He Moved Into My Space. Then He Moved Into My Account.

He started with six weeks on the couch. Then he was on the utilities, the internet account, the gym membership. By the time the relationship ended, three months of logistics and two hundred dollars in break fees separated them. This episode of The Skillful Art of Manipulation breaks down the financial cohabitation trap: how a manipulator inserts themselves into your expenses one reasonable step at a time until removing them becomes its own project. The lock clicks when you try to open the door from the inside. New episodes weekly on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.