Here are five psychology-backed phrases manipulators use to deceive you.
1) “Have you gained weight/changed your makeup/style?”
Manipulators love veiled criticisms.
A British study found that manipulative female friends use “subtle”
methods like criticism to “undermine another person’s confidence.”
Secondly, "I suppose my sentiments are unimportant."
An additional prevalent manipulative strategy was examined in the aforementioned research on female friendship.