Pick-up Artist

One almost universal meme within the PUA community is the use of "negging," the "push/pull technique," or other variants on the old...

Mike and Raj (not their real names) circle the bar, scanning for women, drinks held at an awkward right angle to their chests.He says reassuring...

Neil Strauss’ 2005 book, The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists, made a month-long appearance on...

They pretend to ask for directions, and after the woman has pointed out the route, say: “Actually I just wanted to talk to you,” or,...

While negging certainly doesnt work on everyone, there has been research that indicates that women who have their self-esteem temporarily lowered tend to...

This covert nice guy ploy is nothing new: covert narcissists have been using it for decades underhandedly to misrepresent their intentions and character, and to...

As the authors of the study note, “One key pattern associated with the development of a close relationship among...

Neil Strauss’ 2005 book, The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists, made a month-long appearance...

This covert nice guy ploy is nothing new: covert narcissists have been using it for decades underhandedly to misrepresent their intentions and character, and to...

"Some even use 'statements of vulnerability' to amplify the perception that they're sensitive and relatable." According to him, this typically works because...