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I think that pickup has two sides to it.
1) The "sleazy" side where guys use bells and whistles in order to sleep with girls.
2) The "real" side where guy learns to be the best they can, to improve himself in all aspects. Getting girls, then, is a mere side result.
Most people think of the first side.
Wham! Totally behind this assessment. Think about what pickup teaches about working from an abundance mentality, then think about the typical guy that would seek out pickup to improve himself (hint: he's obviously not too busy having sex), then think about how women generally react to men they perceive as having limited options. She's not lying, if she
knew that some guy hitting on her was spouting a bunch of bullshit designed to flip her attraction switches and escalate sexually without tripping any of her 'defenses' why wouldn't she feel manipulated? In this example the guy is low value, he's not trying to become higher value and then reap the rewards, he's trying to get laid without investing in himself. This is why I believe that if your pickup style doesn't focus on improving and genuinely conveying who you are it's not going to produce long term success; unless your idea of long term success is a lot of numbers and lays without regard for lasting relationships, anyone that thinks routines simply don't work is deluding themselves, this chick included, because in general women (in reality, people) can't always detect contrived manipulative behavior.
All that said, I think this is a great opportunity to observe the power of confidence and honesty in action. If you are genuinely trying to improve yourself (hitting the gym, grooming yourself, smiling and being positive to everyone you meet, etc.) and are also working on conveying that 'self' in the most effective way possible by learning about the nuances of human interaction, then from where I'm sitting you're well on your way to being an awesome guy, and awesomeness is very attractive. One of my friends talks about social dynamics whenever he can with women, in part because he mentors guys for a living on how to be more effective socially and as such it's a big part of his life, but that's just a consequence of him being incredibly passionate and knowledgeable about it, which is why it helps him in attracting women.