It's one of the biggest clichés in the dating world: a witty pickup line betters your chances of getting the girl.
But we know it's not always the case. After all, the short and often crude nature of pickup lines makes chances of a "conquest" quite slim. More often than not, pickup lines are viewed as nothing more than pathetic attempts to get into someone's pants, an observation that often leads females to not think much of you.
And I've seen too many friends unleash what they thought were witty pickup lines, only to fall flat on their faces. Unbelievably, some of them used the worst pickup lines ever. Someone was even cheesy enough to use the classic "What's a girl like you doing in a place like this?" line, and was promptly dismissed with the also classic reply: "It's my place".
Honestly, I'm not a big fan of pickup lines. If it were up to me, I'd like to get it on with somebody I already know, thereby eliminating the need for a pickup line. But in today's world of unstable relationships and increasingly shortening attention spans, a pickup line is probably a man's only weapon when trying to get some from a complete stranger in a singles bar.
So what makes a good pickup line? The truth is, there's really no such thing as a good pickup line. Blurt out something like: " Pardon me, are you in heat?" and then get slapped-on both cheeks-for you just tried to pick up a happily married woman just winding down after a hard day's work. Try ""Hi, the voices in my head told me to come over and talk to you" and you'd probably be laughed off for even saying something as lame as that one.
Still, saying something lame is better than not saying anything at all. Although pickup lines rarely work, we'd rather take chances with them than wearing our hands out. Perhaps these self-proclaimed best pickup lines would help.