A lot of fellas wonder whether pickup lines can actually get you laid. Yet when we hear the expression "pickup line," we tend to imagine some sleazy dude wearing a gold chain across his hairy chest. He's prowling a bar or nightclub, his beady eyes scanning the room for his next target.
He
approaches a woman...looks her up and down, like a hungry jackal eyeballing a slab of meat...and delivers a cheesy pick up line that causes her to roll her eyes (or throw her drink in his face).
It might be a pick up line like one of these...
"You'd better know CPR, baby, because you are taking my breath away."
"Would you mind loaning me a quarter? [What for?] I want to call my mom and tell her I just met the woman of my dreams."
"Do you have a map? I keep getting lost in your eyes."
"Somebody better call God, cuz he's missing an angel -- so what time do you have to be back in heaven?"
"Sorry lady, but you owe me a drink. [Why?] Because when I looked at you, I dropped mine."
"I'm new in town -- could you give me directions to your apartment?"
"I play the field, and it looks like I just hit a home run with you."
"Your legs must be tired because you've been running through my mind all night."
"Is there an airport nearby or is that just my heart taking off?"
"I was so mesmerized by your beauty that I ran into that wall over there...I'm going to need your name and number for insurance purposes."
You actually CAN use a funny pick up line to approach women, and not all of them are that lame. Here are a few that women may actually find charming or flattering -- IF you follow them up correctly (which I'll explain how to do in a moment).
"Would you touch me so I can tell my friends I've been touched by an angel?"
"Can you pull this heart-shaped arrow out of my back, because a little kid with wings just shot me."
"Your daddy must have been a baker, because you've got a nice set of buns."
"If a thousand painters worked for a thousand years, they could not create a work of art as beautiful as you."
(Note: Don't use this pick up line on women who are extremely attractive and KNOW it. This one is effective on a girl who is attractive, but is clearly NOT the best-looking girl in the place.)
And then, there's another category of pick up lines. I call these...
Pick Up Lines That Could Get You Slapped In The Face
You'll want to be extremely cautious when using the following lines when you approach women. A woman with a sense of humor might find them amusing, but you also run the risk of getting hit or having a martini tossed in your face. (Especially if her boyfriend the UFC fighter happens to be standing nearby.) Like I said, be careful...
"Do you know what has 142 teeth and holds back the Incredible Hulk? [What?] My zipper."
"Your daddy must play the trumpet, because he sure made me horny!"
"That's a nice set of legs, what time do they open?"
The Reality About Using Pick Up Lines To
Approach Women
So are pick up lines something to be mocked? Do successful pickup artists ever use them to approach women and start conversations? I've written several popular books on how to pick up women, and I've taught thousands of guys how to "break the ice" with women and seduce them with effective conversation. I personally feel that if you're learning how to approach women, using pick up lines is NOT the way to go.
I normally recommend that you use the "under the radar" style of opening conversations. What this basically means is that you say (or ask) something clever when you approach women -- a comment or question that catches her by surprise and engages her attention, without signalling your sexual interest. These methods of approaching women feel more casual and natural to both you and her.
I like to approach the girl and ask her a clever question, one that females are naturally going to have an opinion about.
Opener #1: "Quick question -- would you allow your boyfriend to go to a bachelor party if you knew there were going to be strippers there? My friend Samantha asked me for my opinion."
Opener #2: "Hi, quick question -- I need your help to settle a debate. How long do you need to be dating someone before you change your status on Facebook from "single" to "in a relationship?" Because my friend Jennifer has been going out with a guy for a month and SHE thinks it's an exclusive thing, but he hasn't changed his "single" status and she's wondering if she should say something..."
These openers are especially effective because they're based on what I call "relationship grey areas." Men and women tend to have their own ideas about what's allowed in a relationship, and what is unacceptable. Another example: is it "cheating" if a guy hangs out with his ex-girlfriend socially, without telling his current girlfriend?
When you approach a woman, your goal with the opening line is to get a positive response that makes her want to talk to you further. Here's another line I use to approach women, which always seems to get a good reaction:
"Do I look gay? Because this dude was TOTALLY hitting on me in the men's room a minute ago. Do you think it's because of my shirt?" (Or, "is it the way my butt looks in these jeans?")
Those don't count as "pick up lines," really. But does this mean pick up lines are, by definition, a bad thing?
I've actually used some of the pick up lines I mentioned above, and they led to a conversation and a successful result (either I got her phone number and saw her again, or slept with her that night).
It was because I poked fun at the fact that I had USED a pick up line! After saying it, I followed up with "I know that TOTALLY sounded like a pick up line...but I want to talk to you for a minute and I couldn't think of what else to say. My name's Dean..."
Then from that point, I used my usual methods -- I asked a few "strategic" questions to get her in a fun mindset, and sharing information about herself...I used techniques like "Cold Reads" and "Hypotheticals"...and at all times, I stayed in control of the interaction and guided it down the correct path.
The truth is, you can get away with using a super-cheesy pick up line and actually make women laugh (in a good way). The trick is knowing how to follow it up with something original that makes her want to talk to you.
Or, you can always use this:
"You're so beautiful that you made me forget my pick up line."
(Women always find that one cute and funny!)
Now, before I explain how to FOLLOW UP and get her to start feeling curiosity and attraction, I need to warn you about something...
The solutions in our FREE guide to approaching women will affect women on a subconscious level and trigger their deepest desires. Please try to use this material responsibly, because it's extremely powerful. These are quite simply the most powerful methods if you want to learn how to approach women, move past cute pick up lines, and make women feel hardcore sexual attraction to you.