How manipulative are you?

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On a scale of 1 to 5, 1 being the least and 5 being the most manipulative, where do you stand?

For reference, a woman getting a man to do things with her looks or for (the chance of) sex is about a 1 or 2.....while a cult leader would be a 5. The size and type of "seed" you have to plant, and how patient you are are also factors. Do you have to do a whole lot to get what you want, or do anything physical, or can you plant a small seed of an idea into someone's head and make them do what you want and perhaps they not even realize it?

Please comment!

One 21
Two 18
Three 23
Four 16
Five 9
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  • Chillpill
    12 years ago

    -1 for me. I have negative charisma. The more I try to talk someone into something, the more I end up talking them out of it.

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  • Jheanne22
    12 years ago

    Me, i am really manipulative. I always get what i want, and make peoples around me do what i wanted them to do. I can consider myself as a spoiled brat, sometimes when i asked a friend to do something and they didn't do it, she/he will be ignored and hated by the peoples around me and my friends. I DON'T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER.

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  • dappled
    12 years ago

    Bottom of the scale. I could probably learn how to be more manipulative, but it doesn't seem like the best way to spend what limited time I have on this planet.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      12 years ago

      I think you are somewhat manipulative, having read your posts for a while now. Not that it's a bad thing, not that you're doing it for evil purposes, I just see it in you a bit.

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      • dappled
        12 years ago

        I did think about the question before I answered and I decided to separate manipulative and persuasive. I try very hard to be persuasive and I sometimes succeed. But, in my head, manipulative meant trying to get people to do something they don't want to do so that it'll benefit me, and I don't think I try to do that. I'm happy to consider it if others think I do, though.

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  • RoseIsabella
    10 years ago

    I picked 1 on the manipulative scale but honestly I would like to be a 0. Manipulative people are shitty, selfish jerks.

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  • blaster
    12 years ago

    I was in a hurry so rushed that last one and it came out sounding all wrong.
    I know what people are gonna say tho , how they'll respond or what they'll do . And often it's the cleverest people that are the easiest to read , so in that way I'm sort of manipulative as I often play around with them in my head , but not in real life tho , I just let them go.
    Mind you , my girl is a whole different ball game , really hard to read and really spontaneous, has my head in all sorts of knots, but I like that about her.

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  • kismetie
    12 years ago

    it depends on the person :p

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    • .Velveetuh.Cheeze.
      12 years ago

      i agree it does depend on how smart the person is

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  • joybird
    12 years ago

    My son says I manipulate him by looking at him as if I'm disappointed.
    I was furious recently coz I told my husband that there was no water in my windscreen washer bottles, and he didn't sort if for 2 days!! By the 3rd day I texted my pals to say 'I win. He put the water in!' I only mentioned it once - if I had to say it twice I would've been very angry!!!

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  • Doodlebrain
    12 years ago

    Everyone manipulates each other.

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    Hmm...maybe like 2.5. I'm not fully sure but I thought about it and realized that I can get my friends to do things. I don't really use it for bad though....although I should try >:)

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  • squirrelgirl
    12 years ago

    I think I am about a 2. I sometimes manipulate my family members because I know their personalities really well so I know just the right things to say or do to make them respond the way I want them to.

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  • dom180
    12 years ago

    Not at all. At least, I hope not, I don't try to be. If I am it is a genuine accident.

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    • Ihadtomakeyetanotheraccountffs
      12 years ago

      You're just manipulating us to believe that!

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  • wannarocktheworld
    12 years ago

    my good side often tells me not too manipulate for my selfish benefit
    but hell, i end up doing it anyway sometimes. but only in scenarios in which the other party is not completely made a fool of

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    Whoever doesn't respond to this thread has a manipulation level of 5.

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    • Shackleford96
      12 years ago

      Congratulations, you have forced me to respond to your comment :)

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      • [Old Memory]
        12 years ago

        It was a joke; don't read too much into it ;)

        But in reality a truly manipulative person would never respond to this poll.

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        • KokoroComplex
          12 years ago

          I'm not that manipulative, which is probably why I just replied to your comment. :P.

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