The key to getting a girlfriend or boyfriend this Valentine’s Day is to hope that someone likes you for who you are – not by using lame compliments. Pick-up lines will just get you rejection, and possibly a slap across the face. Here are lines you should never try on the opposite sex!
1. If you were Newton, I’d be an apple. I gravitate to you! (Complete with <3 signs and exclamation marks via text)
Although some may be science junkies and find that line hilarious, not everybody enjoys geeky jokes on the first encounter. Save the
science jokes for your nerdy friends, not your potential date.
2. Are you from Tennessee? Because you’re the only “10 I see”!
This one is enough to make me cringe. Sure, it may be “punny,” but to a complete stranger? Wear some deodorant, because you’ll reek of desperation. (Get it?)
3. Baby, you are so sweet you just put Hershey’s out of business.
Flattery can be nice, but this is just ridiculous. Breaking the ice should consist of a greeting and a normal conversation, not a lame compliment like this one.
4. Do you believe in love at first sight or should I walk by you again?
Although somewhat clever, overconfidence does not always make for a good first impression.
5. Did you know that the longest word in English published in a major dictionary is: Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis?
Cool, right?
Of all the things you could start with, you choose an awkward, random topic that no one really cares about. And after all the effort you put into memorizing that word!