When someone is trying to manipulate us, should we still not get cross with them?

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better deal with such situations this question is based on a gita daily article it is very important to get our point across make it a point to not get cross so what if someone is simply trying to manipulate us certainly this principle is not a one stop one formula resolution to all relationship problems it is simply talking about a situation that we getting angry with others does not get angry in the sense that especially angry wherein the emotion of anger makes us irrational or hyper aggressive that is counterproductive we don’t need to be intelligent and assertive so that we don’t get exploited by others being calm is not being naive it is not giving up our capacity to reason and evaluate what is the best response that we can have, it is primarily ensuring that our emotions don’t take away our capacity to reason be it in the way we articulate our words or be it in the way we choose our response which may if the person is being manipulative exploitative be to speak strongly to counter them the point is that we ensure that our speech is not controlled by emotion at the expense of reason then so when emotion sidelines reason completely that is being aggressive which is often counterproductive and destructive but when emotion is being guided and guarded by reason then that is being observative wherein we learn to do the needful to protect ourselves and protect our values and purposes thank you