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| name | | name = Cat string theory | ||
| also | | also = cat string, string theory (pickup) | ||
| field | | field = Pickup | ||
| origin | | origin = Mystery Method | ||
| related = [[Push-pull]]; [[Takeaway (pickup)]]; [[Bait, hook, reel, release]] | | related = [[Push-pull]]; [[Takeaway (pickup)]]; [[Bait, hook, reel, release]] | ||
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'''Cat string theory''' is Mystery-era slang for the same claim as [[push-pull]] and the [[takeaway (pickup)|takeaway]]: a cat chases the string that moves away and ignores the string in its face.<ref name="lingo">{{cite web |url=http://www.pualingo.com/ |title=PUA Lingo |author=Vince Lin |website=PUA Lingo |date=2008 |access-date=11 September 2026}}</ref><ref name="mm">{{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> | '''Cat string theory''' is Mystery-era slang for the same claim as [[push-pull]] and the [[takeaway (pickup)|takeaway]]: a cat chases the string that moves away and ignores the string in its face.<ref name="lingo">{{cite web |url=http://www.pualingo.com/ |title=PUA Lingo |author=Vince Lin |website=PUA Lingo |date=2008 |access-date=11 September 2026}}</ref><ref name="mm">{{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> | ||
The metaphor is recorded. The ordinary reading: have somewhere to be, tease, do not sit in her lap all night. It is not a license to yo-yo someone as a hobby. | |||
== Method == | == Method == | ||
Latest revision as of 09:08, 18 September 2026
| Field | Pickup |
|---|---|
| Also known as | cat string, string theory (pickup) |
| Origin | Mystery Method |
| Related | Push-pull; Takeaway (pickup); Bait, hook, reel, release |
Cat string theory is Mystery-era slang for the same claim as push-pull and the takeaway: a cat chases the string that moves away and ignores the string in its face.[1][2]
The metaphor is recorded. The ordinary reading: have somewhere to be, tease, do not sit in her lap all night. It is not a license to yo-yo someone as a hobby.
Method
Leave, or look like leaving, after the set has hooked. Short version is a roll-off. Long version is actually going to another venue.
Failure mode
Drama takes, fake jealousy, disappearing as punishment. That is not a string. That is a tantrum.