Sentences with phrase «feeling manipulative»

However, if you were feeling manipulative and wanted to harness the power of science, you could escape the cold of winter and take your partner on an amazing warm and tropical vacation.

This of course leaves everything feeling manipulative and false.

Its even pace, alternating between vignettes of the lives of increasingly impoverished farmers and the harsh beauty of the wintry landscape, builds to a climax that is powerful without feeling manipulative.

It may feel manipulative, but the power of praise is one of the few ways to tap into a narcissist's best performance at work.

It's a delicate story of two people on the fringe of society that never once feels manipulative, and lands with an emotional wallop.

But in its later stages, as WWI darkens Chris's horizon, the film begins to slip into cliché: one character's emotional transformation is so clumsily handled as to be almost laughable, while an unnecessary hop over the English Channel and into the trenches feels manipulative and off - message.

It «never feels manipulative even though it's painting in extremely familiar dramatic strokes,» I wrote last week.

Personal reflections of adolescence automatically tug you into a story and it feels manipulative, but The Way Way Back lovingly retraced pubescent steps with mirth.

Megan Leavey never feels manipulative or overly melodramatic.

Gadon has a difficult task, faced with slowly revealing her tragic background in a way that can not feel manipulative or manufactured, internalizing it into her character's personality.

Be careful not to overuse «parroting» because if they catch on to what you're doing, the technique can feel manipulative.

Not exact matches

«Gaslighting is perhaps one of the most insidious manipulative tactics out there because it works to distort and erode your sense of reality; it eats away at your ability to trust yourself and inevitably disables you from feeling justified in calling out abuse and mistreatment.»

Written for all B2C sales professionals, this sales training book takes you on a 30 - day journey with Jeff Shore to strengthen both your closing mindset and your closing technique using modern methods (and without feeling sleazy or manipulative!).

Watching the aftermath of the miscarriage play out between Toby, Kate and even Rebecca doesn't feel emotionally manipulative in the slightest.

The result is so contrived, manipulative and inauthentic that it makes you feel like a dumbass for even having taken the time to read it.

When images are used to move us without convincing us that they are appropriate to reality, they are felt as manipulative rather than liberating and energizing.

So when something upsetting happens to them against their will, rather than get consciously angry, mean, manipulative or deceitful, they drive these unpleasant thoughts and feelings deep underground and cover it all in a sentimental spirituality laced with ultimate concern for the church, God's will, and mission.

nice to see you crawl out of your hole just in time to offer your 2 cents worth once again... unlike yourself I started following this team long before Wenger arrived on the scene and will continue to do so long after he's gone... in his earlier years I admired the cerebral elements he brought to the EPL, which at that point was more brutish than beautiful, and I respected the seemingly tireless efforts of Arsene, Dein & staff to uncover and develop talent without sacrificing the product on the field... likewise I appreciated that such a youthful manager wasn't afraid to bring strong personalities and / or world - class players into the fold without being fearful of how said players would potentially undermine and / or dilute his authority... unfortunately this all changed about 10 years ago and culminated in the removal of all our greatest players, both young and old, without any real replacements coming in... from Henry to RVP to Fabergas and Nasri, it was easy to see that this club was no longer interested in competing at the highest levels... instead of being honest, minus the ridiculous claims regarding the new stadium, Wenger chose to side with management and in doing so became the «front man» for this corporation pretending to be a world - class soccer club... without the «front man» this organization would have been exposed numerous years earlier, so his presence was imperative if the facade was to continue... it's for this reason and more that I despise what this once great man and Kroenke has done to my beloved club... the gutless, shameful and manipulative way they have treated the fans, like myself, is largely indefensible and this is why I felt it necessary to start offering my opinion in a public format... trust me, I resisted the temptation for many years but as long as the same shit continues to exist I will voice my opinions and if you don't like it maybe you should look for a different team to pretend to follow

It can feel as though every time you try to point out that your partner is being manipulative, controlling, or overly critical in a way that is eroding your marriage, you end up being accused of causing them to behave that way.

Feel free to see these posts for my thoughts on BW myths: Combating Babywise Myths: Go Three Hours Between Feedings No Matter What: http://babywisemom.blogspot.com/2008/01/combating-babywise-myths-go-3-hours.html Combating Babywise Myths # 2: You have to abandon your child's needs: http://babywisemom.blogspot.com/2008/01/combatting-babywise-myths-2-you-have-to.html Combating Babywise Myths # 3: Your Baby Will Not Thrive: http://babywisemom.blogspot.com/2008/02/combating-bw-myths-3-your-baby-will-not.html Combating Babywise Myths # 4: If you need help with it, then it is obviously a wrong thing to do: http://babywisemom.blogspot.com/2008/02/combating-babywise-myths-4-if-you-need.html Combating Babywise Myths # 5: Babywise will cause you to lose your milk supply if nursing: http://babywisemom.blogspot.com/2008/02/combating-babywise-myths-5-babywise.html Combating Babywise Myths # 6: BW parents call their kids words like «manipulative»: http://babywisemom.blogspot.com/2008/02/combating-babwise-myths-6-bw-parents.html Combatting Babywise Myths # 7: Your child will not be interactive

Not in a manipulative way, but because it makes me feel good.

When they tantrum they are not being naughty or manipulative, they're just being toddlers struggling with big feelings, poor communication skills and even poorer emotion regulation skills.

Furthermore, many healthcare providers, educators and pregnancy options counselors will not feel confident or comfortable discussing adoption with their clients, or referring to adoption agencies, until they too can be assured that adoption practices will not be manipulative or harmful to the women and families they work with.

And while I don't necessarily believe she was being manipulative, I do think it is wrong - headed to say, «I just feel that a child needs stability and needs one place.»

The term «psychopath» is not flattering: such people are considered cold, manipulative, do not feel any remorse and seek thrills without any fear — and all that at other's expense.

The «light and breezy» tack will work against a woman seeking a relationship built on communication and trust, and men will feel put off by this seemingly manipulative strategy.

I feel as though this film is a genius picture on many levels, due to its manipulative styles and ways of getting people into the theatre.

Every scene in School Pride feels like the seventh or 10th take and too contrived, even by the low standards of reality TV... I will say that School Pride seems less manipulative and showy than its forebears.

Because Fault in Our Stars deals with heavier issues, it should leave a stronger impression on people than Boone's first outing as director; if handled well, the film could be a moving tear - jerker - if not, this one could easily feel cloying and / or manipulative.

The conflict serves as a manipulative backdrop for the couple's relationship, and though the script tries desperately to make the metaphor work, it feels shoehorned and iffy at best, resulting in a jumbled narrative.

Brolin infuses Thanos with his slit - eyed manipulative glower, so that the evil in this movie never feels less than personal.

«Stronger» feels sometimes manipulative — it would be difficult to tell this story and not come off that way — but I'd be lying if I said the manipulation didn't work.

To those that may begin to feel this way, my advice is to be patient, as things do begin to gel as the story winds along, with an ending that is uplifting without being overly manipulative or saccharine.

Fassbender and Weisz are customarily nuanced and splendid, while Vikander is simply wonderful, making Isabel's arc from youthful naivete to world - weary grief feel as authentic as material this emotionally manipulative possibly could.

Misjudged, miscast, ludicrous, saccharine, underdeveloped and manipulative, it's everything that Crowe's work normally isn't; even his sense of music is absent, the film overloaded with tracks that feel like they were purchased in bulk.

I don't believe that Shakespeare was the manipulative jerk that he's portrayed as in this film, but I understand that other people feel differently.

And then there's the most frustrating film of all, the kidnapping tale that feels like it needed to have dark comedy elements like «Fargo» or «Bernie» but just comes off as flat and manipulative.

Her arc feels grounded, and her manipulative cunning and wordplay are more interesting to watch than Dolores's torture spree.

But Vallée pulls off a grander achievement: He conveys real catharsis in charting a woman (Reese Witherspoon) on a journey, scattering her memories throughout the movie in a way that manages to feel natural, rather than manipulative.

Some felt it was manipulative, but I found it mesmerising.

Oscar season usually brings out the heavy - handed and emotionally manipulative films that force you to feel a certain way — Moonlight is not one of those films.

Although Meirelles film detaches the viewer from actually feeling the gravity and emotion of each situation, this also makes for a more realistic, less manipulative feel, which some viewers may mistake for being indifferent, which this most certainly is not.

This means an overly sentimental film that, if you are of a sort, make you feel good, even though it's clearly manipulative to the core.

Sure, it deliberately goes for the heart - strings, and it's often the case with such films that they just end up feeling crass and manipulative — but there's a really genuine feeling to this one.

-- in the original, feel masturbatory and sometimes emotionally manipulative, which is the bigger bummer considering that, emotionally, Gilmore Girls almost never hit a false note.

However, the deliberately paced screenplay by director Michael Almereyda (Experimenter) is a low - key meditation on grief and the power of memories that winds up feeling more manipulative than sincere.

Amour is anything but manipulative or forgettable, but its emotional power is similarly not fully felt until the final credits are rolling.

Released: April 13 Cast: Brady Jandreau, Tim Jandreau, Lilly Jandreau, Cat Clifford Director: Chloé Zhao (Songs That My Brothers Taught Me) Why it's great: The gritty authenticity of The Rider, which casts real - life horse wrangler Brady Jandreau as an injured rodeo star trying to find his second act, is perfectly balanced by a yearning poetic quality that never feels cloying or manipulative.

You also feel that this baldly manipulative, yet nevertheless adorable, origin flick has all the trappings of a Best Picture frontrunner — one from some stage in history, at least.

Completely agree with the review - there are some good moments but overall the film feels contrived and the love story is manipulative.