We all know that a neg is a backhanded compliment. Why does this work? There is no other pick-up technique that was more quintessential for giving the pick up community notoriety at its inception than the neg. I am here to tell you that this technique is absolute trash. By that I don’t mean that it doesn’t work. It does. I find it riskier than it is helpful( like the medication that cures one thing but has 5 side effects). For that reason, I would MECHANICS 79 advise against PURPOSELY using it. Now if you’re a flirty individual with a sense of humor then the neg will probably naturally happen. An example of a neg would be. “Well I do like your smile; I would give that a 10/10 however your style isn’t conservative enough for me. I need my women covered up”. The reason I don’t like this technique is for starters, it is an advanced technique. In general, I don’t like advanced techniques. Girls don’t reward you in the field of dating or game by being able to pull off an “advanced technique”. As a side note, when women first heard of the pick-up community using this technique they were outraged. They said that its ridiculous that men are going around insulting women to try to get into their pants. The neg however is not an insult. Let me give you a disclaimer. Please don’t blatantly insult her , she will get mad, and it also just an asshole thing to do. The neg is supposed to show that you 1.) have a good sense of humor 2.) you’re a safe and down to earth person. This is because predatory behavior is probably linked to an insane amount of flattery. I don’t think the neg is a good way to open a conversation. I would imagine that its most effective if you have a little rapport first. Yet most guys don’t understand what level of rapport they are at in the middle of the interaction. So this technique might backfire a lot. The last thing I will say about a neg is that it is meant as a way for the guys to utilize something known as “disqualifying” which is a trick that your supposed to use to show higher values. This will then result in the girl trying to “qualify” and “win your approval”. The foundations and principles behind this technique is solid and its super effective. However, I will warn you that I don’t use negs intentionally. I use them as part of my overall personality naturally, but I don’t go looking for them. *** Take note that this technique is more effective on girls that get hit on more