Sunday, December 7, 2008

Ethical Manipulation

Girls are often accused, rightly, of manipulation. Well boys its about time we learn how to play the game. Girls are too good at this naturally. We too can learn the principles of manipulation. We however, will play by the ethical rules of Manipulation. Here are 6 principles of ethical influence and manipulation. In reality these 6 principles are meant to be used in business and life in general, but can be applied to dating and general manipulation of the female gender.
1. Reciprocation - Be the first to give service, and they will follow suit...
2. Scarcity - Make sure that the person you are trying to influence understands that you are a rare and important asset. Exclusivity is key here. If the person understands that you have information or abilities that no one else has then they will be more intrigued and will be putty in your hands.
3. Authority - Establish your position through professionalism, credentials, knowledge. Show the person that you are the best there is at whatever it is you are doing.
4. Consistency - Start small and build. This is where the commitment pattern comes into play. You want to get them to commit to doing something. Start with something very small. Get them to say it outloud and publicly
5. Liking - This is where the natural charm comes in. Have you ever noticed that if you "flirt" with a girl that it is easier to get things from them? It doesn't matter how old the girl is or if she is married or not. If you compliment the girl then she become putty in your hands. Find similarities with the girl, genuinely compliment them. Here is the key to the LIKING principle. Find a common purpose that you can work together on. Kendall likes to use the marathon; it works for him. I use cuddling...The principle is the same, establish a common purpose and work together on it.
6. Consensus - When girls are unsure, they look to outside sources to confirm their decisions. Options here include providing testimonials of past people, although this could be awkward if applied in a dating circumstance, especially if you have burned past bridges, which you should never do.

If you can implement these 6 principles then you will have people eating out of your hand. I imagine that by writing this I will have alerted many females to my methods and they will just be turned off by my over-confidence in my manipulation tactics. But I will just use these techniques on you again to make you want me!!! ha ha ha

5 comments:

nerak said...

so you flirt with married women? ;)

The Student said...

This is so true! There is so much in business that translates to dating! I especially liked the scarcity comment and the consistency one. first dates are always better on weekdays. They are short, involve less commitment, and its a smaller step than giving up a cherished weekend night! There seems to be a power in dropping a girl off early in the initial stages. It doesn't show that you are too eager!

Unknown said...

ooh... does this mean you are free next weekend?! ;) I love this... and i may even post it on mine...

Anonymous said...

Oh boy. Was this a bad time to find your blog or what? haha!! Should I come back another day? Well, Eric, this is a nice little set of rules (?) or guidelines (?). Let us know if dating gets better or worse for you...I'm interested to see. By the way, "Ethical Manipulation" is an oxymoron.

Carson and Anne said...

Find a common purpose...cuddling. I love it.