Tinder pick-up lines: The best and worst pick-ups lines on dating apps – NEWS.com.au

Relationships before all the romance and excitement of free meals, sex and weekends away are at their most uncomfortable and awkward when theyre first beginning.

Modern dating, especially on the internet, is nothing short of a minefield. And before the honeymoon phase or even the first date comes the inevitable: the cheesy, often creepy, pick-up line.

Youve got to start somewhere, right?

Gone are the days when all it took was a Joey Tribbiani-esque, How you doin? or the simple send of an eggplant emoji.

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In the 90s it was Craigslist and AOL chat rooms, then Match.com and Kiss.com, Nancy Jo Sales wrote for Vanity Fair in 2015.

But the lengthy, heartfelt emails exchanged by the main characters in Youve Got Mail (1998) seem positively Victorian in comparison to the messages sent on the average dating app today.

In 2019, pick-up lines usually administered via sliding into the object of your affections social media direct messages (DMs) can be a shortcut to intimacy with someone and an ideal way to escalate banter for the purposes of flirting, dating, or if youre really dedicated true love.

THE PICK-UP LINES TO AVOID

The problem with pick-up lines is that when theyre bad whether theyre sleazy, inappropriate or just dont make sense theyre really bad.

And on an app like Tinder, which reported in 2016 that it had more than 50 million users, its no secret that things can get pretty weird.

Here are some cringe-worthy lines to avoid sending at all costs:

If I had to rate you from 1-10, I would rate you as a 9 because I am the one that you are missing.

Are you religious? Because youre the answer to all my prayers.

Excuse me, but I think I dropped something. MY JAW!

Like feet?

You must be from Tennessee! Because you are the only TEN I see!

Hey Im looking for treasure. Can I look around your chest?

Are you my appendix? I dont know what you do or how you work but I feel like I should take you out.

Well, here I am. What are your other two wishes?

Netflix and chill?

Would you like to try an Australian kiss? It is just like a French kiss but down under.

Lets play Titanic: You be the iceberg and Ill go down.

Do you believe in love at first sight or would you like me to walk in again?

Are you Area 51? Because Id die to get inside you.

Did the sun come out or did you just smile at me?

On a scale of one to North America, how free you are tonight?

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TIPS FOR MAKING PICK-UP LINES WORK

If youre starting your chats on Tinder using classic pick-up lines Did it hurt when you fell from heaven? chances are youre already in trouble.

According to a 2017 study of students from the University of Electronic Science and Technology, published in Scientific Reports, women prefer men who use metaphorical language when paying compliments in a romantic context.

Womens preference of more creative language indicated a degree of evolutionary significance to the researchers basically, that a more creative pick-up line might mean youre more intelligent, and thus more attractive as a potential partner.

Mens dating success has been found to be correlated with their creativity, the researchers said.

Metaphors involve higher cognitive processes and greater activation in key brain language and cognitive processing areas.

Put simply when you flex your wit in talking to women, youre exercising more of your brainpower and showing off a bit more of your potential. Thus making a memorable first impression before the fireworks and roses and hopefully managing to break the ice.

The other golden rule? Whether youre on Tinder, Bumble or the sacred space of Instagram private messages, always do as you would in real life.

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