Negging
Negging is an act of emotional manipulation whereby a person makes a deliberate +backhanded compliment or otherwise flirtatious remark to another person to undermine their confidence and increase their need of the manipulator's approval. Although some believe that it builds attraction, it results in poor quality relationships. Over time the less confident person becomes resentful. Negging is often misunderstood as straightforward insult rather than as a pick up line. [1] The term was coined and prescribed by the pickup artist community.[2] The term has been popularized in social media[3] and mainstream media.[4][5][6] The opposite is pozzing, whereby one pays a person a compliment in order to gain their affection.[4]
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- ^ Woolf, Nicky (25 May 2012). ""Negging": the anatomy of a dating trend". New Statesman. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ Nicholson, Jeremy (31 August 2013). "Can an Insult Make You Fall in Love?". Psychology Today. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ Marcotte, Amanda (18 April 2015). "How the bitter men of the MRA movement ruin things for other guys". Raw Story. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ a b Bradshaw, Peter (21 January 2015). "A brief history of pozzing and negging". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ Hale, Mike (20 April 2014). "Back to 'The Boondocks,' Minus Its Creator's Touch". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ Henderson, Odie (12 April 2015). "Silicon Valley Season 2 Premiere Recap: Hooli's Revenge". Vulture. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
