Women have an innate propensity to manipulate. Far greater than men. Their survival quite literally depended on their ability to do so. Women didn't have the brawn and brute force of the male to enforce his desires, they had to use their cunning and sway tactics, to achieve the object of their desire.

The female tactician is not necessarily a well thought out master manipulator, but rather a function of an inbuilt solipsistic mechanism that allows her to reshape reality, and believe in said reshaped reality. This creates a powerful, persuasive Machiavellian, who emotionally invests and truly believes the narrative she creates.

All females fall somewhere on the persuasion scale, ranging from submissive supporter to full dark triad Lucifer's daughter. The further down the scale she slides, the more effective she is at twisting your arm. Often you'll find yourself questioning yourself and your decisions but be unable to detach from her alluring gaze. She plays on your emotions, that cloud your better judgment.

It's the exploitation of the inherent male drive to compete and conquer that makes them so dangerous. We want to be in control, we want to win, and a Lucifer daughter is an adversary that fuels the battle fire.

The most important aspect of preventing oneself from falling prey to such tactics is to be able to recognize when we're being drawn in and swayed for her benefit and then reacting logically in spite of our emotions telling us otherwise. The more experienced you are with women the easier it will be. The less experienced men are like putty to be played.

We talk very often about how to mold her behavior, but very seldom about how she pulls the puppet strings to shape our behavior. Some of the more common/effective tactics include:

Making you work for sex : Those with a scarcity mentality are particularly vulnerable to this one. It's why we talk about oneitis and unicorns so much around here. Their goal is to extract as much as possible from you while giving you as little as possible. It's an age old femme survival mechanism, get as much resources, protection etc without giving up her egg, which is reserved for only the highest value male.

React : If she hasn't put out early on she's either not interested or she can sense you're too invested and will extract what she can, cut after second date.

I'm not sure about you: What she means by this is: I know I don't like you but I enjoy the validation and providership you offer. Keep working for my affections until I find a better prospect. A one way ticket to the friend zone. When a woman is interested in a man she's getting tingles down to her toes, she's not building an excel spreadsheet of pro's and con's to yield an answer.

React: Standard Blue Pill response is to ante up the interest and show her how much she means to him. As a RP man we are well aware more effort will only harm your cause. If she's not sure, you better be sure it's time to walk.

Talking to other guys: In a time long long ago men used to quite literally fight it out for the prize that would become his sex toy. When she talks to other men she's igniting this instinct to compete. This is our mate guarding instinct. Some women will use this to keep you working for them

React: A & A, Amused Mastery in isolated instances, If it's a regular occurrence ghost the bitch. She wants to permanently be shopping at the meat market.

Comparing you to ex's: Same function as above, she wants you to compete to be better. Keep you investing. She'll often mention dates he took her on, gifts, trips etc.

React: Ever notice how the guy she is most affected by is the guy who treated her like trash and didn't give a shit about her? Invest what you feel she earns, nothing more, she'll respect a man who lives by his own accord. A & A, amused mastery in isolated instances.

Moods: Naturally we want our partners to be happy, so when we see them in a mood our instinctual reaction is to make her happier. This additional investment only re-enforces this sort of behavior. When you're playing dancing monkey to bring a smile on her face, watch how much more moody she becomes.

React: Withdraw attention in moody times. Drop her off at home and let her self soothe. She'll eventually recognize that mood=less investment, happy + bubbly=more investment.

Playing the Victim: A women will very often shape reality as something done to them rather than something done by them. This involves taking zero responsibility for her actions and instead blaming you for her/the relationships shortcomings.

React: Isolated instances simply ignore or amused mastery, next if it's a constant pattern.

Push/Pull: A very persuasive tactic that is most effective on inexperienced bloopies. She'll drop obvious hints of attraction then pull back. Keeping you dangling on that carrot forever and a day. Happens within relationships too, to sway behavior, she'll show large amounts of affection and then pull back. Can often be a BPD red flag when taken to the extreme.

React: Out of a relationship, don't be a pussy, just make your move so you know where you stand. In a relationship pull back when there's no affection, invest when there is. Re-enforce the positive behaviors. In extreme cases, get the fuck out.

These are the primary tactics used by all women, feel free to add more if you've noticed others.

Your BPD types will use most if not all to it's full utility, your mentally stable submissive will use far less. The former is a horror show as a partner, the latter is plain sailing, with very little stress. The paradox is the former will ignite a fire of emotion in you which masquerades as "love" whilst the latter will probably have you less emotionally invested. Which is why following your heart/dick is often a recipe for disaster. Logic is your ally.

Personally I've found over time that the submissives offer far more long term utility whilst the hardcore gamers have their early sexual appeal but become more of a chore than anything else.