Where pretty lies perish.
Posted in Game on Aug 9th, 2012
Reader “disap” clarifies something which I’ve been meaning to explain but haven’t gotten around to doing so: Once again people are so concerned with the perfect witty comeback. Not everyone can run game like a Californication script. “We’d be together if you weren’t my mom’s age” When in doubt, go laconic. Why do you dance … Read more
“Anonymous” {WARNING: Possible Troll Alert} recounts a self-described nuclear neg he dropped on a girl: Nuclear Neg made one week ago on an 18 year old has worked. She had texted “We’d be together if you weren’t my mom’s age”. I had texted back “Excuse me but, In two years, no guy under 30 will want … Read more
Posted in Game on Aug 3rd, 2012
In reference to my “eye contact game” post, reader “Sword” demurs: Not bad, only comment is your suggestion that after holding eye contact you come up and dont talk to her, kind of reeks of beta the ‘hey i sure hope she notices me!’ I hope that wasn’t the impression I left, because I agree, … Read more
“In need of advice” asks: What is the right move to make when you and a girl hold eye contact from a distance across the room? I’m thinking of some type of direct approach, but what type of line should I open with? Of course the target is generally in a small group, but… Put … Read more
Posted in Game, Girls, Ugly Truths on Jul 23rd, 2012
We often mischievously note here that women are more prone to herd behavior than are men. That is, on average, your typical woman is more likely to “go along to get along” than your typical man. This is why all sorts of cultural trends — from fashion to food to acceptable modes of posturing — … Read more
Posted in Game on Jul 12th, 2012
Disqualifications — false or genuine — are a powerful pickup tool. Pulling the rug out from under a girl who autonomically believes you desire her is a lickety-split way to raise your status vis a vis her status, and thus delight her hypergamous reflex. The fact is, women are constantly in a disqualification state of … Read more
Posted in Game on Jul 9th, 2012
Wayne Elise, aka Juggler, is a fairly well-known and well-regarded pickup artist. He’s been in the business for a while, and his game guides, while occasionally derivative, are grounded in the basic reality of male-female psychosocial sex differences and thus useful to aspiring womanizers. He emphasizes the “warmth & connection” part of seduction, but tends … Read more
Posted in Dating, Game, Guy Rules, Ugly Truths on Jun 29th, 2012
A reader telegraphed the Chateau a link to a very interesting experiment that an intrepid blogger ran on OKCupid. He created ten fake profiles, five men and five women of increasing physical attractiveness, and measured the response rate he received over a four-month period. The results should be little surprise to regular guests of this … Read more
Posted in Funny/Lolblogs, Game, Girls, The Id Monster, Ugly Truths on Jun 27th, 2012
Reader James has a game-related question: Hey Heartiste I’ve got a question. What do you make of this: On a couple of occasions I had college age girls strike up conversation with me by telling me I looked like someone they knew. In a third occasion I just recalled while writing this, another college girl … Read more
Posted in Culture, Dating, Game, Girls, Self-aggrandizement on Jun 26th, 2012
I’ve always wondered how much database integrity online dating websites maintain. It would be very easy for an insider with a grudge or a boner to do the metaphorical equivalent of downvoting any one particular user’s profile. Now a reader writes to fuel my suspicions: An ex of mine, who is/was merely an active OkCupid … Read more
