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Meet Kezia Noble, known better as the "World's Leading Female Pick-Up Coach" (so jealous), whose basic aim seems to be to turn every lonely man she comes across into an utter bastard. Clearly, this is bullshit. I'm not saying I possess the wisdom of Plato's shrink, but I'm starting to get to grips with what's good for me, and I know that dating an asshole is about as thrilling as watching The Life of Pi with conjunctivitis in both eyes, or making a movie of Perfume. Which, if you're an asshole and you're having trouble grasping the comparisons, means it's not very thrilling at all.I don't want to be too harsh, because in the video above, which appears to have been shot at some kind of PUA conference, which sounds like the worst and loneliest place in the world that anyone could ever be, Kezia has a point. In general terms, women are more likely to have experienced bad flirting in the past – if you're a straight guy, chances are you can go the odd weekend without being chatted up by a strange, roaring man at the bus stop with mystery fluids all over his T-shirt and tie combo.
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Okay, I'm bored of this PUA bullshit, so instead of calling out Kezia and her Pick-Up pals on every single stupid thing they say (it would take years), I'm just going to clear this mess up myself. It's time – *cracks knuckles* – for some serious myth debunking.EXPLODING THE "NICE GUYS FINISH LAST" MYTHMyth #1. Girls Like Infedelity"Take it one step further and send her the very subtle message that you're not very good at being faithful."PGB's Advice to Boys: Oh baby! You're gonna mess me around? Take my home phone, cell phone, house keys and ring finger, I'm yours! As much as this has somehow filtered through to the mainstream, there really is nothing good about pretending to be a player. Pretending to be anything is no fun for anyone. Nobody wants that. You might think behaving this way will imply you're an Elvis-esque lothario with a heart of gold and a bod that likes to sleep in a different bed every night, but in reality it just screams "never had a girlfriend".Myth #2. Girls Love It When You're Mean"The nice guy equals bland, forgettable and replaceable."PGB's Advice to Boys: And I suppose the positive alternative is, "Ew, I remember that creep." Again, I don't get why anyone would want to meet an asshole in a club, so I don't understand why any of you guys out there would actively pretend to be an asshole in a club. Realistically, girls aren't expecting to go out to a horrible bar that smells like the toilet in their gym, drink a jug of wu-wu (don't hate) and suddenly lock eyes with their future life-partner during a reload of LMFAO anyway. So why ruin everyone's night by embarrassing yourself in front of strangers who you clearly find attractive?
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