Well, I wouldn't use the word "maneuver". Let's just say my wife gets her way a lot more than I get mine when there is a difference of opinion on how to do things, and it comes about without confrontation or arguments or bad feelings or the feeling that one person is dominating the other. I guess I don't know exactly how it happens but believe me, Thai women are not passive but do know how to get their way.
Feminine wiles or whatever one wishes to term it. A smart women can get her man to do her bidding without resorting to red faced screeching. You've got to admire the sweet thing who can make you think it was your idea all along.