If you asked the question “what is a pickup truck?” a hundred years ago, you would have heard a story about the shape of the car’s body, but now it is a whole set of skills aimed at attracting the attention of the opposite sex. For some it is a lifestyle, for others it is a philosophy, and some people define it as a tool for achieving certain goals. In any case, this is a complex skill, to master which you need to have certain qualities and knowledge.
The meaning of the word pickup
Pickup is the whole science of seducing women. If you pay attention to the literal meaning, you will find out that in translation from English, pick up means “to pick up” or “to remove.”
In general, if you want to learn how to meet girls and make a great impression on them, then pickup practices will help you with this. By the way, experienced pick-up artists manage to seduce the most spectacular beauties only with the help of their charm, without using additional resources in the form of expensive gifts and other things.
However, this characteristic of many pick-up artists seems rather generalized, because they try to succeed not only in seducing women, but also constantly develop themselves in different directions, working hard and hard on themselves. As you know, we move to a new level as a result of personal changes - the more work we do on ourselves, the more successful a man will be. We are talking about girls, and about authority in the company of friends, and about qualities for achieving career goals.
Men interested in a pickup truck have different goals. Thus, someone is really trying to find their love, someone wants to gain a reputation as a ladies' man or increase their self-esteem, and there are also those who want to regain a lost relationship with the help of a pickup truck. Of course, there is a common goal - to learn how to attract the attention of any girl and make her like you.
What type of pickup truck is it in Russia?2
Many argue that in Russia, pickup is a cross between the Mystery method and the Jeffries method. But, if you go deeper and look through many pick-up sites and communities, you can clearly divide pick-up artists into three types.
- Humane - those who prefer to say that seducing a girl is possible only using the Mystery method, or something similar to it. This is a good type of pickup artist, if you can call them that. It mainly consists of uptight and shy guys, let's call them code words - programmers, over 25-30 years old, who already have an understanding of how relationships should work and what kind of girl they need. But due to their tightness, they cannot begin to get acquainted and build relationships accordingly.
This “pickup” is used only for the purpose of finding your soul mate. There are fewer of these pickup artists. Only a very small percentage seeks help, be it training or advice from supposed experts, or simply browsing websites, precisely with the goal of finding a girl.
- The second category is immoral pick-up artists. Without explanation, it is clear that these guys use the advice of Ross Jeffries, and their book is considered a reference book, a kind of alphabet and bible at the same time. They do not hesitate to use all methods of manipulation during seduction. During the trainings they study what neurolinguistic programming is and woo girls solely to add a new trophy to their sports collection.
So, for example, one of the techniques of an immoral pickup, directly taken from the book “How to Get the Girl of Your Dreams into Bed,” is to search for a vulnerable point in the female psyche in order to subsequently hit it as often and as painfully as possible, making the girl feel inferior.
Even when he leaves the girl in the end, if, of course, some kind of conversation takes place during this process, he will blame the girl for everything and say that she herself should have guessed from the very beginning what he needed and where everything was going.
This style is most often used by very young guys, most often under 20 years old, who believe that the main thing in life is how many “chicks” you had and for whom this is the only way to assert themselves. There may also be adult men who do not understand that in this way they are trying to take revenge on women for some kind of childhood trauma.
- The third group is latently immoral pick-up artists. In simple terms, this is something between the first type and the second. They can act like humane pick-up artists, covering everything up with beautiful words about love and so on, but their goal is still the same as that of the latter - to replenish their trophy collection. It goes without saying that there is an absolute majority of such pickup artists. Most often, these are narcissistic individuals who consider themselves the ideal man.
Some are even sure that they are accomplishing a noble goal by giving themselves to girls, claiming that they love all women and want to give them this love. The goal of such a pick-up artist is not always a one-night stand. He can use one girl for his satisfaction for several months, simultaneously seducing others.
Such people may even have a semblance of human relationships. But only until he starts changing and ruining everything.
Who is a pickup master
A pickup artist or pick-up artist is a guy or man who masters the art of seducing the opposite sex by practicing dating women and girls.
Its features
There is a stereotype that pick-up artists are notorious scoundrels who simply use girls and get sex from them. However, this is not always the case. The initial goal of such a man (most of them) is not sex at all. Often he simply wants to hone his communication skills and overcome certain complexes.
Are pickup artists and pickup artists the same thing?
It is important to note that there are still some differences between a pickup artist and a pickup artist. In the second case, we are talking about a man who managed to achieve great heights in the skills of seducing women, setting an example for other novice seducers. A master can easily make acquaintance with any representative of the opposite sex, and communication with her will not cause him any embarrassment or internal panic - he gets the desired result without particularly straining.
Erotic capital
Among young people in the United States and, increasingly, in Russia, the culture of dating is gradually giving way to the practice of casual relationships. An invitation to a date is an element among other elements of courtship, the final of which is a wedding or at least cohabitation. Casual relationships are valuable in themselves, do not require anything “later”, and sexual contact in them is more important than romantic attachment. In such contacts there are no obligations, but there is free initiative. Plus, alcohol acts as a social lubricant: alcohol promotes spontaneity and takes away responsibility.
The extent to which casual relationships have become popular and even mandatory, replacing traditional serious courtship, contributes to inequality among young people. Only a few of them have erotic capital—a special form of capital consisting of attractiveness, communication skills, and sexual experience. Like other forms of capital, it can be acquired, developed and improved.
Geeks, aka “nerds,” find themselves in a paradoxical position. Their passion for information technology guarantees them a good place in the modern job market, not to mention the fashionability of their occupation. But at the same time, their classmates ridicule them for their inability to communicate, their unkempt and unathletic appearance, and their inability to easily and naturally win girls. This gap between high economic and social capital and low erotic capital is what pickup technology is trying to mitigate, scientists say.
How to recognize a pick-up artist
1. Spectacular start
When meeting a girl, such a man is unlikely to use standard phrases like: “Can I meet you?” No, he wants to be remembered, to impress, and for this he needs to come up with something more interesting. For example, he may come up at a metro stop and say: “I’m late for a meeting, and it’s your fault.” The girl begins to be perplexed, and then he continues: “I simply cannot go further until I find out what your name is.” The subsequent conversation leads to obtaining a phone number. There can be a lot of options - it all depends on the imagination and experience of the pickup artist. If the girl does not respond to such calls, then the pick-up artist looks for other ways to interest her.
2. Self-confidence
Women know that if a man is truly in love, then most often he is timid and embarrassed in front of her, fearing to say something unnecessary or out of place. Of course, a pick-up artist usually behaves completely differently - he calmly and confidently looks into the girl’s eyes, and soon after meeting, he will begin to initiate tactile contact, which occupies a special place in the list of means of seduction in the pick-up artist’s usual repertoire. We can talk about hugging, holding hands, removing hair from the face, and the like. When communicating with a pick-up artist, a girl will certainly feel that he has no doubts about himself and his attractiveness.
3. Lots of questions
Having started communicating with a girl, the pick-up artist does not try to tell more about himself in order to impress her. He is more interested in learning information about his interlocutor. The more he knows about it, the better for him - subsequently he can use this data to his advantage.
4. A memorable date
A pick-up artist will not spend a lot of time on a girl in order to get sex from her. As a rule, the situation is limited to three dates, and the acquaintance will be considered the first of them. However, it is worth recognizing that such a guy is ready to show imagination to achieve his goal. Note that, despite the effectiveness of a date, it rarely involves serious financial expenses.
To increase his chances, the pick-up artist must act unconventionally - he needs to surprise or discourage his potential partner. He can organize a date on the roof, in some extraordinary place. He also often “plays” on the girl’s possible phobias – fear of heights, closed spaces, and so on. It is important for him that the girl experiences a whole storm of different emotions when meeting him.
5. An intriguing disappearance
The pick-up artist usually effectively announces himself, after which he takes a pause in order to make the woman think about him and fear that such an unusual gentleman has lost interest in her. When the “victim” begins to be at a loss and nervous, the “loss”, as a rule, appears again. After silence for several days (usually this happens if the guy was unable to “persuad” the girl into sex after the first meeting or immediately after he took the phone number), the pick-up artist appears and offers a meeting. Most often, a girl, tired of waiting, or intrigued by such behavior, turns out to be very accommodating.
This pattern is typical for a pick-up artist, but, of course, some young people may adhere to it unconsciously.
Behavior
A characteristic feature of their behavior is persistence. The more persistent a guy is, the more likely it is that he is a pick-up artist. But it is important to clarify that this will not continue indefinitely - he will not call the girl every day. If she doesn't answer the phone, he'll wait a few days. If the date does not go as he planned, he will give himself “one more chance,” and in the event of another fiasco, he will most likely disappear - forever or for a very long time.
When it's bad
When a guy masters only the superficial basics of pickup, and subsequently uses this to seduce many girls, doing it illiterately and in a stereotyped manner.
What does such a pick-up artist look like and what emotions does the girl experience next to him:
- He is often silent or creates the appearance of a very distracted person. However, these pauses are so inappropriate that they do not look intriguing (as the “pick-up artist” wanted), but are stressful, causing a desire to quickly end the conversation, which creates obvious discomfort.
- He tries to act self-confident, but you can see with the naked eye that this is just an attempt. Despite pretentious phrases and the like, it is clear that the guy is unsure of himself - usually this is revealed by his gaze and gestures. His insincerity is felt and repels him.
- His only goal is to assert himself in the eyes of other people. The main problem is that it is enough for him to “seem” to be a confident person, but not to be one. The only thing he wants to get from a girl is sex, and if his clumsy methods do not lead to this, he often begins to behave inappropriately.
When it's good
When a guy really benefited from the knowledge that he received, and it really facilitates communication with the opposite sex and helps him achieve tangible success on other fronts.
What it looks like from the outside:
- Such a pickup artist does a lot of work on himself and improves himself, taking huge steps in terms of internal transformation.
- When communicating with girls, he does not always pursue the goal of ultimately having sex with her. They are often driven by a desire to develop their social skills.
- One of the main goals of such a guy is to become a truly attractive person and learn not to be a slave to external factors. With the right approach to the situation, he “takes” people with his inner state, and his interlocutors begin to be drawn to him.
- He knows how to develop a conversation practically “out of nothing,” instantly finding common topics with different people.
- He doesn't have to pursue sex in such a way that his motives become immediately obvious - his method of seduction allows you to come to it naturally.
- The acquired skills allow him to feel free and relaxed in any company, which has a positive effect on his life in society.
How to find the key to a man’s heart - says psychologist Alexander Zimin
I propose to look at the female pickup truck from a psychological perspective.
There is a law - people will be together if they have common beliefs, interests and emotional intimacy.
It's like a key and a lock. If two people match these criteria, no dating techniques are needed. And if they don’t match, then even a magic “love spell” won’t help—they’ll run away.
Situation - you liked the person. What exactly do you like about it? How does he make decisions, his ideas and worldview? Or maybe you and he have common goals and interests? Or is there some kind of chemistry, bodily attraction? Maybe you like its smell and willingly empathize with the same thing?
Take a piece of paper and draw your psychological portrait. Let these be the answers to the questions:
- What is important and valuable to me, what are my principles?
- What am I interested in, what business am I ready to share with my chosen one?
- What do I like - smells, colors, how I express feelings?
Have you written? Great. Now make exactly the same sign but only for him.
Reconnaissance is the key to success not only in military operations. Find out everything you can about him. What does he believe in, what motivates him, what interests him and what does he love? Did you manage to make a sign for him? Great. Now you have in your hands a map of the two of you as one system. Look at what needs to be done to make it stronger and more stable. Where might there be conflicts, or risk of getting bored?
The information received will be useful for understanding your future relationships.
What does it mean to pick up a girl or woman?
Picking up means seducing, making acquaintances for a specific purpose. As a rule, this does not happen spontaneously, although it does happen. But still, the pickup artist usually goes “into the field” to add to his list of victories. Most often, the goal of such a guy is sex, but if he is just at the beginning of his journey in this science, then he may well limit himself to getting a phone number. “Picking up” the girl, the young man tries to put the received theory into practice and determine which schemes are the most effective for him.
Basic terminology of pickup artists
Tfn.
Typical frustrated loser. We can talk about a man who is almost always unlucky in one way or another with the opposite sex, despite the fact that he is a rather positive character. As a rule, his attempts to seduce a girl lead to nothing. He can be characterized by very predictable and monotonous behavior towards the girl. Usually he overestimates its significance, thereby reducing his chances.
MCH
- young man.
Field.
To go out into the “field” in the language of a pick-up artist means to be in a place where there is a crowd of girls. It could be a nightclub, metro station, shopping center, cafe, park, embankment. The purpose of going out into the field is to make new acquaintances. When a pickup artist is just beginning to learn the basics of seducing women, he regularly goes out into the field to hone his skills. Usually there are instructors present who monitor the process and subsequently give their assessment of what happened.
LTR LTR
(Long Term Relationship) - a long-term relationship with a girl. That is, we are not talking about several dates, but relationships that last more than one month. It can also be cohabitation.
ROUTINE.
For a pickup artist, this is a kind of intermediate and uninteresting stage - we are talking about templates for topics for communicating with the opposite sex. As a rule, in this dialogue, the interlocutor’s reaction is obvious and predictable for the pick-up artist, and her answers do not play a big role.
T10D.
Fuck ten girls. Typically, this tactic is used by guys who have recently gotten out of a serious relationship and are very worried about it. Experienced pick-up artists advise using T10D to quickly forget an ex or to increase self-esteem.
DB
(Closer and further). At first, the guy shows maximum interest in the girl, and this is obvious to her, then he suddenly pauses and pays practically no attention to her, does not initiate communication. Then the pickup artist again demonstrates interest. Thus, he gives the girl an emotional buildup.
BG
(delirium generator). A young man who has mastered this technique is able to talk on any topic with any girl. There are no pauses in his conversations; he will always find something to fill them with. Sometimes this skill is present naturally, but more often it needs to be developed.
Roof blower.
An unexpected gift, an extraordinary pastime, can be called a mind blower. Overall, this is a very powerful weapon in the hands of an experienced pickup artist.
OZhP.
Female persons. This is what pick-up artists often briefly call girls and women.
Ten-point rating system for young ladies
The ten-point rating system for women, used by a significant part of pick-up artists, is needed primarily for an adequate assessment of one’s own behavior and desires. A word from unknown authors:
“This whole ten-point system is good for subsequent feedback. When working in the field or meeting by chance, there is no need to highlight the nuances. It is enough to determine whether you are ready to fuck this girl. Ready - go get acquainted. Everything else comes later. Most pick-up artists set the filter to 5. That is, five and above is “Yes” (we get to know each other, communicate, fuck). Everything below is “No”. Particularly finicky peppers supposedly work from six, but this is not entirely true. In reality, they work from fives with potential. For this purpose, in fact, this auxiliary gradation was introduced. She divides girls into “yes”/“no”.
0 – unattainable maximum of disgusting external data
Everything is clear here; fortunately, it does not occur in nature.
1 – disgusting
Well, very ugly. As an example, the most terrible and dirty homeless woman at the Kursk station.
2 – ugly
Ugly means ugly. Ugh. This means that it is impossible to look at her calmly. There is an urge to either turn away or vomit. The worst thing that can happen on the path of life. God forbid such colleagues and business partners. We'll have to communicate.
3 – ugly
That's better. The most terrible girl who has not yet caused disgust. That is, you can communicate without problems. She's not scary, just scary. By the way, girls are usually very good in character (unless, of course, they are embittered by their bitter fate).
4 – ugly
Just an ugly girl. You could say ugly. Well, God forbidden external parameters, it happens.
By the way, as practice shows, ratings, starting with fours, depend on the personal preferences of the pickup artist. That is, the “four” of one may well be the “six” of another. If you dug a “six”, have no doubt that someone will consider it a “four”, and someone else will consider it an “eight”.
5 – neutral, zero impression
The most common category. A zero, neutral impression is created not only if the girl has an erased appearance, neither fish nor fowl, but also based on a combination of parameters. For example: a beautiful face and a lousy figure. Or something else. Just evaluating it all, you understand that there is no impression. It happens that you look at a girl and you can’t call her pretty, but you are drawn to her. You understand that she is ugly (you can’t fool yourself), but there is some zest in her. A solid "five". What else can you say.
6 – pretty
The main thing is to understand and remember: “six” is good. This is a really sweet and pretty girl with whom you want to hang out and communicate on all (or some) levels. If everyone decides for themselves individually about “threes”, “fours”, “fives”, then we fuck “sixes” with pleasure and without fail. The vast majority of pick-up artists start fucking from 4 or 5, especially picky ones from 6. Those who fuck at least 8 are simply calibrated incorrectly.
7 – very pretty
Everything is clear here: the girls are getting better and better, but this is the real maximum that occurs in everyday life. There are only a few beautiful ones, and they are rare. “Seven”, with an “eighth” figure (as well as with a “seventh”), is a cool girl who you can be proud of and take with you to really boost your image at any party. “Six” and “seven” are the maximum that can be found in public walking areas.
8 – beautiful
But here the girl is already really beautiful. One or two per thousand. The phrase “some women are lousy, only “eights” come across” does not make sense.
Beauty is a rare quality; only a few deserve this title. Beauty is when you look at it and you don’t want to look away. Of course, everyone’s criteria are different, but the word “beautiful” in the classical sense means some uniqueness that sets a girl apart from the crowd of her kind.
When determining points, we advise you to proceed from the following natural proportion: for one “seven” there are 10 “sixes”, for one “eight” there are 5 “sevens”, for one “nine” there are 20-40 “eights”. Accordingly, for one “nine” there are a couple of thousand “sixes”. Draw your own conclusions. And the personal card has nothing to do with it, tastes are different, but the concepts and terms are common.
9 – very beautiful
The number of “nines” was mentioned above, but let’s repeat. “Nine” – one in ten to twenty thousand! Of course, you can declare each of your girlfriends a “nine,” but no matter how you call a small motorcycle a jeep, it won’t become anything more than that. To make calibration easier, there is a simple rule.
“Nine” is someone who at first glance seemed like a “ten”, an unattainable ideal. Super. Don't call just anyone "nine". If the girl is beautiful, this is an “eight”. “Nine” is already beyond beautiful. Save this point by rating the girls. The word “nine” replaces an enthusiastic swearing tirade of thirty to forty words.
10 – unattainable maximum of attractive external data
To emphasize the unreality, let’s describe it like this: “ten” is a primer from a mythical spherical guru in a vacuum.”
Five stages of pickup
1- Find the desired goal
First, the pick-up artist determines the goal on which he will practice the skills acquired during training or self-study. He can choose girls of the same type, but to achieve the best effect it is better to “try his hand” in seducing different women.
2 - Draw her attention to you
Here you can use your imagination. Each man himself determines how to interest a girl - with non-standard behavior, an unexpected phrase, a gaze, and so on.
3 - Attract and get to know each other
After he has attracted the girl’s attention, the pick-up artist proceeds directly to making acquaintances and getting a phone number.
4 - Get close to the object of your adoration without giving yourself away
To win over a girl even more, you need to get closer to her. To do this, the guy tries to find out as much information about her as possible so that he can then use it for his own purposes. In some cases, a roof-raiser is arranged.
5 - Intimacy
This is usually the end goal for most pickup artists. But if a guy was initially interested in a serious relationship with a girl, and was looking for someone who would completely suit him, then after intimacy he starts a relationship. Otherwise, it all ends with sex.
Where can you encounter a pick-up artist?
You can meet a pickup guy anywhere. They are on social networks and on many online dating platforms. However, the most common places for “hunting” are cafes, restaurants, gyms, parks and clubs.
Danger awaits the girl at every turn. Even a fleeting acquaintance on a bus can develop into a relationship that will further ruin her life. As a rule, a woman needs a long time to recover after a sharp breakup.
Working pickup phrases and schemes for tackles
Each pick-up artist tries to find his own scheme according to which he tries to attract this or that girl. However, we will highlight two main ones.
Fast
Derived from the English word “fast”. As is probably clear from the definition, with this scheme the guy tries to get the girl into intimacy as quickly as possible. The ideal option for him is sex on the day you meet. If this option does not work, then the maximum that a follower of this scheme adheres to is sex after the first date. Fast operates most successfully in nightclubs.
Three date
A classic scheme, and its name speaks for itself. It is worth noting that many girls are quite loyal to such a scheme if they are really interested in a young man.
So, the first step is an unusual acquaintance, during which the guy becomes the owner of the treasured phone number. A few days later (5 on average) he calls the “potential victim” and, without much conversation, offers to meet.
The third date involves "roof-blowing". Having received vivid emotions, the girl becomes more open and more available for sex. After this, events for the pick-up artist can develop in different ways - serious relationships (this is the least common), periodic meetings for intimacy, complete disappearance from the life of the conquered girl.
What phrases can you use to impress a girl, start an acquaintance and put her in the right mood:
- Are you a fashion model?
- If we met in a restaurant, the waiter would bring you a bottle of wine from me.
- It seems to me that you are stalking me.
- You have incredible eyes, it’s like the whole cosmos is in them!
What are they really like: are they all the same or not?
In fact, among the so-called pick-up artists there are both very conscious and wonderful people and routine unpleasant individuals.
- Just as there are both good and bad people in the world , the same is true among pickup artists. There is no point in reproaching and denouncing them all and sweeping them under the same brush.
- And among them there are bad ones, not because they study pickup , but because inside they themselves are such individuals. Not self-sufficient, selfish or rotten inside - that’s not the point.
- If a person is wise, conscious and pleasant to talk to, then studying a pickup truck only makes him more attractive.
- And if a person has everything black inside , he is angry at the whole world and this suits him, then studying a pickup truck will not change him in any way! Personality always comes out.
- All the negativity towards the whole pickup truck as a whole is based precisely because of such sad, unpleasant people.
- People don't want to see the difference between people who approach pickup more consciously and wisely, and people who only want to satisfy their desires without self-development.
Understanding the difference, you will not ask questions about who these pickup artists are.
The best mind blowers for a man or how to impress a girl
So, here are some examples of effective and unusual mind-blowing tricks:
- Hire a special service that will help deliver the bouquet to the girl. The peculiarity is that the flowers will be delivered directly to her balcony, and not through a courier. After that, call the girl and tell her that a surprise awaits her on the balcony.
- Have a romantic dinner on the roof of some house without warning the girl about it. If possible, place a table and chairs; if not, then lay out a blanket. Buy a bottle of wine, fruit, a set of sushi, or something that your companion will definitely like. ask a friend to look after this goodness while you take your companion to the meeting place. Seeing you with a girl (you can signal by phone), your friend just needs to light candles and quickly leave. While walking around the area with a girl, tell her that you want to show her an interesting place, then take her to the roof.
- Unexpected meeting. Here, too, it’s worth using flowers or the girl’s favorite fruit (for example, mango). For example, you know that she must get off at one of the metro stations at a certain time after work. Before doing this, make sure that this will be the case by calling her, but without warning her that you will be waiting for her. When she gets off at the bus stop, approach her with a flower or fruit in a cute bag, saying: “I just really wanted to see you.” Preferably, she did not have any serious plans for the coming hours - then the evening can continue in your favor.
- If you know that a girl is prone to extreme sports, then simply organize a parachute jump or paragliding flight, of course, without warning her first. After this, celebrate this event in a secluded place.
- Make an inscription on the asphalt in front of her window. It seems corny, but girls love it! You don't have to confess your love. You can write “Olya! Smile!". Late in the evening, you can make an “inscription” on the asphalt using candles and ask them to look out the window. The message may be more romantic: “Nastya! Waiting for you!". At the same time, you should know that the girl has the opportunity to go out, and she is determined to meet. Then offer to continue the date in a more private place - you can invite her to dinner at your home, promising to treat her to a delicious dish.