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{{Short description|A hard takeaway; punishment-shaped}} | {{Short description|A hard takeaway; punishment-shaped}} | ||
{{Infobox term | {{Infobox term | ||
| name | | image = Door.jpg | ||
| also | | caption = Door (Commons). Freeze-out is withdrawing attention. | ||
| field | | alt = Door | ||
| origin | | name = Freeze-out | ||
| also = freeze out, icing | |||
| field = Pickup | |||
| origin = Pickup boards | |||
| related = [[Takeaway (pickup)]]; [[Push-pull]]; [[Dread game]] | | related = [[Takeaway (pickup)]]; [[Push-pull]]; [[Dread game]] | ||
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A '''freeze-out''' is a hard [[takeaway (pickup)|takeaway]]: you go cold, talk to someone else, or leave, after a perceived slight. Sometimes it is just having standards. Sometimes it is a tantrum with a jargon name. | A '''freeze-out''' is a hard [[takeaway (pickup)|takeaway]]: you go cold, talk to someone else, or leave, after a perceived slight. Sometimes it is just having standards. Sometimes it is a tantrum with a jargon name. | ||
<ref name="s">{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickup_artist |title=Pickup artist |website=Wikipedia |access-date=11 September 2026}}</ref> | <ref name="s">{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickup_artist |title=Pickup artist |website=Wikipedia |access-date=11 September 2026}}</ref> | ||
In practice: leave if you are not wanted. Do not punish people to train them. That is [[dread game]] energy leaking into a first conversation. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Latest revision as of 09:08, 18 September 2026
 Door (Commons). Freeze-out is withdrawing attention.
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| Field | Pickup |
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| Also known as | freeze out, icing |
| Origin | Pickup boards |
| Related | Takeaway (pickup); Push-pull; Dread game |
A freeze-out is a hard takeaway: you go cold, talk to someone else, or leave, after a perceived slight. Sometimes it is just having standards. Sometimes it is a tantrum with a jargon name. [1] In practice: leave if you are not wanted. Do not punish people to train them. That is dread game energy leaking into a first conversation.
See also
References
- ↑ Pickup artist. Wikipedia. Retrieved 11 September 2026.