The Manipulators

after the frenzy is over (undeniable) and the boundaries are beginning to take root, sooner than later come the acts of manipulation--- these acts of pure insecurity & wanton control are the backbone of any good breakup & definitely any good destructive fall between two people who might of at some point in time believed that they understood each other. discussing with their friends instead of their significant others, the two learn ways of trying to make each other do what they want without asking them, like puppet masters learning their craft without truly considering what the partner thinks at all & so come the incessant demands, so come the dwelling on the physical flaws so come the reading of magazines which instruct, so come the fostering of advice via television psychiatrists & talk show hosts, so come the admiration for machiavellian manners of trying to train one another as if they were one of pavlov’s own, so come the dwelling on the specific & meticulous, so come the flirtations with others in front of the partner, so come the psychological torments, so come the withholding of everything from sex to warm feelings & the back off of courting, so come the inevitable building back up of the walls, so come all the side effects of a life less honest & one more step closer to hating someone that you barely know but most certainly could have.