her. I don't think wanting to incorporate exercise into your daily life, at any age, is 'narcissistic', and climbing stairs is a GREAT way to do that. I actually think it's a good idea. Use it or loose it. Having said that, accidents can happen to anyone at any time.

Gotta tell you, Dr. Todd, I'm loving your wry wit & dryly humorous remarks in some of your more recent vids! Sometimes they catch me off guard, but they do make me lol.😆 All the best!

OMG "But if I stop smoking why do I need a fire truck?" You're killing me Dr. Grande LOL

I love your videos, Dr. Grande. You’re a great speaker; very matter of fact, with a blend of sophistication and the ability to reach the layperson. It’s always a pleasure to listen to you share your knowledge and your take on things. Keep up the awesome work.

I wish I could give you about 100 more thumbs up for your comedy quips on this one lol love it

I love your channel, Dr. G! Your voice is so soothing and it's part of my night time routine to listen to your content. If I fall asleep, I go back and replay your videos. I get a kick out of your little "digs" - you are very skilled at keeping your voice and face deadpan and could easily be missed if not familiar with your personality and style. 🥰

Definitely interesting. I always appreciateGrande’s videos. I like learning about the psychology of these people, all of them.

As a German speaker, I 100% understand how she accidentally said ‘the Donald’

I used to live in Prague, the capital of Czech Republic. This country is former Czechoslovakia which used to be communist until 1990. This is relatively recent, meaning that CZ has been independant since 32 years only, as of day. Based on my personal experience as an expatriate in CZ (Czech Republic), and comparing this to other countries in Europe, Asia and North America where I lived in too (not only traveled to) - I still observed a high level of poverty outside the capital Prague, an attitude of scarcity that others might take away something from them, envy observing others having more than they do themselves, and a lack of awareness and acceptance of people of color and generally, of everyone and everything that looks different from the Czech stereotypes. I assume this is largely due to the former communist regime. All in all, people appear to be traumatized by the communist regime and as a coping mechanism, would sacrifice everything to never be poor and manipulated again and to be as wealthy as possible and to be validated by others as much as possible. This is something I observed in Ivana, in her children and in a lot of elderly people in CZ. Some are indeed not like that, and there are also a lot of Czech people who are welcoming, open-minded, curious and warm, especially the younger generations. Also, Prague as a city, has become more innovative and with an excellent infrastructure, and has been a magnet for expats like me. Nevertheless, it's important to address the elephant in the room: Yes, people still feel traumatized by their communist past and can sometimes suffer from their underlying need, to never ever be poor, looked down uppn, inferior etc. again. I feel that Ivana was striving for this until her late days, maybe also generating an NPD - but I am not here to diagnose that and also unable to do that. Just wanted to throw this cultural and historical fact in here, as for us Europeans, our culture has a big impact on our identity. Yes, Ivana has lived in the US for many years, but she did still spent her childhood and teenage years in CZ, still speaks Czech.

So sad. Her children tried to give her an alert device but she didn’t want to wear it. They were the ones who were truly looking out for her. Her 2nd husband/ boy toy certainly wasn’t.

She was alone and lonely. She let a gigolo take advantage of her. She got co-dependent with him, and when he died, her purpose for living died also. She was blind to who he really was to her.

Don’t want to be a hater, but she could have purchased her own burial plot or mausoleum instead of being buried behind a sand trap.

I knew some people who (allegedly) knew Ivana Trump or worked for Ivana Trump. All they say is that she was very high maintenance. I think she was a bit of a narcissist herself, having used her ex husband to gain Austrian citizenship. But she was probably not on the same extreme of the scale as Trump was.

The hardest working man on RU-vid!!! Hands down the most content pumped out with zero devaluation. Quantity AND quality!!! Edit: two or three projects a day and we ain’t seen the same shirt twice 🤣❤️

Is trump a narcissist? This is news to me. I never would have guessed. Always seemed like such a humble altruistic guy 🙃

Well done, Doctor Grande. You've got the humor down to a fine art.

"Nobody wanted to hear about her children in 2017 just like they dont want to hear about them now." ROFLMAO.. OMG..LOL. too funny!

I would have loved more analysis in regards to that burial plot on the golf course. It's just a hole in the ground with a plain flat stone...even the flowers were insufficient? Even If it were a mausoleum, the fact her final resting place is on a Golf Course...just shameful and sad

Sigh, I believe Donald might have been a platform to jump from but I see her as a shrewd businesswoman and not part of his narcissism.

HI DR GRANDE ❤️ thank you for posting yet again, I love to listen to you at bed time. Your voice is so soothing!

I would love to hear Dr. Grande question/critique himself. That would be entertaining. Love your humour Dr. G.

This had me laughing. Such wonderful dead-pan understated humour.

You are hilarious!! Thankyou for wrapping humor in with your dry wit. Makes a difficult subject much more tolerable.

"Not having to be married to Donald Trump, that's gotta be worth another 10-15 million dollars" I almost spit my coffee across the kitchen!!

To survive that many years with a narcissist, you have to be an extremely strong person, especially if children are involved. I think she was a lot stronger and smarter than she got credit for, and also a very beautiful person loving mother.

The shirt rocks DrG the jokes are 🔥 on this one, especially her divorce settlement, and you're the best combination of knowledge and humor on RU-vid

I felt bad when I heard about what happened to her, and it must be very sad for her 96-year-old mother who has out lived her.. "She was not going to let a set of stairs reduce her standing." Was that a joke? lol

The kids threw her stuff out into a garbage truck like she meant nothing to them. He buried on field so he can get tax breaks...this is why you should marry for love and not money. So even after death you're treated with respect and love from your family. They treated her like she was nothing...

Thanks for your brilliant brain Dr. Grande and your witty sense of humor.

Oh the good doctor outdid himself in this one!!! Love it!!! ❤

Thanks doc! Your analysis really was as intriguing as a firetruck that quenches flames and hunger 🤣🤣

“Legendary Narcissist” had me dying 😂

I myself have friends who have elevators in their homes. She should have had an elevator installed. There's really no good ending to a narcissist.

Dr grande, you are getting more and more humorous . Love your analyses

I always look forward to your videos, Dr. Grande you are amazing….. keep it coming.

Always so excited to click on your channel and find a new analysis!!!

It's really clear Doc here is suffering pretty badly from TDS

This is one of the best videos yet that you've done. On so many levels, I think you captured the essence of a narcissistic relationship, the long term consequences, the danger of actually appropriating narcissistic characteristics (or having them in the first place) and the dynamics of the family and spouses afterward. Love it, love your humor!! Thanks, Dr. Grande.

I think you hit all the high and perhaps low points. I believe these two used each other. She was prepared as a young woman to ascend the ladder of increased social status. I believe just as it is for older men to want to marry younger women, to make themselves seem as though they're still attractive, Ivana was attempting the same in her later years. By now, Trump is a "Yuge" target for criticism, jokes, as well as law suits. If he could use his ego to generate electricity, he could power most buildings in Manhattan. If there was a pictionary, the word narcissist, likely would have a picture of "The Donald". Excellent assessment Dr. Grande!

I heard a funny story about Ivana. A friend of mine was the long time girlfriend of the younger brother of Count Roffredo Gaetani. When they were all visiting together at the Gaetani family estate, Ivana would talk to my friend late at night, after a few glasses of wine with the constant refrain "Vy vont that mahn mahrry me?" My friend, the daughter of a very minor Italian count and a women of British nobility spoke with a curious Anglo-Italian accent, and so that added to the Ivana-ness of this humorous story.

She was instrumental in The Donald’s business success becoming as monumental as it was and apparently he respected her business acumen. It doesn’t sound to me like she got all that great of a settlement.

Thank you Dr Grande. She really did try to be her own person in the face of the such horrible narcissism. As you said, it took it's toll even after death. How could her children have allowed her to be buried on a golf course?

Looks to me like Ivana and Donald were not very different. Both extremely extroverted and living their own way. She DID have an elevator in her home. Others used it because they were afraid of the stairs, she would make fun of them for doing so.

WHAT!!!! The Donald Lied about his wife??? I don’t believe it, and he always pays his bills too….lol.

Donald Trump and Ivana are great. They don't deserve to be called narcissists. They are certainly unique, but demonstrated love to others in practical ways. Bizarre but beautiful people.

I sort of wish that you'd gone a little further with her being buried on Donald's golf course. Did she say where she would want to be buried? Who was the executor of her estate? Were her children ok with that burial site? Why did her ex-husband get to choose where she was buried? I know he wanted a tax break, but this just seems disrespectful.🤦🏽‍♀️

Solid joke, 🤣 "should have 15 mil add For being married the The Donald!" Great delivery I COULDN'T I'm still laughing trying to breathe. LOVE YOUR WORK. We enjoy the dry humor I get stared at because of the style mostly my fault. I think your approach to educate is exceptional it has helped me develop more emotionally. Mental thinking balanced, reasoned & processed with. Inviting to all Rich, poor, ethnicity all benefit are better for it. Thank you. Dedication and sacrifices for the amount of content you produce. You are a role model for many people.

Her husband wanted a food truck that just happened to be a fire truck. I’m surprised no one else hasn’t taken off with that idea.

Not having to be married to Donald Trump anymore being worth an additional $15 million made me chuckle.

“In addition, she no longer had to be married to Donald Trump, which has to be worth at least another $10-$15M “ … I’m dying on that one. In addition to brilliance, Dr. G brings some of the best low key shade on social media. I live for it.

When I heard an op-ed claim Ivana did such a great job raising her kids I was bemused. They followed in their FATHER,s footsteps, banking on his name & never really making a name for themselves.

love ur Channel Dr.! I look forward to your daily videos.👍

The defeat in the Dr's voice saying "Who Would One Day become the president of the United States", yep, THAT guy 🤣

Regarding the divorce settlement, she no longer had to be married to The Donald. Priceless.

Might be a bit of a stretch to deduce personality problems leading to a fall on the stairs.

Let’s do this. I’ve read too much about her, so it will be interesting to hear Grande’s take.

I'm not sure what I enjoy more, his analyses or humorous quips!

Interesting, I didn’t know much about her tbh! Surprised she didn’t have her affairs in order for burial… didn’t want the emergency device etc … she may have been in a bit of denial about her health or mortality. Even so, why or how’d her children agree to bury her on a golf course…? Did she and Trumps current wife get along? Interesting she was against younger wives and older men but she was 23 years older than her Italian husband. Or was that satire lol. I think it’s kind of refreshing for older women to flip the script and date younger… if a rich man was 23 years senior to his wife, we don’t usually blink.

Hey Doc! Great one!

This assessment is spot on! I was hoping you would cover this case, glad you did it.🙂 Thank you, Dr. Grande!❤️

In the finale of Daria, her final line as valedictorian was, "there is no aspect, no facet, no moment of life that can't be improved with pizza." I guess the firetruck pizza oven was trying to bring that quote to life. Shame it never went through.

I really liked Ivana. She had a warm, open hearted personality and was very intelligent. I think Dr. Grande nailed it about her athletic history being the reason she would not accept physical limitations. Rest In Peace, gallant lady.

Well thank you for the information about this woman.. I was not aware of all this information. thank you

She was not going to let a set of stairs reduce her standing, a metaphor that made me chuckle 😀

Ivana was obviously a go-getter from a very young age and did very well for herself throughout her life. She lived a full and exciting life and probably knew exactly what she was doing every step of the way. I say bravo for her. Nothing to be sad about in her case, in my view.

it seems to me ivana used men to attain wealth and as stepping stones to support her lifestyle. until her last husband used her for the same reason

I looked up the word hubris in the dictionary and there was a photo of Donald Trump in the description.

I collect your videos thru the week then binge watch/listen while doing chores.

I live for his subtle sarcasm.

There's no denying that Trump is a power hungry narcissist, but I never knew Ivana was maybe just as power hungry herself, and narcissistic to the point of playing a hand in her own death. Loved all your jabs at the firetruck/pizza oven idea! 😅

Great interesting video. Love your sense of humor 😀

Dr Grande, as always I enjoy the sharp perspective, infused with quirky dry humour. Would you ever be interested discussing Courtney Love, both as an individual and as Kurt Cobains wife? Cheers.

Old people stay in homes for other reasons besides being a narcissist. Clinging to the past or just avoiding change are other reasons. I’m wondering if Dr. Grande has specific reasoning for thinking her staying in the home was due to narcissism.

Dr Grande is part of my self care routine.

"Don't get mad, get everything" -- that was HER?!

You hit the nail right on the head on this one. Loved your comments about Trump. Could not be closer to the truth.

Your sly comic relief is why I still watch you. I found you while researching Narcissistic Personality Disorder but stayed for your interesting topics, witty humor, as well as your professional opinion. Thank you Dr. Grande. 👏😊

"In addition, she didn't have to be married to Donald Trump, which had to be worth an additional 10 million dollars."

I am having incredible difficulty getting past this picture if Ivana. What looked so normal to me as a child is absolutely terrifying to me today at 42. My mother used to say you could tell everything about what Wes going on in a woman's life by looking at her makeup.....this poor woman.

Surreal seeing such a highly educated professional suffering from such severe TDS. Weak. Feel better, Dr.

Thanks for the upload, Dr. Grande.

Her job was to find gold. And she did it well. What’s wrong with that?