Well, it was partially as a joke, but it’s still true that studying pick-up techniques often implies that one is not genuinely interested in women as such, but is just out for easy sex. This combines with a presumed element of deceit and exploitation involved in the act. (Not saying anything about how accurate such impressions are—the personalities and exact methods/motivations of people employing advanced pick-up techniques is not my field of specialty. But that’s the general impression.)
Roland:
Thank you. I’ll take a look at these links.
Why do you feel the need to add this disclaimer?
Well, it was partially as a joke, but it’s still true that studying pick-up techniques often implies that one is not genuinely interested in women as such, but is just out for easy sex. This combines with a presumed element of deceit and exploitation involved in the act. (Not saying anything about how accurate such impressions are—the personalities and exact methods/motivations of people employing advanced pick-up techniques is not my field of specialty. But that’s the general impression.)
In fact, I already got one bordering-on-hostile reaction for having asked.