Manipulation and sex

When Andie walks into Ben's apartment she immediately asks where his bathroom is so she can do the "girly" thing of scoping out his toiletries while she calls a friend to update her on what her next move will be. Within minutes of this scene Andie portrays a couple feminine attributes of being nosy and constantly need to be on the phone. In this conversation Andie tells her friend that the is going to "dangle the bait out for him". In this sentence she objectifies herself making herself just some bait, the means for an end to get the guy. She is also portraying another female characteristic of being manipulative by using sex or the possibility of sex to get her way.

Outside of the bathroom Ben is putting on Nelly's "Hot in Herre" and lighting candles to set the mood. He soon changes the music and blows out the candles when he realizes that "a diamond is a long term relationship". He needs to win over his diamond by more than just making her feel like another score so he decides to win his diamond over so he can win his diamond contract. Both try to use or not use sex in order to keep the other interested which is often portrayed in pop culture. By the end of the scene each want to ignore their previous decision and let go, however Andie leaves before things go too far and continues with her plan to draw him in by leaving her purse behind showing that she always kept her manipulative plot in mind the whole time.