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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. | '''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> | ||
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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. | ||
Revision as of 08:57, 18 September 2026
 Conversation (Commons). The obstacle is the extra body in the conversation.
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| Field | Pickup |
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| Also known as | the obstacle, cockblock (vulgar) |
| Origin | Mystery Method set jargon |
| Related | Target (pickup); Mixed set; AMOG; Isolation |
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.[1][2]
In practice
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.
See also
References
- ↑ Pickup artist. Wikipedia. Retrieved 18 September 2026.
- ↑ Chase Amante. Newbie Assignment. Skilled Seducer. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2026.