Manipulation is a part of life. Everyone manipulates people to do things they don’t necessarily want to do. Parents manipulate children. Men manipulate women. And women manipulate men. In dating, this is as true as it is everywhere else. Women who manipulate the men they’re dating have very specific reasons for it: they want something. Some women do this without realizing it. And others work very hard to achieve certain results.

Examples of Manipulation in Dating

Dating women and men both do it, but women are stereotyped as being the perpetrators most frequently. For example, imagine picking up the tab for your birthday dinner, even though she said she she’d pay. As you think about it, you realize that even though she has a stable job, makes good money and doesn’t have an extraordinary amount of expenses, you’ve paid for everything throughout your dating relationship.

You only have sex when she wants it, and the longer you’ve been dating, the less she wants it.

You’re constantly lending her money or helping her balance her checkbook.

Men aren’t exactly innocent in this game. Men take women their dating to the ball game and she sits there reading a book or texting friends. Or, if they’re unlucky, she sits and complains the whole time.

If you think about it, you’ll probably realize that you’ve been manipulated more than once. Or else, you read through this laughing, realizing how much you manipulate others. But manipulation is not healthy for any relationship, especially dating relationships. Eventually, someone gets tired of it.

When women want something, they go to extreme lengths to get it.

How Do Dating Women Manipulate Men in Dating Relationships?

Men, have you ever found yourself staring at the screen as Matthew McConaughey woos yet another woman into his supposedly unwilling arms, wondering how you ended up in the theater? Think about it. Maybe the woman you’re dating said none of her friends would go with her. Or maybe she started to tear up. Or looked all sad that you never spend time with her. Or complained that you always go to movies you want to go to, and she never gets to choose. Whatever the case, she got what she wanted.

There are three main things women use to manipulate men they’re dating, especially when it comes to sex:

*Flattery: telling men what they know they want to hear

*Guilt: you did something she didn’t like, forgave you but won’t drop it

*Whining: women know that if they whine and complain enough, men will give in

Beating the Game

When dating women want something, they go to extreme lengths to get it. And sometimes, the men they’re dating should probably give in, but most of the time, they should step back and tell her that she can’t manipulate him. Letting her know you know what’s going on will make her pause, if nothing else.

Beyond that, if you want to see a movie the woman you’re dating doesn’t, tell her. Same goes with other things. But be willing to compromise. You can’t expect her to do everything you want to do if you’re not giving her anything. Maybe suggest that if you choose the movie this weekend, she can next weekend. But don’t complain when you’re watching the movie she wants. Remember you agreed to it.