emotional
The following are all the articles related to emotional from PUA Lingo, the Pick Up Artist's Encyclopedia. You can also browse our PUA Terminology List for a full list of PUA terms and acronyms.
State Change
Quick Definition: AKA “State break” when state changes negatively or breaks into another state less desirable for seduction. A noticeable…
Emotional Tampon
Quick Definition: Also known as “social tampon” or “social circle tampon. A guy (or sometimes a girl) who allows others…
Emotional Value
Quick Definition: The emotional currency in social interaction; the “value” you give to others and others give you to in…
Emotional Leverage
Quick Definition: The power of associating strong emotions (can be negative or positive) to an action or to a process…
Secret Society
Quick Definition: A Romanization of the very real behavior of how women truly have and manage sex in regards to…
Emotional Spiking
Quick Definition: The process of spiking intense positive or negative emotions in a target. Full Definition: Emotional spikes are important…
Emotional Stimulation
Quick Definition: Stimulating and influencing a woman to respond to you via her emotions as opposed to logic. Full Definition:…
Emotional Intelligence / Social Intelligence
Quick Definition: Also known as “Social Intuition”, Emotional intelligence is a measurement that describes the ability, capacity, and skill to identify,…
Party Girl
Quick Definition: AKA Party Girl Ass. The type of girl that is either naturally in “party mode” or going through a…
Pacing
Quick Definition: Matching or getting in touch with a person’s emotional state in order to build rapport and the lead…
Emotional Connection (EC)
Quick Definition: Connecting to another person beyond just the physical level by sharing feelings and relating emotionally. Full Definition: Emotional…
Anchor
Quick Definition: An association of an emotional state with a physical touch, body motion, or a verbal phrase. Once created,…
Nick Savoy
Nick Savoy was Mystery’s business partner. Prior to joining the game, he studied business and graduated from Wharton with an…
Interview Pickup
Quick Definition: A boring date consisting of interview style questions. Full Definition: “Interview pickup” is a somewhat derisive term that…
Connection Triggers
Quick Definition: Hardwired triggers in female and male psychology that when triggered, causes a feeling of deep emotional connection and…
Backwards/Reverse Rationalization
Quick Definition: The process of rationalizing emotional and behavioral decisions based on logic that makes sense for the person. Full…
Vulnerability
Quick Definition: An exposure of one’s personal areas of weakness or sensitivity. Full Definition: A strong part of game is…
Tyler Durden (Owen Cook)
AKA “Tyler” or “Owen Cook”. Tyler Durden is a mainstay of the seduction community. His archives are analytical, insightful and…
Moment of Decision
Quick Definition: A moment in time full of emotions whereby the artist has a fundamental core identity shift and decides on the path of…
State Control
Quick Definition: AKA “Vibe Control”. The ability to control one’s own state or the state of a target. Full Definition:…
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