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"The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists" by Neil Strauss
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"The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists" by Neil Strauss I've never been the kind of guy who has girlfriends. I've had girlfriends, but I'm not always dating someone, or dating someone new, and I NEVER pick up. Most frustratingly of all though: Usually I get to know a wonderful girl, develop major feelings for her, and can't force myself to make a move to take it to the next level. I always thought this was because I have too much respect for women. I thought, if she likes me she'll let me know. Surely she must know that I like her, so if she's not being overt with her feelings, they probably aren't there. Turns out I was right. The key to picking up women and the key to getting friends to sleep with you is to throw your respect for them right out the window. I learned this by reading "The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists" by Neil Strauss, aka: Style. The Game is the story of a short, awkward, poorly groomed, nerdy music journalist who get introduced to the world of Professional Pick-up Artists (PUAs) and decides to dive in head first. PUAs claim to be able to get any woman they want to give them a phone number, a kiss, a blowjob, or full on intercourse. They could even make her fall in love with them, if that's what they wanted. What's funny is that most of the guys Strauss encounters are just as big nerds as he is. His first Mentor is a guy who goes by the name Mystery. He does magic. They treat meeting women like a video game. They use "routines" and "escalation" to drive their "target" inevitable into their arms. It's really weird. ...and very, very compelling. Like I said, I've never been all that successful with the ladies. I do best with dating sites because I can think about my messages and present a different side of myself to whoever I'm talking with. I'm able to do that because of the distance provided by the computer screen. These don't need that kind of distance because they don't think of women as human beings anyway. But I figure their strategies can be used in less evil ways, and I intend to do some reading into their methods to help me get over some of my shyness and stuff. One realization I've already come to is that when faced with the prospect of losing a friend or gaining a lover, I think I have to risk losing the friend, because historically I just end up resenting her anyway. and that's no good. |
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