You Too Can Be A Pickup Guru
Late last night when I was channel surfing, I saw an interesting segment on a show. It was about the new trend for men trying to get a date. There are so-called Dating Experts, who apparently are so gifted with the ladies that they teach dorky guys how to pickup women. Yes..what is the world coming to!? Trying to turn Geeks into Tres Chic.
These geeky guys are paying up to $2000 for a 3 day seminar, where they are schooled in the art of picking up women. Is an idiot born every second or what?! Apparently, these "schools" are so successful, that there was a "International Pickup Artists Convention" in Montreal recently! Damn, I wish I could have been there, so I could've slapped out all those Con Artists..I mean, Pickup Artists. I've heard way too many "drippin with cheese" pickup lines in my time.
What they are teaching these guys is to be the Bad Boy. Not the "I drive a Harley" Bad Boy, but the type of Bad Boy you'd like to drop kick to the floor. These dating newbies are told to be more like a "grabby older brother" and actually mock or tease the women, instead of trying to pick them up.Okay..unless you live in the Deep South and your last name is Bumpkin, I couldn't imagine any brotherly teasing to be a turn on. As for the teasin, well they are taught to say things like "Talking to you is like pulling teeth" or "Your teeth kinda remind me of Bugs Bunny". The dude who used the last one in a Home Depot, actually walked away with the girls number. And get this..she was a Playboy Playmate.
Now before all you male blogreaders run out to the clubs, trying to scam every woman you meet with these icky lines. Beware, it didn't work on everyone. And I don't think we can use the Playmate as a good example, since I'm sure she was so shot up with Silicone that she thought he was giving her a compliment. Most women would roll their eyes or think you were out of your mind, if you came out with something like that.
I think the dudes going to these Pickup Schools, are really just looking for Confidence. Because really, confidence is a hellava more attractive then getting insulted in a club. If you're going to pay 2 G's for that..save your money! (or better yet, send it to me..to Desi Diva's Blog Fund!).
Women like Real, Honest Men. No Slimy lines. No B.S. Just be yourself. Yourself, with a little deodorant and a dazzling smile. And if the ladies don't like it..move on, because they really weren't worth your time.
(And somehow if you're able to land a Playboy Playmate with one of these cheesy lines...you can officially call yourself a Pickup Guru!)
posted by desi diva at 1:41 AM
11 Comments:
I am not on the so-called pickup-guru's side. But some people could do with some lessons before they learn things the hard way!
Be yourself and be honest is a good start. But a lil misleading. What if I am a sissy who likes to suck up to anything that walks on two feet? Turns you on? Should I be myself and remain celibate for life? Honest? John Nash was honest when he went up to this woman at the bar and said "I dont know what I am supposed to say to make you have sex with me. So lets skip the niceties and get straight to the sex" You think that line would work on you? I am guessing No.
I think these pickup artists (i've never been to one, so i cant say for sure!) intend to make a better bolder brasher and a more confident version of you, sorta like Rhett Butler but fall short of it and end up teaching rudeness and cheesy pickup routines!
Jax - I understand what you're saying, but these pickup artists aren't giving them the right info.
They're literally telling them that mocking women will get you the girl. I think that's wrong. I'm only telling guys to be themselves instead of trying to make themselves into someone they're not.
There are enough games being played between women and men these days, to have another one added to the list.
I think even the geekiest of guys have something in them that women would like. Its just the fear of rejection and lack of confidence that holds them back.
So if they were shelling out their cash to people helping them get that (confidence), instead of making them believe you have to use fake, rehearsed lines to get the girl, I would be more for it.
Instead, like you said, its just rudeness and cheese they're sellin.
Yeah, I've never believed in pickup lines myself. I always end up saying "Hey! I am ...." and it works everytime; well, at least I have some sorta conversation anyway :P
Nox104 - Woo Hoo! A guy who doesn't use pickup lines..Maybe YOU should be the one teaching the class.
IGD - Looks like a scam to me too,but you know there are always dingbats out thre who will fall for crap like that. Sad, sad, sad. And whats worse is that you and I have to deal with these pickup line guys..groan:(
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Pratik J - I hear ya! But as they say, an idiot is born every second..and this just proves it!
I don't think being a nice, honest, and funny guy is enough to "pick-up" a girl at a social mela, as I like to call these bars. You are actually in the market to make that first impression that would land you a mate for the night (initially; anything long term happens later, but the first intention at a bar is to find someone for the night). Nice guys are boring. They are not challenging enough, and fail to provide the level of invisible perception of false prudence that is very much part and parcel of a fling.
I was a nice guy...got nothing more than a few smiles and occasional movie dates/conversation. Picking up is an art that involves much more than confidence. No one can master that art enough.
Gargs - I guess "picking up" really depends on your intentions. I don't go to clubs for a one night stands and didn't think all men have that intention either. Not all women who go to clubs are looking for sex btw.
Did you change from a "nice guy" to get more one nighters? If so, than maybe you're right about a guy having to be more than nice to get a girl into bed.
I still don't believe the "nice guys finish last" sphell. Because really girls aren't looking for Rico Suave. We just want someone decent, honest and who doesn't play games.
Well, "pickup" by definition implies developing casual acquaintance in anticipation of sexual relations. So, I assumed that when you talk about "pickup gurus", you're in fact talking about picking up girls/guys for the night.
And, to be honest, if you're really hanging out with drunk superficial friends at bars and dance clubs to find "someone decent, honest and who doesn't play games", you're looking in the wrong places.
At a bar, people lose inhibitions under the influence of impure ethanol. Nice guys do infact finish last there. Nice guys are actually useless and worthless in the entire mating ecosystem. No one wants their kids to be a nice guy who cannot stand for his convictions and is alive only to please someone else.
Gargs - Ooooookay..I got it. You're not a nice guy.To each their own.
But as for me (and most girls) wanting to end up with a nice guy..Hell Yes! I've met enough losers to last a lifetime..no more for moi.
And btw,I don't hang out with "drunk superficial friends" at bars..just so you know.
I know what women and men want. Yes,we are such primative animals. Not very interesting. HeHeHe
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