Service to self, philosophy.

[Infinite Unity]

That first one, just makes me want to throw up....like how could you even want to manipulate people in such a fashion...most specifically, "in your love life". like what????

Like any other negative intent, it is directed without at the projection of unbalanced aspects from within.

There are probably not all that much people who are selflessly in a relationship, if that is even any possible, so seems to me it is an area where the state of proximity is where the distortions of self and other-self will be most strongly energized and as such it is highly unlikely that a person that leans toward manipulation would not be manipulative with whom is closest to them. Just like how a person with deep anger issues will have its anger erupt on those who are closest to them, as they are the mirror that dives most into their vulenrable self and as such create events of release of accumulated energies that came from other aspects of life where they were not expressed.

I agree completely, I was coming from a more mundane viewpoint. To say so blatantly a thing...
I definitely agree with your synopsis above though. Very nicely said, and as always enlightening.
I also caught your meaning in the first sentence (wink wink, looks in the mirror).