Ok I'll be serious. I have been known to be manipulative, but my moon is in scorpio so that's probably why. I like to know a lot about people and I like to have control over not only myself, but others around me. I usually don't like to manipulate tho unless I'm in a competitive mood where I want to sharpen my manipulation skills. I'm usually very mellow tho
I know I'm capable of manipulation. Sags naturally have a very fun, energetic, charming, and intelligent nature to them which could easily be used to manipulate others. But I also find that I am drawn towards honesty and integrity. I don't like the feeling of being manipulated by a sneaky person, and I want to associate myself with honest, ethical people. For that reason, I don't use my assets to manipulate others. I want my relationships with others to be the "real thing". Manipulating those people just creates negativity in the long-run, in my opinion. Any manipulating I do has good intentions behind it. For example, if I really like a guy, I do my best to turn on the charm and he usually responds positively. But I don't think it's really manipulation if that's how I honestly feel about him. I hope I made some sense, and I hope I answered your question! 🙂
My not-gf is definitely a manipulator (one of the many reasons for the "not-"), but she's also a Leo moon with Scorpio in venus and mars.
I know a lot of Sags see life as a "game," so I'm sure that a lot of what seems like "sound strategy" to Sags comes off as manipulation to most other people.
My Capricorn grandmother, is seriously a SAINT. but she's also the master of manipulation by guilt-trips, and it's something she has taught me indirectly through advice she has given me.
I'm not sure if this counts as manipulation....but most of the time when someone close to me does something that pisses me off/hurts my feelings I get confrontational and very dramatic. I will snapppp on them. (I'm more non-confrontational with people I don't know well/aren't as close to) She always told me it's better to just act very hurt and tell them they've hurt your feelings and your sorry they're having a bad day/hard time/whatever.
& actually, that's the only way you get positive reactions. I thought that was very clever of her, but also kind of manipulative.
I'm usually to pissed to pull it off. *shrugs*
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