“The Game” is over: How Neil Strauss leaves seduction behind for emotional healing

Search “Neil Strauss The Game” on Google, and you’ll find yourself at the center of one writer’s search for existential validation. 

What began as a literary exposé on power dynamics and seduction tactics soon unraveled into a deeper exploration of his emotional wounds, relational patterns, and the ways he had unknowingly self-sabotaged in love.

“You can tell trauma is at work when you’re getting the exact opposite result of your intention,” Neil tells Megan Pormer in an exclusive intervie...