Yes, that's me, "Ms Devious." This is how my deviousness plays out at our house: I try the direct communication route a few times. If that doesn't work, I announce to my H that direct communication hasn't achieved the results I want and I will now be resorting to manipulation tactics. He becomes quite attentive to see what I am going to do.
Yeah, you definitely want to be more subtle than my example!
This is how my deviousness plays out at our house: I try the direct communication route a few times. If that doesn't work, I announce to my H that direct communication hasn't achieved the results I want and I will now be resorting to manipulation tactics. He becomes quite attentive to see what I am going to do. 
