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Red Flags, Manipulation and Boundaries

Recognise manipulation early, protect your time, money and self-respect, and choose well.

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4 modules · 10 lessons · 8 exercises · 11 curated resources · 30-day guarantee

Is this you?

  • You have been strung along, used, or left confused about where you stood
  • You find yourself apologising for things you did not do
  • You spend money, time and energy on women who give little back
  • You want to protect yourself without becoming cynical about women

What you will get

Not everyone who dates you has good intentions, and even good people can have bad patterns. This program teaches you to recognise manipulation tactics anyone can use (love bombing, gaslighting, breadcrumbing, guilt, financial pressure, hot-and-cold games), to tell them apart from ordinary insecurity, and to respond with boundaries instead of either doormat behaviour or bitterness.

Outcomes

  • A field guide to the most common manipulation tactics and how they feel from the inside
  • A clear line between a red flag and a normal flaw
  • Boundary scripts for time, money, sex, phones and exclusivity
  • A reliable early-warning system in the first four weeks of dating
  • Self-respect that does not depend on being chosen

Modules and lessons

  1. How manipulation works — Manipulation is influence that bypasses your consent: it uses pressure, confusion or guilt instead of honest requests.
    • The pattern, not the person
    • Love bombing
    • Gaslighting
    • Breadcrumbing and hot-and-cold
    • Guilt, obligation and money
  2. Red flag or normal flaw — Everyone has flaws. The question is whether she owns them, whether they cost you, and whether they repeat.
    • The three questions
    • Your own part
  3. Boundaries that hold — A boundary is a statement of what you will do, not a demand about what she must do.
    • Stating a boundary
    • The first four weeks
  4. Staying open — The goal is discernment, not armour.
    • Cynicism is a losing strategy

The learning library

11 hand-picked videos, books, articles, research and tools, with notes on what to take from each. The links are in the workbook.

articleGaslighting: signs and how to protect yourselfPsychology Today
article5 go-to tactics of gaslighters and how to resist themPsychology Today
researchHow to shine a light on gaslighting (University of Toronto study)Psychology Today
article7 ways to extinguish gaslightingPsych Central
articleLove bombing: signs, impact and how to protect yourselfRula
articleWhat is love bombing?MasterClass
article3 tips to detox your love life and not get playedPsychology Today
articleBreadcrumbing, love bombing and other red flags experts say never to ignoreWashington Post via The Nightly
bookAttached: the anxious-avoidant trapLevine and Heller (book)
bookNo More Mr. Nice Guy: hidden contracts and boundariesDr. Robert Glover (book)
videoHealthyGamerGG on manipulation and boundariesYouTube search

Exercises and scripts

8 step-by-step exercises with time estimates. Full instructions are in the workbook; the tier shows where each one unlocks.

History review · 30 minStarter and up
Early-warning checklist · 10 minStarter and up
Fact log · 5 minStarter and up
Boundary scripts · 20 minStarter and up
Hook work · 30 minComplete and up
The no test · 15 minComplete and up
Clean exit rehearsal · 10 minComplete and up
Coach pattern review · 60 minUltra

4 scripts in total in the Complete and Ultra workbooks, plus all 33 across every program in the Scripts and Templates Pack.

The eight things you will measure

Score each 1–5 before you start, at day 15 and at the end. The workbook has the scoring sheet.

Recognising tactics1: I only see it afterwards5: I spot patterns within weeks
Trusting my perception1: I assume I am wrong5: I log facts and trust them
Hook awareness1: Unknown5: I know mine and work on it
Money boundaries1: I fund people who give nothing back5: Clear rules, kept
Time boundaries1: Available at all hours5: My life comes first
Hearing punishment for a no1: I cave5: I note it and act
Exiting1: I stay far too long5: I leave early and kindly
Openness1: Cynical5: Discerning and warm

Choose your tier

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Starter

Learn the fundamentals and get moving in 7 days

$37 one-time

  • Core workbook (PDF): lessons, key ideas, mistakes to avoid
  • Curated learning library with links to videos, books and research
  • 7-day action plan
  • Before / during / after self-assessment matrix
  • Starter exercises
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Complete

The full 30-day program with every exercise and script

$147$97 one-time

  • Everything in Starter
  • Full 30-day program, week by week
  • All exercises, including the advanced ones
  • Scripts, templates and message frameworks
  • Weekly review template and progress tracker
  • 30 days of email Q&A with your coach

Ultra

Complete plus personal coaching and a 90-day path

$497$297 one-time

  • Everything in Complete
  • 90-day mastery path with monthly milestones
  • One private 60-minute coaching call
  • Personal written review of your situation, profile or messages
  • Six fortnightly accountability check-ins by email
  • Lifetime updates to the workbook

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