Have you ever been Manipulated? If so how?

[Anonymous]

[nolabels]

I was once a 35-year-old happy bachelor.

I'm now a 64-year-old husband and father.

You'll notice that the word "happy" was not included in my second sentence.

The cause for the need to remove the word "happy" from my self-description is due to manipulation.

The manipulation was orchestrated by someone who entered my life, misrepresenting themselves for just long enough to get me into their trap. Immediately after uttering "I do", this "person" made a 180-degree personality transformation. I was stupid enough to stay. The trap has closed ever tighter over the last 30 years. Continued manipulation. I guess I'm pretty vulnerable to its wily ways.

[exitseven]

Yes, I had a boss that tricked me int taking a position that I did not want. He promised me a raise and said I could hire a technician and when I still refused he said that I could try it for a while and if it did not work out I could go back to my old position. It was all lies and he left for another job before I could make him make good on his promises. The circles we travel in are small and I expect I will have the opportunity to see him again

[exitseven]

Thanks for the MHO😎

[kylee2437]

Yes my ex manipulated me throughout our entire relationship down to him using the Bible to control our relationship

[goaded]

All the time, as has everyone else. Mostly when I was younger, though. A second-hand car dealer...

[LiamJHayden]

I have undoubtedly fallen for some advertisement here or there, so yes.