Seduction

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Seduction is the process of one person deliberately enticing another person into an act (See motivation). The word has a negative connotation, either seriously or mildly (and also used jokingly), and may refer to an act that the other may later regret and/or would normally not want to do.

Sexual seduction

The most common example is inducing sexual desire in order to persuade someone to have sexual intercourse. The term is generally used to imply that the seducer is acting out of a motive other than love for the seducee, while that would normally be a requirement for the latter.

Myths and legends have many accounts of sexual seduction, and describe a number of gods of seduction and romance. Legendary seducers include Zeus, Krishna and Don Juan, and legendary victims of seduction include Leda.

Giacomo Casanova (1725 - 1798) was a famous 18th century seducer, whose name has become synonymous with seduction.

Today, the art of seduction (particularly that of females) is called pickup.

Online communities:

Various online communities devoted to the seduction strategies used by men have recently emerged. Two of the largest provide reviews and discussions and tactics and techniques related to various seduction methods. Another site currently compiles a growing list of local seduction communities, known as "lairs" in which these techniques are actively practiced.

One well-known book about these communities, The Game, was written by the journalist Neill Strauss in 2005 and appeared briefly on the New York Times bestseller list.

External links:

Fast Seduction Art of Pick-up and Seduction
Cliff's List Provides objective reviews of the various techniques used by men to pickup women.

Moral seduction

Other forms of seduction include seduction into crime or immorality. Some religions have accounts of evil spirits who seduce innocents into wrongdoing.

A related term is temptation; advertising, nice packaging, etc. are meant to make products tempting; in some contexts it refers to evil that is tempting, e.g. in the Lord's Prayer.