Thanksgiving is over! Am I thankful?
Sure!! My rankled holiday weekend is over. No more visiting with the "crazy cat lady" or my quote unquote - in laws. I am home, finally. Anyways... this crap has nothing to do with my post, so let's get on with it... shall we?

I sit now on the couch, occasionally peering over the laptop at the chick-flick A-me has decided to watch and I sneer at the adolescent idealism smeared all over our television. She is watching "Sisterhood of the traveling pants 2", and if that title doesn't say enough about how fucking corny this show could possibly be, you could take your pick from an ass load of mediocre everyday drama performed by young chicks fresh out of the nest. I obviously, am not that into watching the movie... hence the laptop, hence the sarcastic attitude. This brings me to a profound question of man's will.

What lengths will a man or woman go to in order to get what they want? I'm not talking about something desperately out of reach, but something relatively simple. For example, I will sit through this entire movie thinking the whole time about how I could be playing PS2, but I will continue to sit here occasionally laughing, holding her hand, and acting as if I give a shit. The reason why I subject myself to such humiliation... because I know that my suffering through this agonizing movie just to hang out, turns her on and I will be rewarded greatly once the night is through.

I'm full of needs, and understanding the treacherous nature of SOME women in order to fulfill my needs is an everyday part of life. I'd think of it as friendly manipulation. So, my mind is now wrapped up very tight in thought about this concept of manipulation.

What things does she do in order to get what she wants, and what things does she actually con me into doing?

So... I would like some more examples of "friendly manipulation." What will you do in order to get what you want?