Pickup artist

A pickup artist, commonly abbreviated PUA, [Strauss (2005), p. 12.] is a term used to describe a man who is skilled in meeting, attracting, and seducing women. The use of "pickup" in this context, slang for making a casual acquaintance with a stranger in anticipation of sexual relations, [" [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] 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", written and directed by James Toback. [Strauss (2005), p. 124, 144.] The term is also associated with the seduction community, a male subculture based on the goal of improved sexual and romantic abilities with women using either self-help, an understanding of social psychology and/or techniques derived from Neuro-linguistic programming. The term received increased attention in 2005 upon the arrival of Neil Strauss' bestselling book, "", also in 2007, from the reality television series, "The Pick-up Artist", shown on VH1, starring Mystery, JDOG, and Matador---well-known pickup artists from the Seduction community.

References

*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.
*Strauss, Neil (2005). "". ReganBooks. ISBN 0-06-055473-8
*La Ruina R (2007). "The Natural Art of Seduction". Pennant Pulishing. ISBN 978-1-906015-13-8
*Jesse James & Eitan Poplinger Owners of the largest online pick up community.

ee also

*Dating
*Dating Coach
*Seduction Community