- 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 onAugust 26 2007 ] dates from at least 1970 and the book "How to Pick Up Girls " byEric 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 byJames Toback . [Strauss (2005), p. 124, 144.] The term is also associated with theseduction community , a malesubculture based on the goal of improved sexual and romantic abilities with women using eitherself-help , an understanding ofsocial psychology and/or techniques derived fromNeuro-linguistic programming . The term received increased attention in 2005 upon the arrival of Neil Strauss' bestselling book, "", also in 2007, from thereality television series, "The Pick-up Artist", shown onVH1 , starring Mystery,JDOG , and Matador---well-known pickup artists from theSeduction 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 onAugust 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 onAugust 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 onAugust 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
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*Dating Coach
*Seduction Community
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