From twitter: cultofgeek: There are some things that you can talk about with girls and there are other things you definitely can't. One such example: NEVER talk to a girl about becoming a pick-up artist. They will be offended, because they don't want to believe techniques like those taught by the gurus actually work. I guess, no one wants to believe they are so easy. But the sad fact is we all are. Deep down inside we all have a need and desire to connect with someone. And when a person pushes the right buttons, we want to believe that we're connecting. So of course, these things work. There's no reason to be defensive about it, but many of the girls I've talked to about this are.