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7 signs of a manipulative woman

TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Last updated on - Jul 27, 2021, 18:29 IST
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7 signs of a manipulative woman

In a relationship, the worst feeling you can get is of being manipulated. It feels absolutely worthless to feel foolish, manipulated, and emotionally used in a relationship. To not get yourself into a situation where your relationship holds no meaning and being manipulated is the only way your relationship is going to work, it's better to break free or at least identify the signs of a manipulator. Here are 7 signs of a manipulative woman.

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Emotional outburst

Women are sensitive and get emotional very often. This is their way of expressing themselves and they don't shy away from it. However, one of the important signs of a manipulative woman is that she gets emotional right in the middle of an argument when she thinks she is losing. This argument can then take an ugly turn.

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Smooth talker

Some women will engage in smooth-talking and end up manipulating you for their own benefit. They will turn your emotions subtly into the way they want and make you do things that you might not want to do. They manipulate so smartly that you will think that is how you wanted things from the very beginning.

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Denial

A manipulative woman is very good at denial. When you confront them for their manipulative behavior, they will straight up reject it and move to deny it. They will start playing with the emotional card and then everything turns from them being manipulative to them being emotional.

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Good at lying

Manipulative women are extremely good at lying. They will lie without any shame about anything and everything. They won't even think once before lying. They just want to get things done in their way and for that, they will do everything.

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Being nice

This is one of the most common traits of a manipulative woman. A manipulative woman will be extremely nice to you she wants you to do something for them. They will use their charm and charisma to lure you into doing things for them. But as soon as the work is done, they will go back to being their original self.

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No financial support

It is important that both the partners equally invest money in a relationship. But there is no harm in asking for some financial support from your partner. However, a manipulative woman would never support you financially because she knows this is not a steady relationship for her and she is just using you for her manipulative behavior.

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Playing the victim card

The most important sign of a manipulative woman is that she always plays the victim card. One can't be a victim at all times. There will be times when she can be wrong too. In those times she will play the victim card to get her out of the blame and make you feel bad about yourself.

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