How do women more often succeed at manipulating the opposite sex than men do? Are you proud of this? Do you get frustrated when you can't manipulate?

[Rab1901]

I found a poll from a long time ago where every girl said that girls more often succeed at manipulating the opposite sex, and I am actually not surprised, but this is just great confirmation, and I just had some curiosity about how you're feeling about this.

Poll linked below:

Which gender succeeds more often at manipulating the opposite sex? Men, women or Apache helicopters?

[Pegases]

That's women's power because they have to combat the physical strength of a man. Often, manipulation is what saves women's lives, but a lot of women do use this ability to manipulate both men and women into just getting what they want. The key to avoiding this as a man, is to study women like you would a subject in school. I've learned most women use the same tactics, because most men don't realize that not only are most women manipulative, but that most women are also better liars than we are by design. That being said, women aren't going to just sacrifice the only weapon they often have, because at least half of the time their livelihood depnds on it. So all you need to know is that women can only manipulate a man that lacks sexual self control, and a back bone. If you take away sex appeal, 90% of women have nothing they can manipulate you with.

[WanderingLoveWizard]

If you think about it, manipulation is key to woman's survival. This is a man's world, and we would walk all over them if they didn't know how to get their way

[Sirenboobzilla]

Dude, literally without trying to do anything, men will do extra nice and offer to do stuff just because I'm showing cleavage.

[Rab1901]

I am very aware. Are you proud of this? Is it frustrating when men won't do that stuff for you?
I am genuinely just curious.

[Sirenboobzilla]

Honestly it's a mixture of feelings. Sure, I'll feel some pride in being approached because I'm attractive (be it face, body, etc.). It's never been lost on me that I'm approached because of it. But it does get frustrating at times. If, for example, you see me at a bar having a drink and you specifically ask if you can buy me one, I'll likely say sure and even talk for a bit and I do like making conversation. Least I can do right? But then, again just an example, you start getting a little frisky with the conversation and make it pretty clear that you're just after a hookup; that's when it becomes frustrating.

[Anonymous]

Women are taught to manipulate from birth and when puberty hits they have the weapons to match thier already finely tuned trickery. Guys by the time we hit puberty we're already at least a decade behind women. So that's how they do it.