How to Spot a Pickup Artist

A pickup artist is smooth, cute, and charming. The men who seem too good to be true often are. A pickup artist is someone with excessive talent and experience with women. These artists are the pride of men, bane of women and subject of many made-for-TV movies.

The problem with pickup artists is that they are usually insincere and only around for a fling. They use and discard women like tissues. They waste your time, mess with your mind and generally leave your life a bit of a wreck.

Learning how to spot a pickup artist can save you loads of time and trouble. As long as you spy them before they spy you, you've still got the upper hand in the situation. There are three main aspects to check that will let you know if you're dealing with a sweetheart or a sleaze of a man. Pay attention to their words, their eyes and their body language.

Words
A pickup artist is always a master of words. He'll have the perfect pickup line, the perfect conversation starter and the perfect answer to any question. Be wary of a man who never directly answers your questions, that's the smooth style of a pickup artist. If the conversation always seems to turn to you, and they refuse to reveal anything about themselves, you know your dealing with a pickup artist.

Eyes
Pickup artists cannot help but check out their playing field. They'll focus on you when you're looking, but the minute they think you're distracted, they're eyeing someone else. So watch out for men making eye contact with other women over your shoulder, it's a sure sign of a pickup artist.

Body
If a man's body language is ultra smooth, and he always seems to find a way to get close to you, you know he's a pickup artist. Anyone who's so skilled at lighting cigarettes, ordering rounds of drinks, keeping the conversation going and finding a way to sit next to you has had lots of practice. If the guy has also managed to hug or touch every woman in the room as he enters, then bang, you're looking at a pickup artist.