I once eated/bited a pepper when i was a child because of manipulative females so i learned my lesson early
Its a fact, but not all do it, thank God (men do this too, by the way). Nobody likes to be controled/manipulated, but many endure this in order to keep the other manipulative person happy, thinking that it will make them happy, but this is un-healthy for both, its a vicious cicle of addictive unhappyness, so just like in all other areas of your life you have to
be in control of yourself, so that beign manipulative is their problem, not yours. I agree with Zukin tough.