The Easiest Men to Manipulate in a Relationship
ManTalks Podcast
Connor Beaton
4.8 • 591 Ratings
🗓️ 28 May 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
I break down the four types of men who are the easiest to manipulate in relationships - and why these patterns usually start long before the relationship itself. I talk about the hidden wounds behind shame, over-functioning, fear of conflict, and putting women on a pedestal, and how those patterns quietly shape attraction, boundaries, and self-respect. This episode is about recognizing the role you play in unhealthy dynamics without falling into self-blame. If you’ve ever felt like you lose yourself in relationships, this conversation will help you understand why - and what it actually takes to change it.
SHOW HIGHLIGHTS
00:00 - The Men Most Easy to Manipulate
01:22 - The Shamed Man
06:15 - The Chronic Growth Guy
09:18 - Moving the Goalpost
11:08 - The Scared Man
15:02 - Conflict Is Not a Threat
19:00 - The Worshiper
23:10 - From Wounding to Self-Respect
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| 0:00.0 | There are certain types of men, certain archetypes of men that are way easier to manipulate in a relationship. |
| 0:14.9 | And oftentimes these guys are getting walked over. They don't have very good boundaries. |
| 0:19.1 | Their needs aren't getting met. They're building resentment internally. And the truth is that if a woman is walking all over you in the |
| 0:26.0 | relationship, it's not always just as simple as she's manipulative or she's a bad person. Usually it's |
| 0:33.4 | because there's a part of you that is not only allowing it, but inviting it in. |
| 0:39.0 | And that can be a hard thing to hear, but it's honestly one of the most useful things that I |
| 0:43.4 | can tell you, because the reality is that for most of the men that I have worked with, |
| 0:49.0 | when they find themselves in a relationship with a woman, and he's not getting his needs met, |
| 0:53.5 | right? You're not happy. |
| 0:54.7 | You're not super content. You're not getting what you want out of the relationship. You kind of feel |
| 0:58.6 | like you're having to tiptoe around. There's something in you that's pushing you into these dynamics |
| 1:04.4 | with women that are not working. And so today I'm going to break down the four archetypes of men |
| 1:10.1 | that are the easiest to manipulate in a relationship. I'm going to break down the four archetypes of men that are the easiest to manipulate in a relationship. |
| 1:13.5 | I'm going to talk a little bit about what builds each archetype and what breaks each pattern. |
| 1:19.4 | Okay. |
| 1:19.8 | So that you can see it so that you can take action on it and that you can start to move yourself out. |
| 1:24.8 | And so what I want you to listen to as you go through this episode is which category, |
| 1:30.0 | which archetype do you really fall into? |
| 1:33.4 | And maybe you start to think about a couple of your buddies. |
| 1:36.0 | You might see a couple of your friends, you know, how they operated their relationships |
| 1:41.1 | and start to notice which category they fall into because I'm going to give you |
| 1:45.6 | the tools to also help them eject. So archetype number one, let's dive straight in. |
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