Well i dont like making a nickname for myself, So i let people do it instead, Best one so far is "dragon" i earnt that at a backpackers hostel.

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People tend to make awful nicknames for me, so that's out of the question. Calling myself Heretic would probably be the best option, as I might be able to springboard off that into some semi-religious discussion.

Im thinking of Justin Sane

I believe it originally grew out of the need for anonymity while trading pick up material between each other. Why they were kept is probably the same rational as why Madonna, Pink, Prince, J-Lo, etc. have are known by a single name.

It's a quick, sort of brand building, name that's memorable. If you're the big showy rock star or performer type then it will probably be a waste of time. Alternatively, if your nickname is something that causes women to consistently to ask about it then it's helpful. Otherwise, it's just weird.

By the way, a nickname is typically something another person gives you otherwise it's try-hard.

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Hi, I'm A. Fahren and I'm an author. I love to travel, socialize, and am hopelessly addicted to movies. That's about it.

Sheps is my real life nickname if my mates call me by my firstname i assume they're talking about someone i else so i use that...

maybe use something you're comfortable with especially if you have a long name "J" if your name is james etc etc

Sheps

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The point of a PUA alias is so when someone googles your name, they won't find field reports of themselves, nothing else.

Same rules apply for cool nicknames as "PUA nicknames". Mystery's name is good because he can go like "I'm a magician, and it is my stage name, and pretty much everyone calls me Mystery now." and then he can go talk about people who call him Mystery, how people react to it, or talk about his magic shows, how he chose to be a magician, etc. It's a conversation piece and in his case, DHV.

Unless you can think up something extraordinarily awesome nickname which you can start conversations out of and get people to call you that, I don't recommend it.

Doesn't this speak to general privacy issues and your headspace when it comes to pick up in the first place?

For example, if you google my name, field reports won't come up.

I used to have a nickname that a female "friend" gave me and I would typically introduce myself, "Hi, I'm (name), but my friends call me (nickname)."

Without fail she would ask about the nickname and I'd tell her that I didn't know her well enough to tell her just yet, but if she played her cards right...

Later I just dropped it because I felt it no longer reflected that time from my life.

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Hi, I'm A. Fahren and I'm an author. I love to travel, socialize, and am hopelessly addicted to movies. That's about it.

I benefit from the fact I have both a relatively unusual name and nickname and therefore don't feel the need to emulate characters featured in 'The Game'.

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I've got 99 problems but...

I like the idea of having a name that can start conversations. Do does Fruit or Fruit Salad strike up questions to you?

Sounds "fruity".

I feel like when i go out to "bag" women in the field i feel different, stronger. My name is sami but when im out in the field im Onix.

I really only use my PUA name as branding. When im with other PUA or writing field reports online. Bellicose isn't really a name i use in the field I use my real name.

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