Unlocking Vulnerability: 7 Surprising Emotional Traits That Make You an Easy Target for Manipulation
Manipulators don’t always look shady from the start. They build trust quickly, make you feel safe, and then slowly start pushing boundaries, knowing you won’t question their intentions.
As Ernest Hemingway once said, “The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.” But the hard part? Sometimes, you find out they never deserved it in the first place.
Trust is important, but blind trust is dangerous. If you give it away too easily, without letting people earn it, you’re handing over the keys to your decisions, emotions, and even your sense of reality. A little skepticism isn’t cynicism—it’s self-protection.
