Attractiveness fundamentals
 Smile (Commons). Fundamentals are passive but adjustable.
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| Field | Pickup / style |
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| Also known as | fundamentals, the fundamentals |
| Origin | 2010s pickup jargon |
Attractiveness fundamentals are the passive but adjustable qualities that make a man more attractive by being around him, as opposed to game, the active work of opening, teasing, leading, and escalating.[1] The split is used to stop "fundamentals" meaning everything (opening fundamentals, nightgame fundamentals, and so on).
The four categories
A common listing:
Body
Posture, mannerisms, movement (speed and fluidity), walk, eye contact, smile, facial expressions, teeth, physique.
Vocal
Tone, inflection, depth, resonance, "purr," formants, hyoid depression, affected boredom, colorful vocabulary, vocal uniqueness, a hint of accent.
Social
Sprezzatura / the Law of least effort, smooth conversation, humor, social awareness, "normality" (no off-putting quirks), social momentum, reputation inside a circle.
Fashion
Fit, interesting items and accessories, color coordination, interesting vs loud outfits, peacocking, hair, facial hair, congruence with an identity or archetype.
What is not a fundamental
A common listing carves out three piles:
- Unchangeable passives — height, bone structure, a required uniform, a rank in a hierarchy. Those affect attraction; they are not "fundamentals" in his sense because you cannot train them the same way.
- Game — approaching, opening, teasing, cold reads, leading, compliance, rapport, frames, escalation, resistance-handling.
- Vibe — treated as an output of fundamentals + game + inner frame, not a fourth training category.
Fundamentals vs game
A common claim is that the stronger the fundamentals, the less game you need, and the reverse. The easiest path is both. Rival taxonomies (health vs status; "ugly hot" as high status / weak health) are competing frames, not replacements.
Beginner on-ramps usually start training body fundamentals (posture, eye contact, walk) before asking the student to run full game.
See also
- Newbie assignment
- Peacocking
- Sprezzatura
- Game (seduction)
- looksmaxxing.wiki (sister encyclopedia for the unchangeable-plus-body-mod pile)
References
- ↑ Pickup artist. Wikipedia. Retrieved 18 September 2026.