Disqualification theory

author:          "Mystery"
date:             Tue 26 Dec 2002 21:24 GMT
website:       http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_Method
subject:        Disqualification theory ...It is a social tactic based on the idea that what a woman can't have, she wants more. It is a large part of indirect game ...

Disqualification Theory is an expansion of the neg. It is a social tactic based on the idea that what a woman can't have, she wants more. It is a large part of indirect game as it can disarm a woman from thinking that the man is hitting on her. It can correlate to pre-selection theory as well - as if a man is taken, he is like a forbidden fruit to other women.

A disqualifier is the direct application to the disqualification theory. Examples of a disqualifier:

1. "If I weren't gay, you'd be so my type."

2. "I've got something to tell you...there's something in your teeth."

3. "You are just like a bratty little sister. Do you ever stop?"