Daily Nexus sources have found that the best way to manipulate a woman is to display an interest in her music taste. Upon meeting her, a man should inquire about said music taste, gaining bonus points if they are able to become mutuals on Spotify, or even create a blended playlist. It is imperative to act as attentive as possible, allowing her to explain her top five artists and every curated playlist that correlates to an oddly specific time in her life. By the end, the woman should feel listened to, understood and connected to the man.

After he inevitably ghosts her, but remains mutuals on social media, it was found that the most manipulative men will later post to one of these songs, choosing the most pretentious, unknown artist (except to the girl he is manipulating) that he was introduced to. Data shows that the most popular artists that men posted to were Clairo, Beabadoobee, Fiona Apple and Mazzy Star.

Ultimately, male manipulation of women worked best with this strategy of falsified interest in her music taste — leading to the stealing of songs to get more women who will inevitably fall for the same trap.

Calico Critter has in fact, and will continue, to fall for these evil men.