Seduction community: Difference between revisions

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Inline

Latest revision as of 19:01, 30 January 2020

Redirect to:

Pickup artist

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
+#REDIRECT [[Pickup artist]]
-A '''pickup artist''', commonly abbreviated '''PUA''',<ref>[[Neil Strauss|Strauss, Neil]] (2005). ''[[The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists]]''. [[ReganBooks]]. ISBN 0-06-055473-8</ref> in [[seduction community]] is  a term used to describe a man who is or who at least strives to be skilled in meeting, attracting, and [[seduction|seducing]] women.
+{{rcat shell|
-The use of ''pickup'' in this context, [[slang]] for making a casual acquaintance with a stranger in anticipation of sexual relations,<ref>"[http://www.bartleby.com/61/83/P0288300.html pickup]". ''[[The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language]]'' Fourth Edition. 2000. Retrieved on [[August 26]] [[2007]]</ref> dates from at least 1970 and the book ''[[How to Pick Up Girls]]'' by [[Eric Weber]]. The phrase was also popularized by ''Pick-Up Times'', a short-lived 1970s magazine and the 1987 semi-autobiographical film, ''[[The Pick-up Artist (film)|The Pick-up Artist]]'', written and directed by [[James Toback]].<ref>Strauss (2005), p. 124, 144.</ref>
+{{R to more specific name}}
+}}
-The term pickup artist (PUA) is also associated with the [[seduction community]], a male [[subculture]] based on the goal of improved sexual and romantic abilities with women. Pickup artists develop pickup lines similar to, yet more complex than the stereotypical [[Pick-up_line]]. Routines and [[gambits]] are developed to stimulate ''attraction switches'' often combined with techniques derived from [[neuro-linguistic programming]]. ''Natural PUAs'' or ''Natural Gamers'' use both [[self-help]] and an understanding of [[social psychology]] to achieve this. They aim to improve their seductive capabilities through the development of attractive lifestyles.  The culture surrounding pickup has spawned an entire industry servicing those who want to improve their social and seduction skills with consultations and in-field training. What makes this industry different is that people learn skill sets to meet the women they want, instead of being set up by [[Matchmaking|matchmakers]].
-The term ''pickup artist'' received increased attention in 2005 upon the arrival of [[Neil Strauss]]'s best selling book, ''[[The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists]]'', also in 2007, from the [[reality television]] series, ''[[The Pick-up Artist (TV series)|The Pick-up Artist]]'', shown on [[VH1]], starring [[Mystery (seduction guru)|Mystery]], [[JDOG]], and Matador, well-known pickup artists from the seduction community. The Pick-up Artist has since aired its second season, and there are also a number of PUA related movies currently in development. In Europe, the term became more widely known with the release of a Channel 4 documentary called The Rules of Seduction, which examines the British pickup artist culture looking at the background and motivations of both the PUA coaches and their clients.
-==See also==
-*[[Dating]]
-*[[Dating Coach]]
-==References==
-{{Reflist}}
-*Berkowitz, A. ([[August 11]] [[2007]]). "[http://recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070811/COMM/708110309 Single Files: You, too, can be a pickup artist]". ''[[Times Herald-Record]]''. Retrieved on [[August 20]] [[2007]].
-*Getches, Catherine ([[July 2]] [[2002]]). "[http://archive.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2002/07/02/toback/index.html The original pick-up artist]". [[Salon.com]]. Retrieved on [[August 25]] [[2007]].
-*Mapes, Diane ([[August 15]] [[2007]]). "[http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/lifestyle/327680_single16.html The Singles File: Is 'The Game' reduced to target and ambush?]". ''Seattle Post-Intelligence''. Retrieved on [[August 20]] [[2007]].
-{{sociology-stub}}
-{{sex-stub}}
-[[Category:Social psychology]]
-[[Category:Personal development]]
-[[Category:Human communication]]
-[[Category:Seduction]]
-[[Category:Seduction community|Seduction community]]
-[[fr:Pick Up Artist]]
-[[no:Pickup artist]]
-[[sv:Pickup artist]]