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A '''false time constraint''' ('''FTC''') is saying you can only stay a minute so the open feels cheap: "I have to run, but…" Mystery-era club game used it constantly. later writers do not make it the default open. Direct intent plus a slow voice is the default. An FTC is still legal when you actually have somewhere to be, or when a group will bolt if you look planted. | A '''false time constraint''' ('''FTC''') is saying you can only stay a minute so the open feels cheap: "I have to run, but…" Mystery-era club game used it constantly. later writers do not make it the default open. Direct intent plus a slow voice is the default. An FTC is still legal when you actually have somewhere to be, or when a group will bolt if you look planted. | ||
<ref name="s1">{{cite book |last=von Markovik |first=Erik |title=The Mystery Method: How to Get Beautiful Women Into Bed |publisher=St. Martin's Press |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-312-36011-5}}</ref><ref name=" | <ref name="s1">{{cite book |last=von Markovik |first=Erik |title=The Mystery Method: How to Get Beautiful Women Into Bed |publisher=St. Martin's Press |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-312-36011-5}}</ref><ref name="wp">{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickup_artist |title=Pickup artist |website=Wikipedia |access-date=18 September 2026}}</ref> | ||
Used as a lie every time, it becomes oily — the same problem as a fake opinion opener. | Used as a lie every time, it becomes oily — the same problem as a fake opinion opener. | ||
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* [[Mystery Method]] | * [[Mystery Method]] | ||
* [[Direct game]] | * [[Direct game]] | ||
* [[Approach]] | |||
* [[Cold approach]] | |||
* [[Statement of intent]] | |||
* [[Approach anxiety]] | |||
* [[Approach walls]] | |||
* [[Spam approaching]] | |||
* [[Set (pickup)]] | |||
* [[Mystery (pickup artist)]] | |||
* [[Negging]] | |||
* [[Demonstration of higher value]] | |||
* [[Peacocking]] | |||
* [[Kino]] | |||
* [[Qualification (pickup)]] | |||
* [[The Game (book)]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Latest revision as of 01:02, 19 September 2026
 Dice (Commons). A false time constraint is a claimed elsewhere; a real one is logistics.
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| Field | Pickup |
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| Also known as | FTC |
| Origin | Mystery Method |
A false time constraint (FTC) is saying you can only stay a minute so the open feels cheap: "I have to run, but…" Mystery-era club game used it constantly. later writers do not make it the default open. Direct intent plus a slow voice is the default. An FTC is still legal when you actually have somewhere to be, or when a group will bolt if you look planted. [1][2] Used as a lie every time, it becomes oily — the same problem as a fake opinion opener.
See also
- Opener (pickup)
- Indirect game
- Mystery Method
- Direct game
- Approach
- Cold approach
- Statement of intent
- Approach anxiety
- Approach walls
- Spam approaching
- Set (pickup)
- Mystery (pickup artist)
- Negging
- Demonstration of higher value
- Peacocking
- Kino
- Qualification (pickup)
- The Game (book)
References
- ↑ von Markovik, Erik. The Mystery Method: How to Get Beautiful Women Into Bed. St. Martin's Press. 2007. ISBN 978-0-312-36011-5.
- ↑ Pickup artist. Wikipedia. Retrieved 18 September 2026.