The Pick-up Artist

As the authors of the study note, “One key pattern associated with the development of a close relationship among peers is sustained, escalating, reciprocal, personal...

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

Most PUAs acknowledge the distinction between so-called "inner game" and "outer game", where the former relates to...

As the authors of the study note, “One key pattern associated with the development of a close relationship among peers is sustained, escalating, reciprocal, personal...

Versatility when picking up partners can yield better results, but in some ways goes against the very regular and methodical approach of pickup...

“Negging” refers to giving a woman a backhanded compliment; “pawning” is the use of a woman to show one's social value to other women; and...

Approaching and opening[edit] Pickup artists generally assume the mindset that men should lead and initiate contacts and plans in general in order to be more...

It is striking that dating advice for women and seduction bootcamps for men both promise the skills to find real connection—while describing a fraught or...

Most PUAs acknowledge the distinction between so-called "inner game" and "outer game", where the former relates to...

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