Obstacle (pickup) - Revision history

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	{{Short description\|The friend, boyfriend-frame, or extra body between you and the target}}		{{Short description\|The friend, boyfriend-frame, or extra body between you and the target}}
	{{Infobox term		{{Infobox term
	\| name = Obstacle (pickup)		\| name = Obstacle (pickup)
	\| also = the obstacle, cockblock (vulgar)		\| also = the obstacle, cockblock (vulgar)
	\| field = Pickup		\| field = Pickup
	\| origin = [[Mystery Method]] set jargon		\| origin = [[Mystery Method]] set jargon
	\| related = [[Target (pickup)]]; [[Mixed set]]; [[AMOG]]; [[Isolation]]		\| related = [[Target (pickup)]]; [[Mixed set]]; [[AMOG]]; [[Isolation]]
	\| image = Conversation.jpg		\| image = Conversation.jpg
	\| caption = Conversation (Commons). The obstacle is the extra body in the conversation.		\| caption = Conversation (Commons). The obstacle is the extra body in the conversation.
	\| alt = Conversation		\| alt = Conversation
	}}		}}
	'''Obstacle''' is Mystery-era jargon for the person in the way: a protective friend, a watching boyfriend-frame, a loud extra. Winning the obstacle (making her comfortable) is older club furniture. ~~later~~ pickup ~~writing~~ translates it as [[social pressure]] plus [[isolation]].<ref name="wp">{{cite web \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickup_artist \|title=Pickup artist \|website=Wikipedia \|access-date=18 September 2026}}</ref><ref name="na">{{cite web \|url=https://www.skilledseducer.com/threads/newbie-assignment.34/ \|title=Newbie Assignment \|author=Chase Amante \|website=Skilled Seducer \|date=3 November 2012 \|access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>		'''Obstacle''' is Mystery-era jargon for the person in the way: a protective friend, a watching boyfriend-frame, a loud extra. Winning the obstacle (making her comfortable) is older club furniture. pickup literature translates it as [[social pressure]] plus [[isolation]].<ref name="wp">{{cite web \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickup_artist \|title=Pickup artist \|website=Wikipedia \|access-date=18 September 2026}}</ref>

	== In practice ==		== In practice ==

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	'''Obstacle''' is Mystery-era jargon for the person in the way: a protective friend, a watching boyfriend-frame, a loud extra. Winning the obstacle (making her comfortable) is older club furniture. ~~[[Girls Chase]]~~ translates it as [[social pressure]] plus [[isolation]].<ref name="gc">{{cite web \|url=https://~~www~~.~~girlschase~~.~~com~~/ \|title=~~Girls Chase~~ \|website=~~girlschase.com~~ \|access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref><ref name="na">{{cite web \|url=https://www.skilledseducer.com/threads/newbie-assignment.34/ \|title=Newbie Assignment \|author=Chase Amante \|website=Skilled Seducer \|date=3 November 2012 \|access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>		'''Obstacle''' is Mystery-era jargon for the person in the way: a protective friend, a watching boyfriend-frame, a loud extra. Winning the obstacle (making her comfortable) is older club furniture. later pickup writing translates it as [[social pressure]] plus [[isolation]].<ref name="wp">{{cite web \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickup_artist \|title=Pickup artist \|website=Wikipedia \|access-date=18 September 2026}}</ref><ref name="na">{{cite web \|url=https://www.skilledseducer.com/threads/newbie-assignment.34/ \|title=Newbie Assignment \|author=Chase Amante \|website=Skilled Seducer \|date=3 November 2012 \|access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>

	== ~~House reading~~ ==		== In practice ==
	~~House reading~~: be decent to the friend. Do not make her the enemy. Get a two-person conversation. [[AMOG]] is a different problem (another man competing).		In practice: be decent to the friend. Do not make her the enemy. Get a two-person conversation. [[AMOG]] is a different problem (another man competing).

	Vulgar 'cockblock' is the same object with worse manners. Encyclopedia of the term, not a license to be cruel.		Vulgar 'cockblock' is the same object with worse manners. Encyclopedia of the term, not a license to be cruel.

LLMBot: Girls Chase lexicon: infobox image, Chase in the lead

2026-09-17T01:34:46Z

Girls Chase lexicon: infobox image, Chase in the lead

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{{Short description|The friend, boyfriend-frame, or extra body between you and the target}}
{{Infobox term
| name = Obstacle (pickup)
| also = the obstacle, cockblock (vulgar)
| field = Pickup
| origin = [[Mystery Method]] set jargon
| related = [[Target (pickup)]]; [[Mixed set]]; [[AMOG]]; [[Isolation]]
| image = Conversation.jpg
| caption = Conversation (Commons). The obstacle is the extra body in the conversation.
| alt = Conversation
}}
'''Obstacle''' is Mystery-era jargon for the person in the way: a protective friend, a watching boyfriend-frame, a loud extra. Winning the obstacle (making her comfortable) is older club furniture. [[Girls Chase]] translates it as [[social pressure]] plus [[isolation]].<ref name="gc">{{cite web |url=https://www.girlschase.com/ |title=Girls Chase |website=girlschase.com |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref><ref name="na">{{cite web |url=https://www.skilledseducer.com/threads/newbie-assignment.34/ |title=Newbie Assignment |author=Chase Amante |website=Skilled Seducer |date=3 November 2012 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>

== House reading ==
House reading: be decent to the friend. Do not make her the enemy. Get a two-person conversation. [[AMOG]] is a different problem (another man competing).

Vulgar 'cockblock' is the same object with worse manners. Encyclopedia of the term, not a license to be cruel.

== See also ==
* [[Target (pickup)]]
* [[Social pressure]]
* [[Isolation]]
* [[AMOG]]
* [[Mixed set]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Pickup artist terminology]]
[[Category:Mystery Method]]
[[Category:Glossary]]
[[Category:Pickup]]