The first link said that PUA could leave people in worse shape than it found them-- and Clarisse Thorn (second link) said the same.
Good point about PUA cultivating friendships between men. I'd missed that part. Still, it doesn't do a good job of encouraging friendliness between romantic/sexual partners.
it doesn't do a good job of encouraging friendliness between romantic/sexual partners.
Compared with... relationship advice for women? (For example: don't call him and rarely return his calls; stop dating him if he doesn't buy you a romantic gift for your birthday or valentine's day; don't see him more than once or twice a week). How much of the PUA criticism -- that it helps narcissist people develop their sense of grandiosity and become emotional vampires -- applies to that, too? Perhaps the narcissism is more socially acceptable for women, because... ...
If it's worth saying, but not worth its own post (even in Discussion), then it goes here.