Pick Up Artist Memoirs

Over the summer I had been emailing back and forth with Dave M., the famed online pick up artist.  He was testing out some of his new products he was working on with a hand full of seduction bloggers in the scene, myself being one of them.

One thing he sent me to test was a simple technique called the recon profile.  It basically shows you how to setup an opposite gender reconnaissance profile on an online dating site as a means to find the best solution for you to attract women online.

So, being the adventurous kind of guy that I am, I gave his little technique a try and I must say, the information gathered was certainly eye opening. [click to continue...]

It’s midnight.  I’m tired.  I’m hungry.

My stomach is growling. I can’t get to sleep.  Sigh…

I walk to the kitchen and open the refrigerator.  I stand there and stare for what feels like hours.  It’s a disparaging sight.

The top shelf consists of several condiments: ketchup, dijon mustard, a jar of dill pickles, mayonnaise and peanut butter .  The bottom shelf contains a water pitcher, several slices of bread and a half bottle of Italian dressing, which appears to be solidifying before my eyes.

The cupboards are bare.  The nearest pizza joint is closed.  Not a lot options.  What do I do? [click to continue...]

It seems that there is an ever growing stock of older male virgins out there. And if there isn’t, they are at least becoming more apparent. Thanks to the anonymity of the Interwebs and the movie, 40 Year Old Virgin, it has become fashionable for male virgins to present their case to the world and still remain anonymous.

The web is full of male virgins. Just look here and here for starters. I was also part of this club just over a year ago, finally being deflowered at the age of 27.

Even the slew of reality shows which feature some type of geeks, nerds, losers, etc always have some sort of token virgin. Just look at the last season of VH1’s The Pick Up Artist, half of the contestants were virgins, with the oldest being 45!

There is no reason for a guy to remain a virgin into and past his late 20s. The only real exceptions would be some major physical or mental handicap, but that would make up only a small minority of the male virgin population. Most of these guys are your normal average everyday men. Yet, for some reason they just can’t figure out how to get laid. You would think that after so many years, a guy would at least get a little random action or even a pity lay. No, there is something else at work here. [click to continue...]

Though I get a lot of email from readers, until most recently, I’ve started getting emails asking for advice. I try to write people back and help as best I can. And since some of these questions may be applicable to the readers of this blog, I’ve decided to start posting some of them on the blog (with that person’s permission) along with my replies.

First, I want to make a little disclaimer. Though the title of this blog has the word “Pickup Artist” in it, that does not put me on the same level as the other top pickup artists in the world. I am not Mystery. I am not Neil Strauss. I am simply a writer trying to consistently increase my ability to attract women. So any advice I give is based on my own personal experience and knowledge. If you are looking for advice from a master PUA/reality star/NYT best selling author, than this is not the place.

With that out of the way I bring you a question about how to overcome shyness. [click to continue...]