
Title Text: It sounds like a great way to make friends! Is it near that Friend Zone you keep talking about? I wanna go!
I'll bet he's going to Tahiti with Gauguin.
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blowfishhootie wrote:I really hope another self-proclaimed "pickup artist" gets offended by this comic and totally freaks out in the thread like last time it was a subject of a comic.
tuseroni wrote:ok im not sure i get this...what is a "pickup basketball player"....google seems to have failed me.
tuseroni wrote:ok im not sure i get this...what is a "pickup basketball player"....google seems to have failed me.
blowfishhootie wrote:tuseroni wrote:ok im not sure i get this...what is a "pickup basketball player"....google seems to have failed me.
"Pickup basketball" is just street games. Most literally, it would be a group of people who happen to be at the same court but didn't necessarily arrive together getting a game going. Picking captains, selecting teams, stuff like that.
jpk wrote:blowfishhootie wrote:tuseroni wrote:ok im not sure i get this...what is a "pickup basketball player"....google seems to have failed me.
"Pickup basketball" is just street games. Most literally, it would be a group of people who happen to be at the same court but didn't necessarily arrive together getting a game going. Picking captains, selecting teams, stuff like that.
"Getting a game going"... yeah, like that.
(Captains? Teams? Okay, now you're getting towards kinky)
Alsadius wrote:I have no idea why girls seem to want poorly-dressed assholes and men seem to prefer a worse money spent/sex had ratio than prostitution offers
jpk wrote:tuseroni wrote:ok im not sure i get this...what is a "pickup basketball player"....google seems to have failed me.
"Hey baby... wanna come back to my place and try some jump shots? If you know what I mean?"
blowfishhootie wrote:jpk wrote:blowfishhootie wrote:tuseroni wrote:ok im not sure i get this...what is a "pickup basketball player"....google seems to have failed me.
"Pickup basketball" is just street games. Most literally, it would be a group of people who happen to be at the same court but didn't necessarily arrive together getting a game going. Picking captains, selecting teams, stuff like that.
"Getting a game going"... yeah, like that.
(Captains? Teams? Okay, now you're getting towards kinky)
24-second shot clock optional.
CuBr wrote:Alsadius wrote:I have no idea why girls seem to want poorly-dressed assholes and men seem to prefer a worse money spent/sex had ratio than prostitution offers
Assumes facts not in evidence.
Alsadius wrote:I have no idea why girls seem to want poorly-dressed assholes
... and men seem to prefer a worse money spent/sex had ratio than prostitution offers ...
J Thomas wrote:From the evidence I have seen it looks utterly foolish to think it's ridiculous to doubt you are right.
morsus854 wrote:I don't get why people think pickup artistry is so creepy. All it serves is to teach men how to be more attractive to women. Which really ends up just being self help that uses success with women as a lure. Which makes sense, because being a happy, confident, well adjusted person makes you more attractive and able to maintain a relationship (which is the real goal of most people on the pickup forums).
morsus854 wrote:I don't get why people think pickup artistry is so creepy. All it serves is to teach men how to be more attractive to women. Which really ends up just being self help that uses success with women as a lure. Which makes sense, because being a happy, confident, well adjusted person makes you more attractive and able to maintain a relationship (which is the real goal of most people on the pickup forums).
I never got into the one night stand side of pickup, but after reading it's forums for a few years and using the info to practice and actively become a better person, I've went from being miserable to happy with my life. My current two year relationship never would've happened had I not researched pickup to improve myself.
morsus854 wrote:I don't get why people think pickup artistry is so creepy. All it serves is to teach men how to be more attractive to women. Which really ends up just being self help that uses success with women as a lure. Which makes sense, because being a happy, confident, well adjusted person makes you more attractive and able to maintain a relationship (which is the real goal of most people on the pickup forums).
I never got into the one night stand side of pickup, but after reading it's forums for a few years and using the info to practice and actively become a better person, I've went from being miserable to happy with my life. My current two year relationship never would've happened had I not researched pickup to improve myself.
OP Tipping wrote:Wait, isn't a pickup artist someone who makes beautiful designs on pick-ups? I saw a great one with three wolves and a moon.
San Fran Sam wrote:jpk wrote:tuseroni wrote:ok im not sure i get this...what is a "pickup basketball player"....google seems to have failed me.
"Hey baby... wanna come back to my place and try some jump shots? If you know what I mean?"
"I really like the look of your backboard."
philip1201 wrote:morsus854 wrote:I don't get why people think pickup artistry is so creepy. All it serves is to teach men how to be more attractive to women. Which really ends up just being self help that uses success with women as a lure. Which makes sense, because being a happy, confident, well adjusted person makes you more attractive and able to maintain a relationship (which is the real goal of most people on the pickup forums).
I never got into the one night stand side of pickup, but after reading it's forums for a few years and using the info to practice and actively become a better person, I've went from being miserable to happy with my life. My current two year relationship never would've happened had I not researched pickup to improve myself.
1. It's evolutionarily profitable to hate pickup artists. Labeling others as people who ought not have sex increases your probability of having sex. They're the male version of sluts.
2. As advertised, it's disingenuous. Pickup artists will say anything as long as it gets them consensual sex. It's faking the mating dance by training specifically how to optimize that, which defeats the point of mating dances, which is to get a representative impression of the potential partner. In one word: it's cheating.
morsus854 wrote:I don't get why people think pickup artistry is so creepy. All it serves is to teach men how to be more attractive to women. Which really ends up just being self help that uses success with women as a lure. Which makes sense, because being a happy, confident, well adjusted person makes you more attractive and able to maintain a relationship (which is the real goal of most people on the pickup forums).
morsus854 wrote:I never got into the one night stand side of pickup, but after reading it's forums for a few years and using the info to practice and actively become a better person, I've went from being miserable to happy with my life. My current two year relationship never would've happened had I not researched pickup to improve myself.
morsus854 wrote:I don't get why people think pickup artistry is so creepy. All it serves is to teach men how to be more attractive to women. Which really ends up just being self help that uses success with women as a lure. Which makes sense, because being a happy, confident, well adjusted person makes you more attractive and able to maintain a relationship (which is the real goal of most people on the pickup forums).
I never got into the one night stand side of pickup, but after reading it's forums for a few years and using the info to practice and actively become a better person, I've went from being miserable to happy with my life. My current two year relationship never would've happened had I not researched pickup to improve myself.
J Thomas wrote:what does it matter if he plays Darth Vader and she plays Princess Leia?
J Thomas wrote:If a lot of pregnancies went to term from this, then it might matter for evolution. Given efficient contraception and abortion, it's more just going through the motions.
2. As advertised, it's disingenuous. Pickup artists will say anything as long as it gets them consensual sex. It's faking the mating dance by training specifically how to optimize that, which defeats the point of mating dances, which is to get a representative impression of the potential partner. In one word: it's cheating.
A man who tries to fake being a woman's long-term soul-mate so he can have sex with her immediately, is storing up trouble for himself. There is a strong chance if she is looking for a long-term relationship she will not have sex with him quickly. He must maintain his act for too long, and then when her prince turns into a toad she is likely to freak out. I am not an expert in such things but I have the impression that these guys try to stress finding women who are interested in casual sex. If nobody is interested in being actually optimal for the children, then what does it matter if he plays Darth Vader and she plays Princess Leia? They have their fun and then afterward they don't need to maintain the roles.
At least that's the theory. If it's just people having fun together with no long-term consequences, what's the harm? Men who want short-term sex should try to avoid women who want only long-term true love, because it drives the women crazy and then the men have to deal with crazy women.
If you're concerned there may be serious long-term consequences, don't do it.
One possible long-term consequence? If the woman gets the man's phone number or address, she might turn up a year later because she is broke, sick, and has nowhere to go. If he lets her stay overnight his wife or girlfriend will likely be upset. She may steal things to pawn. Etc. But if he slams the door in her face he will likely feel awful.
Alsadius wrote:I believe the term you're looking for is "picking up". And I don't doubt that it works - it's a ruthlessly efficient sales methodology if I've ever seen one - I just have a low opinion of the people it works on.
project2051 wrote:The Friend Zone sounds like fun. It's like an arcade or some place like Chuck E. Cheese's right?
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