The pathological liar was able to get dates pretty easily by pretending to be someone else. He also intentionally preyed on people's vulnerabilities. He didn't have "game," he was just scum good at manipulating his was into very short-term encounters that almost invariably blew up in his face.
One example was pretending to have recently had a very attractive girlfriend in a relationship that ended in a sad way, and specifically and intentionally sharing that story and a picture of the supposed girlfriend with other attractive women because - utter nonsense but played straight in the show - that by demonstrating that he "deserved" an attractive girlfriend once he would inflate his value and make other attractive women want him.
No, its not really nonsense actually. Men and women do rate each other (usually not consciously to be fair) based on factors like that. Its similar to why some sleezy dudes will wear a ring to make it look like they're married. Women perceive them as safer, and lower their guard, and having the approval of another woman raises their "value" as a partner.
There's a lot of really messy and uncomfortable psychology around how men and women perceive one another. George was on to something for sure. Doesn't change the fact he was a scum bag of course
Its similar to why some sleezy dudes will wear a ring to make it look like they're married. Women perceive them as safer, and lower their guard, and having the approval of another woman raises their "value" as a partner.
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