The Manipulated Man -

According to Vilar, women employ specific psychological tools to maintain this dynamic:

: Marriage is framed not as a romantic union but as a "selfish creation" of women. In this view, women use sex as a tool to coerce men into a lifetime of hard labor to support them and their children. The Manipulated Man

: Vilar points out that men often have little influence over whether they have children, yet are legally and socially bound to support them for life. Reception and Criticism According to Vilar

: Using over-dramatized emotional reactions, such as crying or feigned distress, to force compliance from men. such as crying or feigned distress