Why Negs Work And What People Are Doing Wrong

There are an infinite number of ways to answer this question " what is important is reading the subtext underneath.

Just like a poker player wants to win a pot" many women want to fall in love. They are looking for an excuse to. The key difference between the two is that the poker-player knows that this pot has value, and the woman has no reason to think that you're and different from the rest. (Peacock theory runs tangent to this thought)

Negs are one way to do this, but it's a fine line to walk. If you insult her; you're just confirming everything she assumed from the start.

A lot of guys who've read The Game and other material written by Mystery and Style remember that forging an emotional connection is a good thing  " even if that connection is negative.

Well, that's true and it's not.

Mystery and Style are mPUAs. An in is an in. If the target is invested in the conversation at all, that's leverage; but the biggest lever in the world wont do you any good if you can't wield it properly.

Someone new to the game is not going to have the ability to reframe and HB10 and recover.

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Teasing (or a tease-neg) can be useful to establish rapport. But stay away from the stronger negs used to open/disarm.

If you're already meeting her you do not need to set-up active disinterest. And, if she's a 6, a SOI will go much farther to establishing attraction.

Remember: As a PUA you want to be the exception to the rule.

(When interested You neg girls who guys are afraid to offend, and you show attraction to girls who are used to being brushed over/negged/insulted by the world.

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Originally Posted by annakin
Can you clear up one or two things for me?

I don't get the classic Mystery Neg "Nice eyes, can I touch them? I get the reasoning behind a line like "I like your eyes, especially the left one" as it will unbalance them for a moment, but this one just seems weird to me.

Am I right in assuming that Negs don't continue past A2? Is this a big difference between C&F and MM? 

I can see your problem with this annakin. This isn't a 'Neg' as we've come to define them, but it is a very carefully crafted bridge.

[I am defining a Bridge as a transition point. In this case; I can see the 'Nice Eyes' line being used AFTER you're already in a set, but do not yet have the attention of your target.)

You could even break that line up into a 2-parter

GB: Nice eyes... (Said casually)

HB: Thanks... (Probably in a brush-off manner)

GB: Can I touch them?

HB: Excuse me?

You've got her attention focused on you now. Whatever automated defenses she has in place (e.g. 'Thanks...') have just gone right out the window. Hit a girl with something she's not prepared for and you can create an in.

If you work the recovery properly: you now look like a very together - but ODD - guy. Look at it as peacocking your personality - something about you stands out more and catches interest.

Another reason that Negs work: They have the ability to 'get inside your head'. No matter if it's positive or negative: Time that you take up in someone's mind builds familiarity. That's a powerful emotion. They are becoming used to thinking about you - it's up to you to mold their thoughts.

Throwing out

GB: "I've been meaning to tell you - I like your glasses"

HB: "Thanks..."

GB: "Yeah, my friend Dan has a pair just like 'em."

(If she reacts harshly - tell her Dan's really fashion forward/metro)

Will be stuck in her head for a while.

$5 says she asks her friends if her glasses "look like a boy's glasses"

If you hear more about that line later - you know it stuck.

But part of the beauty is - you're doing all of this with a COMPLIMENT.