That's funny and made me laugh out loud... because I don't know of a single case where a Dom/me subtly manipulates their submissive. We are quite direct and obvious about how we manipulate submissives.
In fact, I often announce "Of course you realize I'm manipulating you when I said that... and furthermore, I'm manipulating you by telling you that I'm manipulatiing you."
Followed by the inevitable question... "So did that make you wet?"
