Ever been in a conversation that left you feeling weirdly guilty, confused, or questioning your own reality? Congrats – you might have just experienced the special joy of being manipulated.

Manipulative people rarely sound manipulative — in fact, they can often sound reasonable or even helpful at first. But ...

Navigating friendships can sometimes feel like walking a tightrope, especially when you're trying to distinguish between a friend who's simply a bit self-centered and one who's crossing into ...

Navigating relationships can be tricky, especially when you're trying to figure out if your spouse is just being "difficult" or if there's something deeper, like emotional manipulation, at play. It's ...

Many fake people, who weaponize their own empathetic moments and charisma for their own advantage, embody the "dark side" of ...

The ten subtle but damaging tactics emotionally manipulative people use to shrink others, often without being overtly cruel ...

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you muster the courage to voice your feelings, only to end up feeling guilty and invalidated? It’s a scenario many of us have experienced. You try to ...

Recent research has analyzed the benefits of manipulation in hopes of teasing out the differences between “harmless” manipulation and “harmful” manipulation. Most social interactions involve some form ...