Don’t manipulate girls.

In most places it doesn’t need to be said, but here I feel like some people don’t get the memo.

It’s enticing to want to do it. I get it. It’s a seemingly easy shortcut toward hooking up/getting her interested/sleeping with her etc. But, like most things, taking the shortcut has its consequences.

For one, you feel like a scumbag. Or at least you should. That’s not too good for the old self-esteem. The bigger reason is that the girls your tricks “work” on are going to be the manipulative bitches themselves. Why is that?

Because they’re the ones who think like you do. The ones whose insecurities make them vulnerable to the “tricks.” And the ones who are most likely to be manipulating you right back.

Mark Manson talks about this in depth in Models and I've found it to be spot on in my experience.

Proceed with caution, my friends. Manipulation is risky business. It’s how you end up in a relationship that blows up in your face. With a “crazy bitch” who you thought was soooo sweet and innocent.

I’ve seen it a hundred times. (wipes laughing, but crying on the inside tear from his eye)