Originally Posted by AlexKidd

Have any of you found that if you try to discuss pick-up with a group of friends, they gang together to be extremely anti-PUA, regardless of what you say to explain what you mean?

Not a single one of my friends is prepared to entertain the notion that a man attempting to overcome shyness to create attraction with women is acceptable behaviour. Apparently it's just harassing women.

I find this pretty demoralising. How do you guys deal with this?