I’d thought I was done with talking about “Above The Game”, Ken Hoinsky’s Kickstarter to self-publish a pick-up manual. Looks like I’ve got a bit more to say. Hoinsky’s project was successfully funded despite the hue and cry, and the money was released to him as per standard Kickstarter policy. In the aftermath, Kickstarter issued…
Archives for June 2013
Ask Dr. NerdLove: Like A Virgin
Doc, I don’t know if you offer advice but you seem to know what your talking about. . . I’m 23 years old and in the Army, I joined the army in hopes of getting a better life, and I heard that women Love a guy in uniform, I’ve never had any female contact in…
The Power of Identity
Who are you? This is a serious question. I want to you to think about who you are. How would you describe yourself? Can you describe yourself in three words or less or do you need more? Are you a geek? A nerd? A gamer? An otaku? Are you a writer? A photographer? An accountant? A…
The Trouble With Pick-Up Artists
On Wednesday, a Kickstarter project for a self-published book on picking up women entitled “Above The Game” started rocketing across blogs and Twitter. The author, a regular poster on r/seduction, a sub-Reddit dedicated to exchanging tips on meeting and hooking up with women, was looking for $2,000. He ended up getting over $16,000 – mostly…
Ask Dr. NerdLove: Sometimes Love Ain’t Enough
I know I am rather new to this web site. I have read many of your articles and I find them fascinating. I have found myself agreeing, cheering on, laughing, as well as being mesmerized by the topics you discuss and the eloquence in which you dissect and analyze every situation that could be conceived….
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How To Be A High-Status Man
There’s an obsession with the concept of value and status when you’re dealing with men’s dating advice. The idea is that, when you boil everything down, women are attracted to high-value, high-status men; therefore, men who want to be more successful with women should be as high-value as possible. This manifests itself in almost all dating…
