The Psychology Behind 'Negging' Or Insulting Someone To Win Them Over
There is a disgusting mind game being played all too often in today's dating culture and it is called 'negging.' What is negging, you ask? According to the Urban Dictionary, negs or negging are, "low-grade insults meant to undermine the self-confidence of a woman so she might be more vulnerable to advances." Although both men and women sometimes "neg" during early flirting efforts, this is a tactic first described by pick-up artists. There are several explanations for the tactic, but they all employ some sort of backhanded compliment, which temporarily lowers the target's self-esteem. Theoretically, this lowered self-esteem in the target makes the speaker seem more attractive by comparison. Essentially, by insulting you, you are manipulated into thinking you need to work harder for one's affection when really they are a total asshole and you should immediately walk in the opposite direction.
We have teamed up with dating blog The Single Society to scour the Internet in search of a list of not-so-fun facts behind this practice so you can easily spot it in the wild…and tell whoever negs you to f*ck right off. If you have ever experienced being 'negged' on a date please blow up their spot and share that shit right here.
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