Pick Up Artist

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

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...

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

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

to get laid is to beat the other person into submission or trick them, they believe that this is somehow a reasonable way to...

the chapter he contributed, in which he and Strauss chat up a woman at an art gallery).But I've never been part of that."He distinguishes...

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...

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

Most PUAs acknowledge the distinction between so-called "inner game" and "outer game", where the former relates to techniques directed towards increasing one's self-confidence and...