What do you call being manipulative?

[cleanbluesky]

I've been thinking about where to draw the line recently regarding what being manipulative is and what it is not...

Is the key factor honesty... i.e. if you wont co-operate with someone but you tell them why you wont co-operate whereas if you try to misrepresent yourself you are being manipulative?

 

[cleanbluesky]

William - but I would say that EVERYONE does this in a relationship... if I think someone is treating me unfairly I will apply the same rules to them - this is in response to their attitude

Sic - I think I know exactly what you mean TBH, I am wondering right now if I am a manipulative person, or whether I am just manipulative with people who try to manipulate me...

But having said that I dont do that behaviour with people who are honest with me