Why did Tom Cruise need a serenade to get the girl in Top Gun but only a simple hello in Jerry McGuire? Why does a small romantic gesture send some over the moon and then turn others away? The way to a woman or man’s heart is individual and specific to the situation… similar to our confections. Was it love at first bite or did it take a dozen treats to seal the deal?
Just like our cupcake flavors, encounters with love vary. Some are sweet, some are savory and some just encourage sharing.
Share your stories of the best, worst and funniest pick up stories you have experienced and you can pick up a cupcake on us. It’s just that sweet.
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Erica 2:45 pm on March 1, 2010 | # |
Back in my college days, a friend and I were having lunch in the cafeteria and a guy walked up to our table. He tapped me on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me, but do you do Karate?” I looked at him funny and said “ummm, no…why?” He goes, “Oh well, I thought maybe you did because your body’s kickin!” GROAN LOL. I laughed, said sorry I’ve got a boyfriend but props for the line!
Beth 11:52 am on February 26, 2010 | # |
A guy had come up to me in a bar in Georgetown, he had a drink in his hand. He proceeded to take a piece of ice out of his drink and sacked it down on the bar. He said “Now that the ice is broken my name is … ” Probably one of the most clever lines I have heard. We ended up dating shortly after that.
Kaitlin Turck 12:50 pm on February 24, 2010 | # |
The scene: Nightclub in Spain. No one was dancing yet except my friend and I. A man approaches.
Man: I’m a soccer player, can I dance with you?
Us: Uh, sure..
Man: (to my friend) Do you have a boyfriend?
Friend: No. I have a girlfriend. (her typical get rid of guys response)
Man: (to me) She says she has a girlfriend!! So, can I dance with you??
Me: Fine.
Man: (grabs my butt)
Me:What are you doing?!?
Man: What?? Is it that I am ugly??
Me: No, it’s that I don’t know you.
Man: So want to dance in that (dark) corner?
Me: Ugh. no. go away.
Maxine 9:47 am on February 14, 2010 | # |
“I wish I were DNA helicase so that I could unzip your genes.”
Brooke 3:35 am on February 14, 2010 | # |
(While wearing a necklace with a key pendant) I walked into a store and one of the guys workings asks, “Is that the key to your heart?”…
Monique 12:07 pm on February 13, 2010 | # |
I was on my way to Springfield Mall one day, which involved a metro ride and a bus transfer – I had asked my boyfriend at the time to take me since he drives, but he really didn’t want to go. The metro ride was longer than usual because of track work, and it became clear that I was going to miss my connection if I didn’t make a run for it. So when I made it out onto the platform, I tried to make a quick dash to the bus stop but there were too many people. One of them was a guy about my age (let’s call him Jake) who asked me my name, where I was from, etc. I really didn’t want to be rude, but I also didn’t want to miss my bus. So after I answered a few of his questions, I told him that I really had to go. As I made a mad dash down the escalators, Jake called after me and shouted “don’t run from our love!!!” Everyone who heard got a good laugh out of it – including me – and my boyfriend gave me a ride to the mall the next time!
Tom 1:00 am on February 13, 2010 | # |
I would argue that the key to a good pickup line is just getting up the nerve to talk to her at all.
Here’s my story: I’d thought this girl in a class of mine was cute, but never got up the nerve to say anything. A bunch of us went to dinner after the final, and despite all my efforts the timing never seemed right. We had all gone our separate ways – some walking home, me biking in the opposite direction, and she waiting for her bus across the street- when I decided I was being an idiot for not talking to her. I turned my bike around and went back to the restaurant, to pretend I had left my phone there. I then stopped at the bus stop, explaining my phony phone story, and chatting with her until the bus came. When it came I asked if I could see her again soon, she said she’d like that, and left. Still dating, months later. She didn’t buy the excuse for one second.
Kisha 12:26 am on February 13, 2010 | # |
My friends took me out to the club for my birthday and when we leaving a group of guys walked by the car. I was in the back seat and one guy stopped and pointed to the heart tattooed on my chest and asked, “Can I have your heart?” I said, “No, but you can give me your number.” We have been together ever since…
eve 3:52 pm on February 12, 2010 | # |
I was at a party that I didn’t know anyone at all but the person who dragged me. The host came over and tried to make me feel more comfortable by suggesting I throw back a couple of drinks. By the time I had loosened up, I thought his idea of cupcake chasers was so amazing, I couldn’t believe I hadn’t tried it!
Tequila and red velvet cupcakes do not mix. And I was known as the infamously sick girl all night, which none of his friends let me live down still. We eventually became friends after my anger subsided and now we’re dating.
Lane 3:16 pm on February 12, 2010 | # |
Do you believe in love at first sight or should I walk by again?
Lo 1:34 pm on February 12, 2010 | # |
Secuirty guard in my building, “Hey, how are you? Nice to see you today. I have been thinking, you look like you could use some extra protection. Let me take you to lunch and be your permanent bodygaurd.”
Heather 12:49 pm on February 12, 2010 | # |
I have gotten even the chessiest of lines such as “did it hurt when you fell from heaven?” to “Would you like to see me naked ??” to “Excuse me, but do you have the temperature? ” One of the weridest ones was when a guy asked me if he could put this finger in my ear because it turns him on. Let it be none of these lines worked but I did laugh and it was a good memory at those places. Happy VDAY everyone!
Katie 10:20 am on February 12, 2010 | # |
When two redheads make out, a unicorn is born.
Liz 9:45 am on February 12, 2010 | # |
Mouthed from across a bar: “Olive juice,” or “I wanna vacuum.”
Marty 8:53 pm on February 11, 2010 | # |
“Can I take a picture of you, so I can show Santa exactly what I want this year?”
Steph 6:47 pm on February 11, 2010 | # |
I had a guy say to me “I’m sorry I was being so mean to you. I just really like you.” :\
Shana Kieran 5:51 pm on February 11, 2010 | # |
Walking along a street full of artisans in Venice (with my father, unfortunately) when I was 16, a long-haired Italian painter spotted me through the crowd. He rose from the stool he was sitting on and followed me, waving his paintbrush and calling, “The bees!… The bees!…. They come and they take the honey from your eyes and they come and they bite me!”
My father looked horrified and pulled me down the street with the artist still calling and making buzzing sounds.
Bear 3:52 pm on February 11, 2010 | # |
I was in the grocery store in the frozen section and there was this guy there that was taking his time and obviously trying to catch my eye. Finally he comes over with a box of frozen hanmburger patties and asks me if the meat could be microwaved. I kinda just looked at him, said no, and then read the back of the box to him. I think he kinda panicked because then he asked me if the buns were included. Luckily at this point my husband came up.
“Can this meat be microwaved?” “Are buns included?” a way to a girls heart!
T-dawg 3:48 pm on February 11, 2010 | # |
Is your dad a drug dealer? Because you’re dope!
Devlan 1:57 pm on February 11, 2010 | # |
In college, I was having lunch in a bar with my friend. The waitress came to our table and told me that a gentleman at the bar wanted to buy me a drink. I scanned the bar to see a few men in their 30s and 40s drinking alone, but none looking our way. Considering I was engaged (and miffed that whoever it was was too rude to offer my friend a drink too, even though he was old enough to afford two) I declined. But my friend urged me to take the drink, saying, “It’s just a couple of bucks. It’s no big deal.” So I ordered a $2.50 gin and tonic.
Two minutes later, the waitress returned with no drink. “He told me to check to see if you were wearing a ring,” she said. “I told him you were, so he said you can forget it.”
chau 12:55 am on February 11, 2010 | # |
“you’re magical”
JP 12:54 am on February 11, 2010 | # |
“my friends and i have a bet as to what ethnicity are you. i say you’re malaysian.” (i’m filipino)
Jordan 7:52 pm on February 10, 2010 | # |
Once standing outside of Hello Cupcake a man came up to me and said “Is your dad a baker because you’ve got some nice buns.” I laughed, he bought me a cupcake and I am dating him.
Meghan 7:39 pm on February 10, 2010 | # |
My “guy” and I were sitting on a couch at a relatively crowded party, canoodling as couples would. All of the sudden this man came up to me. With complete disregard for the arm around my shoulders, he pointed at me and said, “You look like you need someone to go home with!” I was so taken aback by his forwardness that I just started cracking up (I can’t decide if I feel bad about that). I suppose he took it as a compliment because he immediately started Chip and Dale dancing over both of our laps! Talk about confidence…
Lindsay 5:45 pm on February 10, 2010 | # |
I’m married, but once when flying solo to visit a friend, a male flight attendant was super helpful. He offered me an empty seat with a better view, and let me stretch my legs and stand for a while up at the front of the plane, so we had a nice chat. I assumed he saw my wedding ring and so I wasn’t leading him on. But after we landed I was halfway to the baggage claim when he catches up with me–he had run–to ask whether my ring was in fact my grandmothers or I just wear it on that finger or something, and perhaps I wasn’t married? I told him that I was and we said goodbye, but inwardly I gave him major props for trying! He will make another girl very happy someday, I think.
JR 4:19 pm on February 10, 2010 | # |
I was at a bar that was hosting a private birthday party in the backroom. They had cake so I snuck in like I knew what I was doing to get some. Unfortunately I ran smack into the birthday boy. Luckily he’d had a few too many drinks so I played it off like I was a friend-of-a-friend he’d met before. He asked for my number as I left and when we went out again I came clean.
Morgan 1:25 pm on February 10, 2010 | # |
I walking down the street when a man stopped me and asked me for directions.
Man: Do you live on Heaven Street?
Me: No, I’m sorry, I don’t.
Man: Well I figured you would since you came from heaven.
Honestly, would that work on any girl?
Karen 12:33 pm on February 10, 2010 | # |
“So, is this a spring break kind of thing, or can I get your number?”
…we just celebrated our 6-month anniversary yesterday.
Joshua 9:30 am on February 10, 2010 | # |
I was driving my older Porsche, about 10 minutes into the 45 minute ride home from a day at my mom’s. As I passed yet another car, I noticed a very attractive woman driving, so after I passed her, I slowed down a bit. We spent the next 5 minutes playing cat and mouse until I had to merge to another highway. I was surprised when she went the same way, and more so when the flirting continued for another 20 minutes. Finally I signaled for her to follow me to get off at the next exit, so I could talk to her before she disappeared forever. It turns out she lived about 5 minutes from my mom and was just on her way out to buy some milk when we “met.” Now she was just following me! And that she did, for another few hours, even as we danced in my living room.
Nicole 8:26 am on February 10, 2010 | # |
I was new to DC and didn’t have a ton of friends yet. I had no friends who liked football. I went to a party with some of my colleagues from grad school and was desperately attempting to recruit someone to watch football with me the next day. It was the first day of the season and I really wanted to see my team play and go to a bar to watch it.
Needless to say, none of these girls were very interested. A guy that was there visiting one of these girls was a bit interested. He and my classmate were long time friends. He was from Phoenix and had stopped over in DC on his was to Conn. for business.
Anyway, so the next day he met me at the bar with his friend and her boyfriend and I was stoked. I had someone to watch football with and drink with, and to make things better, he was funny! We were having a great time, but at about 4 o’clock he had to go catch a plane. I expressed sadness because I was having so much fun and based on that he changed his flight to leave the next morning! We had a great time together that night. After his business was done in Conn., he came back to see me and stayed for 5 days. We dated for two years after that.
Stephanie 7:26 am on February 10, 2010 | # |
I went out after work with one of my coworkers one night. It was kind of awkward all night but I accepted his offer to drive me to my car at the end of the night since I was tired and he was headed that way anyway. As soon as we hit the first red light he looks over and says “so lets make out”. I declined but he proceeded to ask at every red light we hit suggesting that we just make out a little. I asked how one makes out “a little” and he responded with “you don’t”. Shockingly, I was not seduced, which is good because I found out later that he’s married.
kris 1:57 am on February 10, 2010 | # |
my story actually involves little talking at all. i was at a party with a friend. while waiting at the bar for drinks, i kept feeling my hair being pulled. i turned around several times to look for the culprit, but no one ever confessed. finally, i caught the hair puller red handed. we talked for a while, exchanged numbers and remain friends.
Asil 12:14 am on February 10, 2010 | # |
I was at a bar in Flagstaff Arizona and happened to sit down next to a guy that turned out to be totally cute. You could tell we were both checking each other out, but I had no way to start a conversation and he wasn’t doing anything. Finally I said “Do you know what time it is?” And he looked at his watch and told me, we ended up talking all night.
Allie 11:59 pm on February 9, 2010 | # |
My boyfriend and I started out as friends so he never really “picked me up” at a bar, but during our friendship he would always profess his prowess at picking women up in bars. The stories he would regale me of his mastery of bewitching women would crack me up for hours, and I was quite interested to know how he would do with me. So one night I challenged him to unleash his ultimate arsenal on me. I told him he could do no wrong, as I was a sure deal, I just wanted to see what he could do.
He bombed. Miserably. He lead off with trying to insult me a la Barney Stinson and then played it off as a How I Met Your Mother joke (a favorite TV show of ours). He then followed up with some lame, “You watching that game” conversation, and then finally he broke down and admitted he was crashing and burning. To which I just grabbed both sides of his face, kissed him hard, and said, “You wanna get lucky,” and dragged him out of the bar.
We don’t talk about it, but I still laugh thinking about it.
Andrew 9:18 pm on February 9, 2010 | # |
“Are you tired? Because you’ve been running through my mind all night.”
Catherine 9:03 pm on February 9, 2010 | # |
While laying on the beach with my friends a man came up to me and said “Want to play a game of truth or dare?” I guess asking if I need help putting on sunscreen was to unoriginal for him. Needless to say, it didn’t work.
Jade 8:46 pm on February 9, 2010 | # |
So, I’m six feet tall. I was talking to a group of older gentlemen in a McDonald’s on a cross-country road trip. They were giving directions and being helpful, when one who hadn’t spoken before all of a sudden says, “How long does it take you to shave your legs?” They all told him not to embarrass me, but I laughed all the way back to my car.
Miranda 6:14 pm on February 9, 2010 | # |
Worst I’ve ever heard:
Him:”you have a library card?”
Me: yes.
Him: “Good, ‘cuz I’m checking you out”
Wouldn’t I be the one doing the checking out if I’m the one with the card? Just nit picking….
Tiffany Rivera 6:13 pm on February 9, 2010 | # |
As I walked out of my house one afternoon a nice elderly gentleman was walking around the corner. As he saw me, he said, “Hello Wanda”, thinking he maybe had mistaken me for someone else, and not wanting to correct him, I smiled and went about my business, I didn’t want him to feel bad for calling me the wrong name. As he got closer he said it again, “Hello Wanda” I couldn’t pretend this time, I politely replied, “I’m not Wanda” and he said, “I know…I just Wanda know your name.”
He then proceeded to tell me a story about his military days when women weren’t allowed to speak to men, and that’s how him and the “boys” got around that little hurdle.
He tried the same tactic on me a couple weeks later, I was on to him this time.
Louise 5:20 pm on February 9, 2010 | # |
“You dropped my heart.” – English was not this guy’s first language and I think he either meant he had fallen for me, or I had broken his heart by not looking at him.
Kristin 5:12 pm on February 9, 2010 | # |
While out with a few friends at a crowded bar, a guy grabbed my arm as I was walking through the sea of people to the bathroom. I turn, and he says, “You would look good driving a mini-van.”
No sir, I will not have your children.
Helen 4:30 pm on February 9, 2010 | # |
The worst pickup line I ever heard was at a house party from someone I had been talking to for less than 5 minutes. As he was leaving, he leaned in close and whispered in my ear:
“Hey baby, I’ve got a Tempurpedic and a bottle of Patron, wanna come home with me?”
What, are you an alcoholic octogenarian? I was stunned into silence. Haven’t gotten anything like that sense.
Barbara 3:58 pm on February 9, 2010 | # |
I was out with my daughter, enjoying a day at the zoo when this gentleman came up to me and asked if I was tired. I said “Hmmm?” He repeated, “Are you tired? Cause you been running thru my mind all day!” (lol) I couldn’t help but laugh and tell him that he was just as tired as that old line he tried to feed me. We went out after that and just two short years later, I was walking down the isle. It just goes to show, you can’t judge a book by its cover.
)
Laura 3:56 pm on February 9, 2010 | # |
I was out at a bar with a bunch of friends when a young man walked up to me…
Him: What’s your name?
Me: Laura
Him: Coral…
Me: No, Laura…
Him: To bad it’s not Coral because you are beautiful and I would swim all over the ocean to find you.
A one of a kind pick up line that I did indeed give him my number for.
EM 3:27 pm on February 9, 2010 | # |
I was on the subway in NYC and felt like this girl was looking at me. As we approached the next stop, she made her way over to me and looked at me and said, “I like your jeans.” She had a thick French accent and before I could do anything she hopped off at the stop. I thought it was a pick-up line but didn’t react quickly enough to act.
Kace 3:23 pm on February 9, 2010 | # |
Around the New Year last year, I was internet dating. One fellow, in an effort to sell himself (which isn’t that all a pickup line is anyway?) proudly tells me that his goal for the year is, “to not highlight his hair.” Afterall he is 34 now and maybe highlights are too youthful for him.
Frosted hair on anyone isn’t a great way to pick up another human, much less high aspirations to try and restrain from coloring them again!
Shannon 3:10 pm on February 9, 2010 | # |
I met this gorgeous guy at a political rally and we had hit it off really well, flirting throughout the night. At the end of the evening he offered me a ride home, which I eagerly took. As we pulled up to my driveway he turns to me and says, “Being with you is like taking in a breath of fresh air–my wife never makes me feel this way!” Shocked, I mumbled a quick thanks and bolted.
Mariam 2:50 pm on February 9, 2010 | # |
I had just left a group dinner and was finding my way to the bus stop. As I waited for my bus l looked back up the hill at the restaurant and noticed that one of the guys from dinner (who I thought was cute and who I had maybe been flirting with for the last couple weeks) was now riding his bike back to the restaurant. I watched him from my bus stop kind of fiddle around with his bike as if deciding what to do next. I turned away pretending to look for my bus coming down the opposite street (secretly hoping he had ridden his bike all the way back just to come talk to me. I watch a lot of romantic comedies, so I figured this must be what happens next), when I heard “Hey!” and turned around and there he was. I asked him what he was doing at my bus stop and he said, “My phone must have fallen out of my pocket at the restaurant so I had to go back and get it. Then I saw you still standing at the bus stop so I thought I’d come by and say hi.” See. Movies ARE real. I was sure he was totally making this up, but what girl in their right mind is going to question the chivalry of a man on bikeback who has just created a scenario to which he now has the perfect opportunity to ask me out? And he did. Later I asked him about that night, just to double check my facts, and he said, “Of course it was a lie! But it worked, right?” It totally did.
Alex 2:34 pm on February 9, 2010 | # |
This seemed very D.C. to me. I was reading the newspaper at a coffeeshop, and as I was leaving a guy asked “so, you’re preparing for the bar exam?”
Simone 2:03 pm on February 9, 2010 | # |
One of my best guy friends from high school had a super-tacky signature pick-up line that went something like this: “I really like your shirt, where’d you get it?” To which the unsuspecting female would smile and say: “Thanks! I got it at J. Crew!” To which he would respond: “Oh yeah? Well it’d look great on my floor!”
Elyse 1:06 pm on February 9, 2010 | # |
I once had a guy take an ice cube and smash it on the bar – he then said “Now that I’ve broken the ice, will you let me kiss you”
Let’s just say I ran as fast as I could. Creepy…
Lauren 12:42 pm on February 9, 2010 | # |
An Italian guy approached me in a bar once and said “You and I could move to the countryside and make beautiful babies together.” Talk about coming on a little strong.
Alyssa 11:42 am on February 9, 2010 | # |
I was in a Safeway one day when I noticed an attractive guy stocking produce. He noticed me looking at him and came over to say hi. We chatted for a few min. and he he ended with the conversation with ” lets hang out sometime” I pulled out my phone, about to give him my number when I asked him what he liked to do for fun. He responded ” smokin up and getting high.” Needless to say, I gave him a fake number.
anne 11:30 am on February 9, 2010 | # |
I was getting gas at a station with a friend and the attendant asked if he was my boyfriend. I said no and the attendant told me that my friend was missing out because I was hot and that he’d be my boyfriend…
Kenlyn McGrew 11:08 am on February 9, 2010 | # |
I have a really high tolerance for pick-up lines (I think they show creativity), but the ultimate winner (and loser) had to be the fellow who walked up to me in a bar in Spokane, Washington.
Me: Can I help you?
Him: *looks me up and down* Yeah, you’ll do.
Charming.
Ophelia 11:03 am on February 9, 2010 | # |
“I know milk does a body good, but dang girl, how much did you drink?”
Annabel 1:14 am on February 9, 2010 | # |
When I first attended college, I went out with friends at a bar next to campus. My friends and I were on a budget and were also saving out livers for a more eventful night the day after. A guy approaches us with a handful of drinks and says, “Drink up, there’s alot more where that came from.” We decline and decided to make the most of the night back on campus.
Laura 12:53 am on February 9, 2010 | # |
I was sitting by myself at a high table in a bar, (my friends were dancing,) when a guy came up and started talking. He said that he was part of a bachelor party scavenger hunt, and was in this bar on a mission. Then he pulled out an 8 1/2 x 11 glossy photo of Angelina Jolie, with a hole cut out where her mouth would be. He said he would really really appreciate it if I would take a picture of him, with his male private part out of his pants and sticking through the hole in the photo. I of course said sure (since I thought he was joking) and he proceeded to unzip his pants while handing me his cell phone! I told him “you better show me how to use the camera on your cell phone before you unzip your pants, wouldn’t want you standing around hanging out” and after a couple of tries, we got the picture. Then he tried to get me to go with him to the next bar he was going to- don’t think so! But its a good (and really its true) story.
Michelle 12:16 am on February 9, 2010 | # |
It was New Year’s Eve, the clock had already struck midnight, and the party at a well-known DC restaurant was lame. My girlfriends and I decided to get our coats and hit the road. After all, there was only one hot guy in the bar… all the way in the back talking with his friends in the corner. Just as my girlfriend handed me my coat, someone tapped me on the shoulder. I turned around. It was the HOT GUY! “Yes?”, I said. He looked down at me, smiled and said simply, “Can I kiss you?”. When it’s New Year’s Eve, you’ve had a few drinks and the best looking guy in the room asks, you say “HELL YES!” I handed the coat back to my friend and informed her that we weren’t leaving. Then I tilted my head back, he cupped my chin in his hands and gave me the most delicious ten-minute kiss. The kiss was memorable, but do you want to know the very best part? I later learned his age. He was 26. (I was 42!) What a great way to start the New Year!
Happy Valentine’s Day everyone. Say “yes” to love in 2010!
Mary 10:17 pm on February 8, 2010 | # |
I was minding my own business at a bar in California when a guy came up next to me and introduced himself as ‘Ace.’ Then he said: “Tell me your dreams and I will make them all come true.” I ran for the exit.
Abby Flottemesch 9:55 pm on February 8, 2010 | # |
I’m about 6 ft tall. I was walking down the street and this guys boldly walks up and says, “You play basketball? You and me could have tall babies together, Chicken Legs.” He had me at tall babies but the chicken legs put me over the top….
Lauren 6:52 pm on February 8, 2010 | # |
I was walking with a group of friends and we heard someone call from behind us, “Hey, you dropped something!” I kept walking and ignored him but one of my more gullible friends stopped and looked around for something on the ground. The picker-upper said slyly, “If you fell for that you can fall for me!”
Jennifer 4:53 pm on February 8, 2010 | # |
I was out with some girlfriends when some yuppie-looking guys in suit jackets approached us, claiming they were high-profile business students at Wharton. Since I could tell they were lying, I lied, too, saying that I also went to Wharton.
“No way! Who was your admissions advisor?”
I used the name of one of my professors in school, and the guys high-fived and laughed.
“NO KIDDING. Ours too! We LOVE Maria!”
Busted. But at least I got a free drink!
Stephanie 4:30 pm on February 8, 2010 | # |
I was at an open mic night with a group of friends a few weeks ago. The person on stage was reading a poem which was very sexually explicit. After the poet finished reading his poem, the guy seated at the table next to me proceeded to ask me whether I’d ever had those things (referring to the sexual passages in the poem) done to me before and suggested that he could be the one to do that to me. I was in total shock by this man’s boldness, and completely turned off at that point.
swegl 3:52 pm on February 8, 2010 | # |
I had spoken to a guy from my college online through some weird chain of events, and we became Facebook friends. I was already confused about how we were even connected, but I was getting my haircut one day and a guy who looks a lot like his photo sits down next to me. I keep glancing over as we’re both getting out hair cut, and I hear the stylist saying his name, and then finally he looks over to me and says, “I am who you think I am.”
SO WEIRD!
Kelsey 2:56 pm on February 8, 2010 | # |
I was walking over to my car with my roommates, when a small group of people walked by. One of them said “You dropped something” and after I looked down, even though I know I didn’t actually drop anything, he yelled “your smile”.. I was already smiling but it was a nice try I suppose.
Anne 1:38 pm on February 8, 2010 | # |
Just call me milk, and I’ll do your body good.
Katy 1:17 pm on February 8, 2010 | # |
I met a guy while playing darts and we hit it off. Later that night he said “You remind me of a Rolling Stones song”. Thinking it was something cute (maybe “Wild Horses couldn’t drag me away”?) I asked which one.
He said “”You can’t always get what you want”. I’m trying to get my ex-girlfriend back but you’re cool for tonight.” Truly a class act.
Laura 12:33 pm on February 8, 2010 | # |
As I was standing on the platform at Metro Center one evening, I was approached by a man who said: “Oh, you’re reading the Financial Times. Is it good?”
Being fairly oblivious, I thought that he was genuinely asking me whether this international, financially-focused newspaper had any intrinsic merit. Is what good? The plot? The characters? I gave him a blank look and said, “Sure, it’s pretty good.”
“What are your favorite sections?”
“Uh…the articles…”
Luckily the train arrived and I darted on before he could ask me any more awkward newspaper-centric questions.
Mandi 12:22 pm on February 8, 2010 | # |
A few years ago while waiting for a drink, I was approached by a cute guy who used the line “if you were an extra value meal, I would sure supersize you.” I have to admit the line was awful, and after delivering it he said “you are judging me now aren’t you.” Which, I replied a simple yes. He seemed sweet and harmless enough so we ended up chatting. We even went on a few dates. Clearly, the line wasn’t completely stellar as we are no longer dating. However, it makes for a good story and a fun couple of dates at the time.
AK 12:14 pm on February 8, 2010 | # |
I was on a first date with a friend of a friend. At first, the conversation was great. He was well educated and well traveled, so I assumed we would have lots to talk about. Unfortunately, he only had one topic in mind…sex. I was growing increasingly more uncomfortable throughout dinner as he went on and on about conquests. I expressed my level of discomfort. He essentially told me I needed to grow up, and then said, “Out of sex, drugs and rock & roll, I’ve done a whole lot of two and none of one. Care to find out which two I’m good at?” Needless to say, that was our only date.
Joanne 12:13 pm on February 8, 2010 | # |
While on vacation in Spain, I met the jackpot of pickup artists: I started chatting with ‘Victor’ at a bar and within 2 minutes he was reading my palm and psychoanalyzing me, inside and out. The weird part was that he was dead-on with everything.. my personality, past relationships, even my occupation. Victor had some other great lines (imagine them in a sexy Spanish accent and they sell a lot better!):
“Have you ever, in your whole entire life, ever, seen a man, SO handsome??”
“I love your teeth”
“Everything I need to know about you I see in your eyes, your smile and your hands”
Liz 12:06 pm on February 8, 2010 | # |
A guy on the metro once asked me if there were any good synagogues in the neighborhood. I said I wasn’t Jewish. He said it was a shame…
Serena 12:02 pm on February 8, 2010 | # |
I was at a party at a friend’s house last year, and his bathroom door didn’t have a lock, so the only way to know if it was occupied was by checking for the light under the door.
I was standing at the sink washing my hands when my friend’s drunk roommate barged in, saw me, and shouted, “WHOOPS!”
Instead of backing out politely, he kept standing there, and said “Oh… sorry… well, at least I didn’t see you naked or something!”
I replied, “Uh… yeah, that’s true.”
He stood there another moment, staring at me drunkenly, and then inquired, “Would you like to see ME naked?”
Francesca 11:51 am on February 8, 2010 | # |
As I walked by a guy he said, “Hey, you dropped something!” So of course I turned around and looked down at the ground. He then said, “Your wedding ring. Where is it?” I just kind of smiled and gave him a small laugh for creativity as I continued on my way.
ILW 11:22 am on February 8, 2010 | # |
at a bar in chinatown.
him- is this a fun place?
me- yeah, i guess…
him- well it must be if you’re here
Nina 11:18 am on February 8, 2010 | # |
A guy once came up to me and asked: “Is your Dad a thief?” After a short, awkward paus he continued: “he must’ve been when he stole the stars and put them in your eyes.” Ha! That line still makes me smile.
LIza 11:17 am on February 8, 2010 | # |
A guy came up to me at a bar and said “How much does a polar bear weigh?” I responded with “I don’t know…” And he responded with “Enough to break the ice. Hi, I’m ___!” Needless to say, I was slightly freaked out!
Karly 10:52 am on February 8, 2010 | # |
I was traveling in France with some girlfriends when a very tall Icelandic looking gentlemen coyly walked up to me and started talking all sexy-like to me in his native tongue. I blank-faced stared at him and said “I’m sorry I don’t know what you’re saying to me” to which he replied “Oh, bleach” and pointed to my hair.
Apparently my high cheekbones and fake platinum hair was a deception for this poor bloke. We laughed and continued on our separate ways.
Sarah 9:55 am on February 8, 2010 | # |
Me: Alright, I’m going to head back to my apartment.
Potential Suitor: Is that an invitation…?
Alexandra 9:19 am on February 8, 2010 | # |
A friend and I were out for a walk when a car slowed down and the guy in the passenger’s seat rolled down his window. We were wary at first, because we were walking along a relatively major roadway where cars don’t usually stop, until the guy yelled, “I’m not from around here… can you tell me the quickest way to your heart?”
JK 8:29 am on February 8, 2010 | # |
This is a bad one (at least I think so!). My friend and I were walking down the street when a guy on a bike stopped and asked us if he could ask us a question. He seemed serious and like he needed directions or something. So we stop and he turns to my friend and tells her she’s beautiful and he’d “love to take her out sometime”. My friend nicely tells him she has a boyfriend and we continue walking down the street. After about 30 seconds of consideration, the guy yells (to me) “Hey, what about you? You look good too!” I wonder if that approach ever actually works for him…
Kari 8:13 am on February 8, 2010 | # |
I’m at the movies, and a couple of my friends decide to play that driving arcade game while we wait for the movie to start. I’m standing behind them, not interested, when a pen suddenly lands in front of me. I look to my right to see that a young boy had obviously tossed this pen. He then says, “Is that your pen?” I would have laughed rite then, but I just had to ask, “how old are you?” He goes, “12, how old are you?” to which I go, “18.” Sigh. I was hit on by a 12 yr old, which can only be topped by being hit on by an 18 yr old now that I’m 24 just the other month.
Colie 1:09 am on February 8, 2010 | # |
It’s been 7yrs and i still remember this pick-up trick that worked. My friends and I went out after work for happy hour in NYC. A very cute and abrupt professional guy came over to me in a hurry asking if he could borrow my cell phone because his battery died. He kinna caught me off guard but i figured it wasnt a big deal. He made his call and then handed me my phone back. He looked at me and said I’ll call you tomorrow. I looked at him and said, “You’ll have to try and get my number first”? He responded, “I did, I called my phone with yours and your number is on my missed call list.” For some reason i just smiled and laughed. I didn’t know this guy from Adam but i thought he was clever and creative. He called me the next day. We dated for 2yrs…
Roxanne 12:32 am on February 8, 2010 | # |
When the flight attendant on my flight back from vacation a couple years ago whispered in my ear that a gentleman in first class — I was in economy, of course — would like to invite me up for a drink, and would I please consider his offer?
Of course, I declined — I was too put off by the method of using a flight attendant as one’s dating service, which I figured were necessary to hide the guy’s less-than-dashing looks.
Lynn 11:06 pm on February 7, 2010 | # |
When I first moved here, I’d scoured the internet for housing and had spoken to some potential roommates on the phone. I’d found a promising one, who sounded like a normal friendly guy. We were about the same age and had a good conversation on the phone. But the next day, he called me back to inform me that someone who could move in immediately had beat me to it.
A few days later I got a call from the same guy. He asked me if I’d found a place yet. Thinking that maybe his prior roommate had fallen through, I said, “I have already but thanks.” He came back with, “Actually, thats not the real reason I was calling.” and proceded to invite me out for a drink. Points for asking out a girl he’d spoken to but never seen.
Turns out the nice guy on the phone was also cute in person. The roommate thing didn’t work out, but we did end up dating instead.
Kristen 10:24 pm on February 7, 2010 | # |
I’ve had guys try to initiate conversation with me by speaking in some Asian language assuming that I will understand them. I may be Asian, but that doesn’t mean I speak an Asian language. Geez!
Annette 10:13 pm on February 7, 2010 | # |
I had orthodontics when I was about 25. During this time, whenever I was out with friends, the most unseemly characters would come up to me and say, “I like your braces!” Now I know when someone has braces, it’s pretty noticeable, however, the last thing you want to do is remind them. Also, no one “likes” braces. And besides, who usually has braces? Twelve year olds- does that mean you like twelve year olds? Ewww. Terrible pick up line.
Nini 9:53 pm on February 7, 2010 | # |
I was on the train when a man came up to me and asked for my phone number. I politely declined and he said, “but you know what they say, the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice”
Annie 9:36 pm on February 7, 2010 | # |
Do your homework: We all learnt in elementary school that you should do your reading *before* the test. Apparently some men missed this. While out at a georgetown bar, me and my girlfriends noticed the group of guys flipping through a store-bought book of pick up lines (gasp, whyyy). Eyeing us, one walked over and dropped “I’m fighting the urge to make you the happiest woman on earth tonight.” Clearly he needed a bit more studying and a bit better reading material.
YogaTeacherInDC 8:58 pm on February 7, 2010 | # |
A rare occasion that I allowed a yoga student to join me for dinner, he asked me what it’s like to be a vegan and was impressed at how long I’d been one. Then he began to rave about the Atkins diet… and I lost my appetite.
Julie 8:56 pm on February 7, 2010 | # |
When I was studying abroad in Italy I had a crush on a construction guys who was always working outside our flat. I ended up attempting to write him a love note in very broken Italian. It must have worked because we ended up dating for a few weeks!
amybee 8:41 pm on February 7, 2010 | # |
As most pick up lines begin, I was at a bar waiting to get a drink from the bartender and a tall, dark, handsome man asks me to dance. We start dancing and he says to me, “What agency are you represented by?”
I say what do you mean?! He continues with, “What modeling agency are you with.” I come back with, “I’m 5’3″ and a 135lbs, you’re crazy. I feel bad for any girl that would fall for this guys lines. So transparent!
Jane 6:36 pm on February 7, 2010 | # |
I was at a lounge with some girlfriends and a guy came up to me with a (fake) pair of handcuffs. He then proceeded to say, “Stop. You are under arrest.” I replied, “Excuse me?” while staring at the handcuffs with apprehension. He responded with “You have stolen my heart.” I just rolled my eyes, got up from the couch, and went to another area of the lounge.
Ichan 5:59 pm on February 7, 2010 | # |
In art school, a group of us went on a desert photography trip. One night during dinner, I said to everyone, “I don’t eat dates. Who wants my dates?” One of the guys said, “I don’t want your date. I want to date you.”
Another one:
I had a horrible delayed airplane flight that took 24 hours to fly from D.C. to London. The airline also misplaced my check-in luggage and public transportation said my money was invalid (I found out later my cash was good). I got to the hostel exhausted and the guy checking me in said that I had no reservation. I was so stressed. He said, “You can come stay with me”. After I looked like I was going to pass out, he said, “Just kidding, your name is here!” He laughed so hard.
Melissa 4:55 pm on February 7, 2010 | # |
I was at a bar and a cowboy waltzed up to me, and started hitting on me. I wasn’t giving him any attention, so finally he put his arm around me and said with a big smile and with incredible confidence, “Listen. You will like me or you will end up as a cat lady living at the end of the block.” Definitely the most interesting thing anyone has said to me!
Aunie 4:38 pm on February 7, 2010 | # |
I was waiting for a bus and using my cellphone to text a friend. This guy comes up to me and says “oh you don’t have to text me your number, why don’t you just give it to me now and I will add it to my phone.” I was like hahah, no I am texting my friend.
aspen 4:35 pm on February 7, 2010 | # |
Walking down a street in Boston, early spring, a guy wearing Red Sox cap, walks by me, sees my Red Sox cap, turns around, and asks me to marry him. I smile.
Danna 4:12 pm on February 7, 2010 | # |
While riding on the Metro, the guy I was sitting beside kept trying to talk to me. He started by asking what time it was. I stopped reading my book long enough to look at my watch and tell him. Then he started asking me about the book. I was very terse in my responses. Then he told me I had a pretty face. I said, “Thanks. I’m married.” I showed him my wedding band. It apparently didn’t matter that much to him. He told me I had a pretty face again. I just stared at my book. Luckily he had to get off at the next stop. In my experience pick-up attempts are pretty inept and at least slightly creepy.
Mya 3:54 pm on February 7, 2010 | # |
Just before Christmas, my female friends and I were at a DuPont establishment and a guy approached us with the following line: “I am one of Santa’s elves and need to know if you’ve been naughty or nice.”
The pick up artist’s friend asked how my friends and I know each other. I replied that we meet at church to which he answered, “I need to start going to church.”
N 3:46 pm on February 7, 2010 | # |
I met this guy playing kickball; good stories never start like this. He asked me out to meet him at a brewpub at 6pm but apparently had already eaten. Midway through this awkward drink, he turns to me and says “I have a loufa.”
smant 3:14 pm on February 7, 2010 | # |
At a bar, “What are you drinking?”
Give name of beer…..
“Oh, is it good?”
You asked what I was drinking and didn’t buy me a drink? No I’m not interested.
Kate 2:49 pm on February 7, 2010 | # |
Cinco de Mayo, 2000, on the dance floor. My overly eager salsa partner (who I had just met during that dance), used some fancy spinning moves on me (did I mention I don’t know how to salsa?), and I FLEW off the raised dance floor, onto the ground on my back. Of course a crowd immediately swarmed around me. I was fine, just a bit embarrassed. But I soon became massively embarrassed, because the dance partner leaped off the stage into the middle of the crowd and confidently and suavely declared, “I have had women fall for me before, but never like that!” Needless to say, I picked myself off the ground and ran away from Don Juan as fast as possible.
Allie 1:55 pm on February 7, 2010 | # |
You’re a cutey potootie with a nice booty.
maximumbeth 1:12 pm on February 7, 2010 | # |
A brother of color says, “You look cold. I think you could use a little hot chocolate…well, here I am!”
gtowngurl 1:12 pm on February 7, 2010 | # |
I was at a bar in georgetown with some girl friends last summer and this very macho-looking guy came up to our group. He had clearly had a few to drink without making any small talk or pleasantries, asked me where I got my top. Surprised, I asked him why he wanted to know. He said he saw it form across the bar and then stammered, “I really like your top!! I mean, I like what’s in your top… uhh, I mean….” Red-faced, he ran back to his group of guy friends while we collapsed in laughter.
Christina 1:03 pm on February 7, 2010 | # |
I provide reference service at an academic library in DC, and was working late one night. As I was closing up, a guy came up to me in a panic, telling me frantically that he needed to print out a job application to fill out for an interview he had first thing the next day, and didn’t have his university ID to print from the public printers. Feeling for the guy, I asked him how long the application was. He replied, “Only two pages. Not even, more like a page and a quarter.” I told him that, just this one time, I would print it out for him. He thanked me incessantly and handed me his flash drive. I asked him if he wanted to pull up the document himself, and he said that he didn’t mind my doing it. So I did, scrolling through, trying to find something that looked like an application. Before I spot it though, another folder caught my eye: “HOT ASIAN BEAUTIES.”
I’m Filipino, so not only was this uncomfortable, but I was the only one working so I couldn’t even pass him off to anyone else. I then started to see names of jpegs he hadn’t yet gotten around to filing in their proper folder, images titled things like “sexymakiko.” He quickly realized that I was onto him and he stuttered, “Uh, maybe I should look for it, I think it’s a folder within a folder.” I took my hand off the mouse and said, “Be my guest.” He found it in within seconds and sent it to print. What was it, you ask? A job application all right… to be a mentor in a Japanese student exchange program.
Icing on the (cup)cake? As I handed him his application, he got up, flashed me a megawatt smile, and said, “By the way, my name’s John.” I told him my name was Uninterested.
Marie 12:58 pm on February 7, 2010 | # |
I had just flown back from Nashville and was waiting for my baggage at BWI. I was talking on the phone, and after I hung up, this guy walked up and commented about my “adorable accent.” He asked me if I was familiar with Baltimore. I told him no – I had only lived in DC for about 6 months. He offered to take me to Baltimore that night and show me around. I thanked him for his offered but told him that I was married. He was somewhat surprised (I look young) and asked to see my ring. I was only wearing my wedding band at that time. He said, “That’s it? That’s weak. I could do much better than that.”
Lins 12:58 pm on February 7, 2010 | # |
I was walking to my car in a parking lot when a car stopped behind my car just as I’m getting to my door. The driver rolled down his window and said, “Miss, you dropped something!” I looked at my feet and then he said, “You dropped your keys!” Again I looked around the ground and he said, “The keys to my heart!” I rolled my head back in disbelief, turned back to my car, and he drove off giggling.
JChick 12:54 pm on February 7, 2010 | # |
I was on a dating website and you can message someone with cheesy pick up lines. Someone messaged me with, “you must be a good book because I’d like to curl up and read you from cover to cover.” My friends and I are still laughing over that one!
Christina 12:54 pm on February 7, 2010 | # |
I work in a library that just completed a redesign. Because shifting books was a physically daunting project, we hired outside contractors to do the heavy lifting. While I was walking by, one of the workers came up to me and said, “Do you work here?” I told him I did, and he said, “That’s cool. I love to read.” I said, “I love to read, too – that’s why I just completed my Master’s.” He replied, “Oh wow, that’s cool… you know, I’m actually a manager at Harris Teeter. This is just my day job.” About a week later I ran into him again, and he asked, “Forgotten me already, huh?” I replied, “No, and I can’t forget quickly enough.”
Christina 12:48 pm on February 7, 2010 | # |
After a night out, I hailed a cab. The driver was older (easily in his 50s), and – despite the hour – struck up a lively conversation as soon as I shut the door. He asked if I was Asian, which is pretty clear, but I told him yes, I was. He excitedly told me he was Chinese and that we were ‘neighbors.’ Once we arrived at my building, he turned to me and said, “You me, be friendly, on phone?” I said, “No thanks, I have a boyfriend.” He said, “Oh, just some white guy right?” Needless to say, he didn’t get a tip. Or a clue.
Brittany 12:35 pm on February 7, 2010 | # |
i was at a christmas party and i was talking to this dude i just met and he goes oh hey you have something in your eye, and i reply oh what is it? and he replies oh my bad, its just a twinkle.
Erin 12:30 pm on February 7, 2010 | # |
I was at a bar and it was nearing last call. I was ready to leave, but a guy approached me and offered to buy me a drink. While we were waiting for the bartender to get our beers, he looks at me and says “you have the most beautiful blue eyes”. I replied, “my eyes are green”. He then excused himself and left me with the tab.
Soumya 12:17 pm on February 7, 2010 | # |
I was on a trip with some of my friends in a foreign country when we ran into these other college-aged travelers. We decided to spend the day touring the city together. They were all nice and friendly (language barriers aside) but there was one kid who was so quiet and barely said anything all day. His friends said he didn’t know enough English to talk with us. Finally, at the end of the day, we were enjoying dinner and drinks on a roof top restaurant with gorgeous views of the city, when this kid turns to me and says, “Did you go to Canada?” I said that I hadn’t and he said “You should not go. Your smile is so warm, you will melt it”
V 11:51 am on February 7, 2010 | # |
I was walking home from Dupont Circle and this short homeless guy said, in the most upbeat voice and with a huge smile, “Hey you! Don’t run away! Come over here! You’re just my size! And your mama and daddy made a *pretty* baby!” It was actually hilarious and funnier than most pickup lines I get from gainfully employed men…
Alicia 11:50 am on February 7, 2010 | # |
Two favs:
“You look like your hair smells good. Can I give it a whiff myself?”
“Excuse me, what language do you speak?” I stared at him, confused, and said “Uh, English?” He replied, “Sounds like music to me.” The best part is that he was an enormous 40-something biker decked out in his full leather regalia. When my friends and I were getting up to leave, he came back and helped me into my jacket. Sort of a gentleman!
Alicia 11:47 am on February 7, 2010 | # |
Two favs:
“You look like your hair would smell good. Mind if I give it a whiff?”
“Excuse me? What language are you speaking?” I stared at him like he was crazy and answered, “Uh, English?” He replied,”Sounds like music to me.” The best part is that he was a 40-something overweight biker decked out in his full leather regalia. When my friends and I got up to leave, he came back over and helped me into my jacket!
Beth 11:42 am on February 7, 2010 | # |
I was dressed up as Wilma Flintstone for Halloween this year. I was at a party and guy came up to me and said “I may not be Fred Flintstone but I can sure make your bed rock!” Pretty ridiculous!
JS 11:34 am on February 7, 2010 | # |
My freshman year of college I took a writing class with an excellent professor. I was in the library one day working on a paper for this professor, and I noticed that the girl next to me had the exact same set of obscure books. I knew she must be in the other section of the class and I was curious to know what she was working on, and what she thought about the class. I figured, why not ask? I’m probably never going to see this person ever again, may as well be that awkward guy in the library today. So I said excuse me and we talked briefly about the class before returning to our work.
Fast forward a few months and I’m applying for an on-campus job that requires applicants to make group presentations. I become friendly with one of the girls in my group, and we go out a couple times, but it isn’t until our second date that either of us realize that I was the guy who bothered her in the library.
Since then our relationship has been a series of random dates and chance encounters, and overall we’ve become good friends. In fact, when she posts her version of this story, we’re both going to get free cupcakes together.
Charlotte 11:30 am on February 7, 2010 | # |
It was my first foray into on-line dating. I logged on and within minutes a window popped up from a guy wanting to chat. I accepted and we started with small talk–what kind of people have you met on this site, how has this experience been for you, blah, blah, blah. He told me he had been on a date recently with some woman who just LOVED his fantasy, begging the question,
“OK, what’s this fantasy of yours that’s so great?”
He said he fantasized about being knocked unconscious by a woman who then has her way with him and asked me, if I were to knock him out, how would I do it. I replied that I wouldn’t because that would be non-consentual. He insisted I humor him and tell him how I’d render him unconscious.
“Fine,” I said. “First I’d hit you over the head with a skillet and then I’d clobber you with a a baseball bat. How’s that?”
“Well, I was thinking of something more along the lines of chemicals. Like chloroform. It makes you just pass out. Here, let me turn on my web cam and act it out for you.”
To my horror another window appeared and I saw a guy sitting at his computer in his bedroom typing away. Then his own hand, clutching what was supposed to be a chloroform-soaked rag, reached around his head and smothered him, and he collapsed on his keyboard.
Moments later he came to and asked if I thought that was intriguing.
“Not my thing,” I replied.
He tried to chat me up several times after that traumatic evening, and that’s when I learned the beauty of “Ignore.”
MC 11:24 am on February 7, 2010 | # |
I am always entertained by corny (and not offensive) pickup lines, but I think I heard my favorite while at a bar in Arlington. A guy came up to me while I was with one of my friends and said ‘my friend over there wants to know if you think I’m cute’. Points for being witty!
AK 11:18 am on February 7, 2010 | # |
One night, I was at a bar with some of my girlfriends. I was dancing with a guy who I’ve known as an acquaintance for a while. He repeatedly asked me to leave the bar and go home with him. I repeatedly told him no. He finally told me I was getting the wrong impression. He said he wasn’t trying to sleep with me. He just wanted to cuddle, and asked if I could really turn down a night of innocent cuddling. I did turn him down, and to this day my friends and I have a nice laugh when we see “the cuddler.”
Victoria 11:18 am on February 7, 2010 | # |
I was sitting on the MARC train one evening, on the way to Baltimore. I was sitting on one of the end seats which have seats directly across from them face-to-face, and this guy came across and sat cat-a-corner to me since my feet were posted up in the seat directly across from me.
I was jamming away to Ke$ha on my ipod and after several times trying to get my attention, he says “Do you have pretty feet?” Confused (and weirded out), I said “Ummmmm, yeah”. Then he proceeded to say, “Well, can I see them?” and of course I was REALLY weirded out by his apparent foot fetish and said “No thanks” and kept listening to my ipod.
Several minutes later, he interrupted my jammin’ and said “Why won’t you let me see your feet?” Confused again, I said “Huh?” Then he said to me, “They nust be ugly then”. I said, “No, they’re actually not”. Then he says to me “Well if they’re so pretty, why don’t you let me see them and be the judge?” and gave me a big cheesy smile. At this point I just looked at him blankly and then turned up my Lady Gaga and ignored him the rest of the trip.
Feeling defeated and crushed, he eventually got up and moved to another seat. Haha. Weirdo! Let’s just say I was never so excited to hurry up and get to B-more!
Cor 11:06 am on February 7, 2010 | # |
I’m not sure if this counts as a pick up line, but it was definitely a bold move and very weird. It was a normal week night at undergrad and I had been visiting my friend’s room two floors up. When I started on the stairs back down to my room a student stopped me and told me I had very nice calves. Okay, I thought, hes probably drunk. He sat down on the stairs and asked to feel my calves….
I tried to step around, but he was too quick. After feeling my left calf he told me that my legs were nicely muscled. I finally wiggled free and thought I was though with this weirdo when I felt something wet on my elbow. He had licked my elbow. Needless to say, I locked my door that night.
McLean 10:52 am on February 7, 2010 | # |
In high school, I competed in Model United Nations conferences. An, ahem, large-chested friend of mine was once representing a poor nation, when a guy looked her up and down before remarking, “For a third world country, you look pretty developed to me.”
Tara 10:50 am on February 7, 2010 | # |
While working at a restaurant, I waited on a table of nerdy guys that were giggling each time I came by. One of them started asking me questions about myself and then came out with, “Ever ridden in a DeLorean before?” And when I told him that I had not, he dropped the line, “Would you like to ride in my DeLorean?”
I explained that I had a boyfriend and, unfortunately, could not go for a ride in his nerdy Back to the Future car. Just out of curiosity, I had one of the busboys peak out front to make sure this car really was there. It was. That’s quite an investment for a continual pick up line.
Les 10:34 am on February 7, 2010 | # |
When I was an undergrad studying abroad in Seville, Spain, a group of classmates and I would frequent a hidden bar with live flamenco music. One night this good looking Spaniard kept looking my way, then eventually came over and sat next to me. After a little small talk, he said that the best way to learn Spanish was to have a Spanish lover and offered himself. I told him I already had a tudor.
Lindsay 10:27 am on February 7, 2010 | # |
When I was in college, I was at a party and a guy I typically wouldn’t have been interested in me came up to talk. He asked me “How much does a penguin weigh?”. I was quite perplexed that of all the things to ask, this is what he came up with. “I have no idea” I replied. He looked and said “Enough to break the ice”. I immediately began cracking up laughing, and it did in fact break the ice. We never dated or hooked up, but we are friends to this day and laugh about that line.
YF 10:23 am on February 7, 2010 | # |
I think the simple: I really enjoyed talking to you (assuming you have had a conversation), would you like to have lunch sometime? is the most simple, and sincere line that works for me.
J.J. 10:21 am on February 7, 2010 | # |
The WORST pick-up line? When an (older) guy I met in person (I’d first “met” him on-line) said: “You don’t *have* to have sex with me …” Guess I got off lucky!
Elle 10:06 am on February 7, 2010 | # |
I had a friend, who has since now graduated, who was known for his corny but very funny pickup lines. I don’t know where he gets all his one-liners, but he wouldn’t stop doling them out until he gets at least one laugh. All in good fun.
My worst pickup story was this one time, when I was on my way to the zoo, to do a project for school, this one guy started chatting me up. I was stuck at the turnstile, waiting for my friend because I had already passed through but she needed to put money in her farecard. So this guy proceeded to ask me all sorts of questions, getting really personal, if I had a boyfriend, if my parents allowed me to date etc. I replied politely making terse smiles now and then, and wishing my friend would just hurry up. It was such an uncomfortable situation! He looked well off into his 30s, and I looked clearly in my teens. I mean for god sakes, I was wearing a full on pink coat!
TY 10:04 am on February 7, 2010 | # |
Guy: You’ve got something on your lips.
Me: Really, what?
Guy: Me (then he proceeds to try to kiss me!)
Sara 9:52 am on February 7, 2010 | # |
While walking to work one afternoon I noticed a dark and mysterious car parked at an intersection I had to cross. On my way across the intersection, the dark-tinted back window of the car rolls down, just slightly, but not enough to see anyone in the car, and a man says “hey, green shirt!” (I was wearing a green shirt). I ignore him as I usually would, but then he says “Hey, green shirt! Come here! I’ve got some wine” in as serious a voice as could be. I bust out laughing at that point. I suppose he was playing a numbers game and would eventually find a girl who just really needed a drink.
Jordana 9:47 am on February 7, 2010 | # |
My fiance’s favorite pickup line:
“Hey, you don’t sweat much for a fat chick!”
(Needless to say, he didn’t use it on me!)
Lina 9:38 am on February 7, 2010 | # |
One of my favorite conversation starters was when I was halfway bent over reading something on a table at a bar, and a guy came up behind me and said, “ooooo, girl, I thought you was a sistah from behind.” I wasn’t sure quite whether to take that as a compliment or not!
Samantha 9:30 am on February 7, 2010 | # |
I had gotten out of work one day and was heading home via metro. I was listening to music on my iPod when my phone rang. In my left ear was my earbud as I spoke on the phone with my right. I noticed that the man sitting to my right kept looking over at me.
I felt a little strange (read: weirded out) about it, but it happens every once in a while so I figured he was harmless. The SECOND I hung up the phone, he turned towards me. “What are you listening to?”
I tried to keep my answers as short as possible. “A variety of stuff.” He peppered me with questions I didn’t want to answer. The train came and the doors opened. I waited for him to enter the train first so I could head in the opposite direction of wherever he was, but he wasn’t moving and I wasn’t about to miss this train over a creepy guy. I got on the train and he followed, making sure to sit RIGHT next to me.
There were more questions. “Do you have a boyfriend?” I said yes, even though I didn’t. “Can I have your number?” No, my “boyfriend” wouldn’t like that. “It’s ok. We can just be friends.” No, thank you. At my stop, I practically ran out of the train.
I’ve been in the D.C. area for about five years now and to this day, that was the most awkward and awful metro encounter that I’ve ever experienced. When you start make pleading eyes at the stranger sitting across from you, hoping that he’ll get the harassing to stop, you know it’s bad.
Judy 9:26 am on February 7, 2010 | # |
At a bar in NYC.
As soon as my friend and I walked into the bar, this guy came up to me, and the first thing he said was “So I read in the New York Times…”
I said, “Are you serious?!?”
He said, “Yes, hear me out. In the New York Times, there was an article about a man who elaborately planned to steal some art in the Louvre. He managed to do that and tried to make a getaway in his vehicle, but the police realized and started chasing him. The vehicle eventually stopped and the police caught up to him. The police arrested him and said, “What do you think you were doing trying to steal art from the Louvre?” The burglar said, “I would have gotten away with it, but I didn’t have enough MONET to make the VAN GOGH!” (say the last line to get the joke…)
Then he introduced him to me. My friend and I were stunned by how long he spent to tell this story just to get our attention. Let’s just say that was the last time I saw him.
Steph 9:25 am on February 7, 2010 | # |
I got a call from my friend’s ex-boyfriend (they broke up earlier in the day). He asked if I wanted to see Avatar with him. This poor boy will die alone if he keeps trying to poach his ex’s friends.
Christina 9:04 am on February 7, 2010 | # |
When I was living in Spain a guy at a bar came up to me and attempted to compliment me by saying, “You’re not skinny like these other girls–you’re body is like a guitar.” Little did he know that telling an average-sized American girl that she is not skinny really isn’t the best way to pick her up.
Courtney 7:11 am on February 7, 2010 | # |
Twenty years ago I was working in a Mexican restaurant while in college. One of the waiters, who was completely adorable, handed me a note on his way out after being cut from his shift. My first thought was “Are we in 5th grade again?” The note basically said he wanted to go out, but didn’t want to get me into trouble by talking to me while I was still working. He put his phone number on the note, and I was hooked at this point. I called him. We’ve been married for 16 years now.
Cassie 4:12 am on February 7, 2010 | # |
I have found through online dating that the lines you get in an opening e-mail can be just as bad or cheesy…or even worse. I think at times after dating for over 15 years I’ve heard it all. But one guy sent me he opening e-mail of “I noticed you like a diamond in a coal mine”. Sadly I saw it after his second e-mail which I thought was the first…it was too late then, his second email seemed normal and he wooed me with his profile, we dated for about three weeks and I called him on it…he said he meant it.
Helene 2:56 pm on February 5, 2010 | # |
Being shy is the best way to present any pick-up line. A guy walked me home from a party and at 6 o’clock in the morning we reached a crossroad and we had to go each our seperate way home. As I turn away and prepare to ride my bicycle home, I hear that he is still there, just saying “Uuuuhm”. So I turn around and his words stumbles upon each other as he mumbles “Uhm do think that maybe, Uhm, you, Uuuuhm, out with me?”. That is by far the best pickup line, and certainly the most effective one, I have experienced.
Helene 2:56 pm on February 5, 2010 | # |
Being shy is the best pick-up line. A guy walked me home from a party and at 6 o’clock in the morning we reached a crossroad and we had to go each our seperate way home. As I turn away and prepare to ride my bicycle home, I hear that he is still there, just saying “Uuuuhm”. So I turn around and his words stumbles upon each other as he mumbles “Uhm do think that maybe, Uhm, you, Uuuuhm, out with me?”. That is by far the best pickup line, and certainly the most effective one, I have experienced.
April 2:52 pm on February 5, 2010 | # |
It was Lent and I had decided to give up eating fried food (I love french fries more than I should…). I was at a cafeteria during lunch one day and as I muttered aloud that I wanted to order the fish and chips, but couldn’t/shouldn’t, the man behind the counter offered some advice: “Honey, you can eat whatever you want!” Then he came out from behind the counter, looked me up and down and said, “As a professional chef and a MAN, let me tell you that you look GOOD – eat whatever you want.” I tried to explain why I couldn’t eat it, but he said with finality, “Don’t worry about all that, just let ME watch your figure, alright?” Haha… Although he was such a smooth talker, I ended up getting the grilled salmon.
dc 12:10 am on February 3, 2010 | # |
On my way out to lunch the handsome fortyish man who always smiles at me on the elevator crosses my path and stops to introduce himself. He’s charming and a little bit goofy, so sure of himself in his cowboy boots and hands buried casually in the pockets of his jeans.
A week later I dash past the guy in the empty office lobby. He calls out as I sprint by, “Do you have any idea how much it brightens my day when I see you?” I give him a look. “No, hey, I’m not coming on to on you, you just should know that you have an incredible spirit about you. You shine. And you always make my day.” Somebody steps off the elevator and breaks the moment, and without taking his eyes off me he puts his finger to his lips and whispers, “Shhhh.”
The next day he is walking into the stairwell just as I turn the corner. He plays that verbal hopscotch people use while building nerve or making their way to the point: “Where are you from… Tell me about your work… What are you doing this weekend…” Then he adjusts the stack of papers he’s carrying and something catches the light. Plain gold band, left hand. Just a glimpse but no mistaking it. I turned on my heel and bolted.
dc 11:41 pm on February 2, 2010 | # |
At a bar. Sometime during my twenties. A guy I found to be… unappealing, if I may be so blunt, approached me with small talk. “What do you do?” he asked. I told him, “I’m a writer.” “No kidding!” he said, “I’m a reader!” I cracked up. And then I dated him. Guess I’m a sucker for quick wit.
Lexie 2:26 pm on February 2, 2010 | # |
A little over two years ago I was parading around Charleston, SC with 4 of my best girl friends, stampeeding from bar to bar in our little black dresses and Michael Kors pumps. We had all been out at a wine bar together, drinking away our sorrows since all of us were recently single. As we ran down the street swearing off all men, someone grabbed my black clutch purse from under my arm and ran the other way. Being a bit more brasen from the red wine, I decided to dash after him for my purse back. When I reached him just 8-10 feet away from me (he didnt really run away) I grabbed my bag and started beating him incesantly with it. Turns out he was friends with one of the girls I was with. She had invited him and his friends to meet us at a local bar (which I was unaware of) and he saw a cute girl in the crowd. He is not the type of guy to do anything of the sort but something told him to make a bold move. We have been madly in love ever since
Kelly 2:22 pm on February 1, 2010 | # |
I was walking down M Street in Georgetown when I passed a man who, without a word, handed me a business card. It said “I think you’re hot” and had his name and number. The guy actually printed “business” cards! I didn’t call.
Michelle 5:12 pm on February 6, 2010 | # |
OMG, what a loser!!! That’s funny!
Jodi Tirengel 12:26 pm on February 1, 2010 | # |
My two friends and I were walking down the street in Dupont. A man loudly said, “My name must be Charlie because you three are angels!” It was the funniest pickup line we’ve ever gotten.
Kendal 11:51 pm on January 30, 2010 | # |
I was doing my laundry and I forgot to take it out of the dryer. When I came back the next day all of my laundry was folded in my hamper. The next week I put on a pair of jeans and there was a note in the pocket, “I love your clothes, let me take them and you out next week” with his number.
citygirlblogs 9:16 pm on January 29, 2010 | # |
In college, I was having dinner at 1am at a Chinese restaurant in Cambridge with a friend. I happened to be wearing a v-neck top. All of a sudden I felt something hit my arm. And, then something hit the table. Finally, I noticed a guy at a nearby booth were throwing pennies at me. The third penny went down my shirt. The guy then got up, came over to our table, and said, “I think I lost my penny.”
Granted, his tactics were a tad offensive, but he won points for originality. He and his friend bought us dinner and then went out for a drink. The friend and I started dating and stayed close throughout my time at school.
Tu-Van 9:00 pm on January 29, 2010 | # |
I was at a bar one night and a guy came up to me and asked, “Do you want to be a pirate?”
I replied, “Sure.” (because what girl doesn’t want to be a pirate)
Then he asked, “If you were a pirate, would you want it on this shoulder (tapping the shoulder closest to him) or this (reaching for the further shoulder, wrapping his arm on my shoulders).
I couldn’t help but laugh.
steph 12:51 pm on January 29, 2010 | # |
I was at a bar and this guy was trying to talk himself up, and then he showed me a picture of his abs on his cell phone. I honestly didn’t know what to do or say because I found the whole experience so funny–don’t you want to attract a girl through your personality, and not have to show her pictures of your bare abs?!
Holly 10:11 pm on January 28, 2010 | # |
I have very blue eyes. I hear how lovely they are all the time (it does get old). So my favorite, which made me laugh out loud (so much, in fact, that the dude got the date) was “Your eyes are as blue as window washing fluid.”
Marcee 9:28 am on February 7, 2010 | # |
Ohmygosh ….. you got me! Grrreat, natural and very funny!
Many of these stories are weird, but it is good to know “lines” can often work for boys and girls ~ LOL!!!
Kat 3:53 pm on January 28, 2010 | # |
A good guy friend in college who lived on my hall was having a couple friends come visit and needed a place for one of them to crash. My roommate and I had a futon in our room and we offered to let him sleep there. Then at the last minute my “lovely” roommate decides to spend the night with her boyfriend at his place instead of staying in our dorm. I proceded to have the most horrifyingly embarrassing night of my life because this guy seemed to think that I’d done my best to get my roommmate out of the room so we could be alone.
He wasn’t aggressive or anything but homeboy just couldn’t take a hint that I was in no way attracted to him… the night ended with me sleeping in another friend’s room and threatening to never talk to my guy friend who’d dumped this loser on me. Five years later I’m happily dating that guy friend. Guess I forgave him after all…
Tony 1:18 pm on January 28, 2010 | # |
Do you have a band aid, I scraped my knee when I fell for you.
Tee 3:57 pm on January 27, 2010 | # |
Seriously frazzled from having just done my grocery shopping, I was walking through the metro station with my shopping bags. As I neared the turnstile, I began rustling through my bag looking for my metro ticket, when I finally found it I proceeded to the turnstile but just before I got there I saw a guy point to the floor behind me and say,
“Excuse me, you dropped something.”
Knowing my history with dropping things I didn’t hesitate to turn around and look on the floor, it wasn’t hard to see that there was nothing there so I then looked up confused at the guy and he said to me,
“My number. It’s 202……”
I burst out laughing and had to let him know he had made my day with that but that I also had to make my train which I did, still laughing.
Salina 10:18 pm on January 26, 2010 | # |
I went to hardware store and asked for roach traps. Once he lead me to the back of the shop– I realized they didn’t have the kind I wanted.
The guy tried to keep me there longer by recommending things I didn’t need. I sensed he was checking me out. Finally he says: “I think you’re attractive”.
Ok, my queue outta here; I started to leave.
He follows me and calls out “you heard what I said?”
“Yes, I did thank you” I replied.
“So let me get your number”
“I have a boyfriend, sorry”
“I don’t want to be your boyfriend;
we can just, you know, hang out” he said.
(Uhmm… yeah… I don’t think so, I thought)
Even with a cellphone clearly bulging out of my hoodie pocket I said I didn’t have a cell phone nor did I want his number either and finally hopped out of the store.
Unfortunately I work nearby and from time to time still see him.
Lucy 6:08 pm on January 26, 2010 | # |
I was 16 and at an Arctic Monkeys concert with my best friend. We were standing in the middle of a huge group of college students when we noticed these two guys staring at us. They tapped my friend on the shoulder and asked us if it was the Kings of Leon concert. At first we didn’t realize it was supposed to be a pick up line, or at least an attempt at one. My friend was astonished and simply said “um are you drunk?” They weren’t. We still laugh about it:)
Gina 12:34 pm on January 26, 2010 | # |
honest to goodness, a guy walked up to me at a bar and said “how much does a polar bear weigh?” After I looked at him with a confused look for a moment and said “probably a lot, i have no idea” he then responded “enough to the break the ice – hi, I’m Craig” – i thought it was so bold and funny I ended up talking to him. It takes courage and personality to do that and i liked it!
M 10:54 am on January 26, 2010 | # |
Two weeks ago I was at a bar with some girl friends. I went to the bar to get another drink and there was a guy there. He gave up his bar space so I could order a drink. He proceed to tell me how pretty he thought I was. I got a text from my friends that they thought I had left and they went over to a place up the street. The guy followed me over there. Sadly the new bar doesn’t let anyone in after 2:00am. I stood on the street with him for a moment and he tried to kiss me. I was like whoa hold up buddy. He then goes “I really want you to come home with me there is just one thing, my mom lives there. Ok well I mean I live with my mom but it’s just because I lost my job a few months ago and um I …” My response? Yea umm I’m going to call my boyfriend and go home now but it was nice meeting you. Clearly the way to a ladies heart is not to be pushing 30, jobless, and living at home with your mom.
Daniel 6:19 pm on January 25, 2010 | # |
My favorite pick up line has always been “I lost my number can I have yours?” That is just my personal favorite, the other classics are just as good.
Anthony 7:41 am on January 25, 2010 | # |
Whole Foods is my favorite market for two reasons….the second reason is their quality….the first reason is because that is the place were I bumped into the most beautiful person in the world five visits in a row. On that fifth time we both came to the conclusion that the universe was telling us something…..Feb 12th will make one year we have been together!!!
Kevin 10:46 pm on January 24, 2010 | # |
My favorite has to be at the gym of George Washington University. I noticed this young gal with her hair all fixed up….for the gym; only when you are 18, right. This young guy next to me was mesmerized. You could see him searching for what to say….he noticed her hair….her beauty….and next thing you know he blurts out “You got cool hair”! Cool hair? I thought to myself. “You have nice hair”, simply “nice hair”, “you look nice”…or maybe even my favorite cheese line of all “Is it hot in here or is it just you”? But “you got cool hair”! That wins.
Lisa 10:14 pm on January 24, 2010 | # |
A guy once asked me if I had a pen. I reached into my bag and handed it to him. He replied, “Great-now that I have a pen, what’s your number?”
Tasha 10:13 pm on January 24, 2010 | # |
I was out at a bar with my girlfriends when this cute guy tapped on my shoulder. He asked me to solve an argument between him and his best friend, who was standing next to him. I turned around and he turned to his friend and said, “See? I was right. She is an angel.”
nsb 2:25 pm on January 24, 2010 | # |
I’m a librarian, and one night out while I was waiting for my friend in front of a night club, a guy chatting up the valet saw me on my cell. Once inside and seated with her, he decided to sit at our table. We got into the usual pleasantries and he was pretty loud but still witty, and when I told him I was a librarian he said “Well, I may not be a cataloger, but I think I can fit you in.” I nearly fell over laughing! Suffice to say we had a nice conversation and an interesting night.
caitsanders 4:35 pm on January 22, 2010 | # |
I had a horribly corny geography professor in college, and he would always tell the guys in our lecture geography pick up lines to “help them get dates.” So before class one afternoon in the dining hall, I was studying for our geography exam, and a guy from my class sat down next to me, drew a map of the world on a napkin, started shaking it around and said, “You rock my world!” At least I found a study partner!
Karen 1:30 pm on January 23, 2010 | # |
So many stories… I was walking down a street and a guy in a truck leaned out his window and cat called several times. Ignoring him, I walked straight ahead until I heard a crash. He had crashed right into the car in front of him.
Tamica 10:23 am on January 22, 2010 | # |
It was after 7 pm and I had just left work on a chilly January evening. I was waiting by the bench underneath the bus stop covering. A few minutes later, a man came to the bus stop and lit a cigarette. I stepped outside of the covering to get away from the smoke. A minute or two later, he asked “Is the smoke bothering you?” I said, “Yeah.” So he put out the cigarette and approached me. He said, “You have a nice face.” I replied, “Ummm…thanks??” He continued to say, “you look real nice.” “Thanks,” I said again in a very terse manner.
Then I realized that he’s sweating on a cold January day. And because his head is shaved and a streetlight is illuminating his head behind him, you could literally see the heat rising off of his head. He explains that he was just working, doing some heavy lifting, which is why he’s sweating. And he starts wiping the beads of sweat off of his face with his winter hat. He immediately follows his explanation with, “Can I be your friend?” “What do you mean by friend,” I asked. He said, “Can I call you sometime and can we hang out and go on a date?” I replied, “I don’t think so. I have a boyfriend.” Without missing a beat, he said, “I can work around that.” “I don’t think so,” I said again. Then he asks, “How old are you? 23? 25?” I only reply, “I’m older than that.”
Even after clear rejection and my short responses, he proceeded to perform a soliloquy touting what he apparently thinks are his good points. “My name is Will. I’m thirty years old. I’m not married. I’ve never been married. I don’t have any kids. I want kids someday. Maybe we can have kids some day. I work from time to time. I go to school from time to time. I don’t do drugs. Well, except for the cigarettes. I’m tryin’ to quit. Maybe if you be my friend, you can help me quit. I drink sometimes. It’s a bad habit. I’m trying to stop.” While he’s talking, I’m wondering why the bus is late and trying to plan an escape. And then he drops the best/saddest pick up line I’ve ever heard: “I’ve never tested positive for an STD.” I couldn’t help it, I exploded with laughter. It was funny (and sad) that he thought that would sway me to date him.
The laughter seemed to stop his soliloquy, but it didn’t seem to deter him. He asked, “How long have you been with your boyfriend?” “Almost six year,” I tell him. “So you’ve been dating since high school?” “No,” I say confused, because I just told him I was older than 25. “You should come stand underneath [the bus covering]. It’s warmer over here,” he said. I responded with a quick, “I’m okay.” In a last-ditch effort, he says, “So can I take you out on a date some time? I like looking at your face.” Once again, I said, “No, I don’t think so.” Finally, when I thought I would never get away, my bus came to the rescue! And luckily, he was getting on a different bus. I have never been so happy to see a Metro Bus!
CC 7:52 pm on January 21, 2010 | # |
Worst pick up line used on me:
Feeling kinda froggy?
Leap my way
Claire 11:02 am on January 21, 2010 | # |
in high school i drove a Volkswagon cabrio convertible. one spring day driving home with my best friend, we had the top down, enjoying the sunny weather. we were stopped behind several cars at a red light. as the light changed and the cars ahead of us started to move, a kid in a Beamer (probably his dad’s) drove past us in the next lane over. as he passed, he practically turned around in his seat to stare at us…and didnt realize that his lane wasn’t moving and slammed into the back of the car in front of us. luckily, no one was hurt (and there was actually a cop sitting on the other side of the intersection who saw the whole thing) but as we drove past him, we couldnt stop laughing as he just hung his head in shame over the steering wheel
Greta 9:24 am on January 21, 2010 | # |
For whatever reason, DC tends to bring out the food-related pick-up lines in our men. My top three favorites over the years have been:
1. “You’re all that and a bag of chips…and a can of beans.”
2. “Baby, are you German? Because together we could make German Chocolate Cake.”
3. “Do you know why the Popeyes on the corner closed? Because you are all the white meat this neighborhood needs.” (this one tops the list for several reasons, including that the guy was propped up on the hood of my Zip car and that in fact the neighborhood Popeyes really had just closed and I thought he might know why)
I can’t make this stuff up, folks. Thank you to DC’s finest for brightening my day with their sweet and savory lines of love.
Julie 2:34 pm on January 20, 2010 | # |
I was pregnant with my boyfriends baby and the security guard in our building gave me his number and told me to call him (he was very aware I was preggers and had a boyfriend). Needless to say I did not call him and I avoided him for a couple days afterwards to avoid the awkwardness. When I finally did see him he made a big fuss about me not calling him and asked me why , as if being pregnant with my boyfriends baby wasn’t obvious enough!
kate 3:00 pm on January 19, 2010 | # |
I was at a bar with some of my friends one day when this big redneck kinda guy walked up to me and said “Baby- you look better than a 10 foot bass. I don’t know whether to mount you or eat you!” I started laughing because my friends call my ass my bass (since it is a combination of my back and ass). Then I gave him my number and we dated for month.
KO 2:34 pm on January 19, 2010 | # |
I went to a swanky downtown restaurant for what I thought was some networking with a guy I met at a work event. After asking me if I had a boyfriend at least two or three times, he said I looked like Friday Night Light’s Minka Kelly. I look like Minka Kelly as much as a cupcake looks like a piece of pie.
Kate 12:43 pm on January 19, 2010 | # |
I was traveling in Istanbul with a class my junior year of undergrad. After receiving several marriage proposals my friends and I had learned to ignore most men on the street. One day as we were walking a man stopped us and said from behind, “Excuse me, you dropped something.” He sounded genuine so my friend and I turned around to see what we had dropped as he responds, “…it was my heart.” It might have been romantic if we had been able to stop laughing : )
faith 12:28 pm on January 19, 2010 | # |
I was sitting at a bar with a group of my friends and had been chatting on and off with this cute guy. It was right after work-so everyone’s phone or blackberry was on the bar. I turned around to talk to my friend and when I turned back, the cute guy handed me back my phone. He smiled and said I have a new contact listed in there. I scrolled down and there was his name with CALL ME SOON typed next to it.
Holly 6:27 pm on January 18, 2010 | # |
I was in grad school in NY and met a foreign exchange student who lived on the same block and was also in grad school. He was attractive and seemed nice enough so I accepted his invitation to dinner. Long story short, during the dinner he showed me pictures of his kids. Fair enough. And then he showed me a picture of his wife… Worst. Date. Ever.
Lisa 2:59 pm on January 18, 2010 | # |
He says: Do you have the time? (she gives you the time) No, the time to write my number down.
Lulu 2:43 pm on January 18, 2010 | # |
At some point in high school, I was walking home from the bus stop and a truck full of whistling/cat-calling guys slows down and starts following me. They’re sticking their heads out of the car, being as obnoxious as you can imagine. I barely even looked in their direction and continued walking for a minute or so, when I heard a loud thump, a sudden stop of the yelling and laughing, and then loud engine sounds. I turned around and saw the truck had fallen into a ditch and they were stuck. I couldn’t help but laugh the rest of the way home.
Regan 11:33 am on January 18, 2010 | # |
I went on a first date on Valentine’s day a few years ago and I was working a restaurant at the time. One of the guys who worked at the restaurant asked me to come by sometime that night, I suspected that he wanted to give me a gift and I didn’t expect my first date to last very long so I agreed. The date went way better than expected so I ended up bringing him with me to the restaurant. Emilio, the guy who worked at the restaurant ended up buying me a ton of stuff including a giant heart-shaped mylar balloon, a gold necklace that said “Princess,” a dozen red roses and a huge teddy bear that said “I Love You!” It was pretty intense. We left and went next door for a drink and I had to carry all of this ridiculous stuff in both arms. The first date guy was completely mortified for the rest of the night because it looked like he bought me all of this super cheesey valentine’s day stuff. We dated for 2 years. It was a great start to a relationship.
Lucy 11:05 am on January 18, 2010 | # |
I was at a club, waiting to get our coats and go home. This guy comes up to me with a pair of raybans and says, “look at these glasses I found”. I told him they were pretty nice, and he said “well they could be yours if you come home with me instead of your friend”.
kendall 10:25 am on January 18, 2010 | # |
There was a guy that attempted to pick me up on the metro after work one day. I politely turned him down. He asked why and proceeded to tell me how awesome he really is. He makes this much money, has this kind of car, blah blah blah. I told him I was seeing someone and I’m not interested. I saw him again the next day and he proceeded to plead his case. Again, I gave him the same answer. The next couple of days, I made it a point to leave work a little bit later.
Tony Marino 9:18 am on January 17, 2010 | # |
I use: “Am I cute enough for you? Or do you need more to drink?”
Tamara 8:48 am on January 17, 2010 | # |
When I used to work near the university of DC I met a handsome police officer. He stopped me by saying “Your beauty is a crime.” We talked for about 15 minutes before I told him I really had to go I was meeting some friends. The next day he saw me walking to the same train while he was in his cruiser and in my horror, he gets on his loud speaker and starts calling my name. I was horrified and embarrassed all I could do was walk extra fast to the station. The next day after this incident he came into my office to use the phone and he said ” Why did you run away? You didn’t like that?” He thought that was impressive…
Dorinda from Charlotte, NC 8:05 am on January 17, 2010 | # |
PS: No day trip to DC is complete without a stop a the at Hello Cupcake. THANK YOU!
Dorinda 8:12 am on January 17, 2010 | # |
Someone used: “Do you believe in love at first sight or should I walk past again?”
Darren 7:15 am on January 17, 2010 | # |
Ok….so I was at a festival alone, and not in the best mood, standing off to myself. Two people walked by and one turned to look my way. Even through the grimacing look I had on my face he turned to come and speak. I thought to myself then “Is this guy NUTS”… Now, in a better mood, 5 years later I think to myself this has been the most incredible 5 yrs. We have been together from that very day!!
vindhya 9:54 pm on January 16, 2010 | # |
One of my guy friends asked me out the summer of my junior year in college and excitedly offered to take me to the movie “The Notebook”. I was leaving for a two month sojourn around the world the next day but promised to call as soon as I got back in town.
Jet lagged and groggy, but true to my word, I rang him the day after I arrived home. When I happily announced myself on the phone I was treated to an awkward silence. I plowed ahead anyway and told my friend that I wanted to take him up on his offer to get together. After some painful throat clearing and nervous laughter, he announced he had a revelation during the summer and realized he was gay. In hindsight, his excitment over a Nicholas Sparks movie should have tipped me off. The up side is we have remained close to this day and I always have a friend who tells me when my outfits are “so 2009 with a hint of desperation”.
Macy 6:39 pm on January 16, 2010 | # |
Once, this guy came up to me and asked if i used windex on my pants… I thought he might have needed some sort of household tip. So I said “No I don’t, why?” and he replied with “Cause I can see me in them.” I busted out laughing and we ended up talking the whole night.
Keshia 3:34 pm on January 16, 2010 | # |
i was walking along the street when a guy stopped and asked me for my number. I told him no I have a boyfriend and in return he says but I drive a Benz……
sdp 12:07 am on January 16, 2010 | # |
Sitting at bar (as I type) and a guy just said to me, “Excuse me. Do you think is cold in here? Do you think my friend could borrow your coat?!” Please note that the friend was wearing a heavy coat and these guys were simply desperate for attention. Thank you awkward men for good blog material…
Kara 4:23 pm on January 15, 2010 | # |
I was about 16 when I went to get Gifford’s Ice Cream on a hot summer night with some friends. The boy behind the counter serving ice cream was awfully cute! I must be able to read non verbal skills really well because by the end of the transaction, I slipped the boy my number before I left and he smiled and said “Thank you! Come again soon!” Two hours later I got a text message from him apologizing for his awkward response. It only lasted about two dates but that’s OK, I’ve found there are sweeter desserts than Gifford’s ice cream boy!
Amy 2:11 pm on January 15, 2010 | # |
This is my worst but funny pick up line story. Going out dancing with my girlfriends on 18th street. A guy comes up to me starts dancing then squeezes my butt and says (in an African accent) “You are worth 2 loins and an elephant in my country.” I said “I am worth much more than that, thank you” and walked away.
RMJ 1:54 pm on January 15, 2010 | # |
I had a dude try to pick me up by telling me all about his recent kidney stones and how his mother had just helped him pick out a new toilet…needless to say, I bolted as soon as I could.
Eliott 1:20 pm on January 15, 2010 | # |
At a party in the late 80s, a guy asked me if I wanted to get Ramontic.
Allison 1:10 pm on January 15, 2010 | # |
I just moved back to the U.S. and was looking to surprise my big crush (surprising him at an old fav hang out spot) when I “bumped into him” with a new girl friend at OUR old favorite spot. While sulking I bumped into a really sweet guy with beautiful eyes. He knew my name (freaked me out) and reminded me that we met over 8 years ago at the roller skating rink (I was dating his friend). 8 years and he remembered my name –I didn’t care too much because i was still sulking, but he kept smiling at me all night, and asked me to a movie the next day. I didn’t believe him because all men were liars to me that night –but he called, and we went to the movies and I fell hard for him. He’s a good guy, not mine anymore, but note* if a guy remembers you after meeting you 1 time in 10th grade…he might not be a jerk
Kathy 1:19 pm on January 14, 2010 | # |
The worst pickup experience I’ve had was walking home from Adams Morgan with a girlfriend. We had a great night but were actually quite sober by this point, making this experience even less amusing. We heard some guy yelling after us, “Hey, hey you! Hey! Are you a guy?” We turned around and he says, “Those are the BIGGEST calves I’ve ever seen! I can’t believe a girl would ever have calves that big!” Sadly, he was hopeful for a date after that comment… you guess the end of that story.
Sam 11:25 am on January 14, 2010 | # |
Girls ask me out all the time. I hear them all…”hey, do you work in construction? Because you are building a bridge to my heart” and “Did the federal government increase the national security threat to ‘red’ because you are giving me that same nervous feeling I had the last time I flew internationally.”
You know, the only one that has ever really worked on me was from a cello player in the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra. She said “Look- I have two tickets to the Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis show.” “Since I will be performing, I won’t be able to sit with you..feel free to bring a friend, but I would advise you it not be a girl.”
80smusiclover 9:34 am on January 14, 2010 | # |
OK, so some guys just use lines to be funny and sometimes they actually work…Case in point, this guy comes up to me at a bar and says, “Do you have a map? Because I just keep getting lost in your eyes!” Without totally dating myself, this prompted me to think of that Debbie Gibson song and I started singing it — He knew the words and I made fun of him for that. Needless to say, we dated for two years. Even now when I hear that song at the grocery store I can’t help but to think of him…
dcmetrolove 9:20 am on January 14, 2010 | # |
I was commuting to work and the train came to a QUICK STOP. Me, being a clutz, lost my balance and fell into a cute guy. He caught me and said — “you can fall into me anytime.” A little corney, but turns out he lived in the apartment building next store and we dated for six-months.
chaosandchicken 8:35 pm on January 13, 2010 | # |
So. I was on the metro on Friday when I notice this guy on the car looking at me. 20 minutes and four stops later we get off together. When he catches up to me he says, “Am I wrong? Either we have a vibe or it is what’s playing on my Ipod.” All I could say was, “Seriously?” Seriously, is that all he could give me after a long week? I walked away with a chuckle and a good story.
Kate 5:26 pm on January 13, 2010 | # |
One girl’s night out while I was waiting for the bartender to bring our drinks, a cute, but goofy guy, came up to me with the biggest smile. He said “are you wearing space pants”? I looked down to my regular black pants and said “No, I don’t think so”. Then he replied, “cuz your butt is outta this world”. I had never heard this pick-up line before but it really made me laugh. I dismissed this guy and went back to my friends. Over the next week we continued to run into each other when we were out with our friends. Each time he would call me space pants! Four weeks later, we had our first date, and two years after that, we got engaged.
Taryn 4:54 pm on January 13, 2010 | # |
Had a guy once ask if I was a “toothpaste model” because he liked my smile. Uh, you’ll need to do better than that.
Wanda 4:40 pm on January 13, 2010 | # |
I am your average blonde hair girl with blue eyes & very light skin. I was heading out on a match.com date when I decided to go back to the gentleman’s profile page to get some specific items of interest & discussion points for our date. He was African American and I just happened to notice there was a match profile question that stated “Ethnicities interested in dating” to which he answered “Latino & African American”. I wasn’t sure what to do. After calling a friend and having them assure me that my date had obviously seen my profile pictures I decided to still go on the date.
After sitting down I immediately declared that I had something to divulge and that I wanted to put it on the table before he thought I was attempting to hide something from him. He hesitantly replied “ooook”.
I said “I’m white.”
We had a good long chuckle and the ice was broken. We had a wonderful (& short) relationship and are still friends to this day.
Megan P. 4:31 pm on January 15, 2010 | # |
That’s cute!
Nick 3:56 pm on January 13, 2010 | # |
It started as a normal “can I get your number?”
We were making eyes all night. He was on the other side of the room with a friend, and I was hanging out with my friends by the bar. Finally, after about 2 hours, I went up to him and said hi. We were both all smiles, but it was late, and we were trying to be classy, so we exchanged numbers and went our separate ways.
On our first date, I mentioned that it was kind of ridiculous that it took all night for one of us to approach the other, especially when it was so obvious that we were both interested.
His response, “Especially since we’ve kissed before”.
Come to find out, we had met (and apparently made out) on one of those crazy nights that one just can’t quite remember. Oops. Probably not a good idea to get drunk and kiss random people, then forget about it.
But, the good news is we survived that awkward moment and dated for 8 months, though he did give me a hard time for not remembering him then entire 8 months.
Lansing 3:05 pm on January 13, 2010 | # |
Well.
There was the time, on my first night in Kenya, when a lovely lady said to me, “What’s your story?” After I replied that I was a tourist, she asked again, “What’s your story?” I told her I was going on safari. She then continued, leaning in closer and almost purring, “What’s your story?” Finally realizing my situation, I decided that dalliance with a “lady of the evening” would not be that night.
There was another time, this time in Phoenix, when I saw a beautiful lady, a dead ringer for model Jill Goodacre, a Victoria’s Secret star at the time. I approached her and said, “You are so beautiful that it will be an honor to be shot down by you.” She replied, I’ll give you your wish.”
Finally, here’s one that worked. I picked up a woman on a plane. She was a flight attendant. Working that flight. It was a full flight. From Nantucket to Hyannis. Less than 20 minutes. Ahem.
Carol 9:17 am on January 13, 2010 | # |
They Got a B+ for Creativity . . .
This happened in the late ’80s. A friend and I struck up a conversation with two guys in a bar one night. We exchanged names, yadda yadda, and “So, what do you do?” “We’re brokers,” one of them replied . . . but we caught their look of amusement. A little probing revealed that they were, indeed, brokers . . . of the pawn variety.
I got a good deal on a VCR (for all you Under-30s, this was a machine that allowed you to view movies in the comfort of your own home–before digital downloads, Blue Ray and even DVD players), so we all came out ahead.
Kevin 8:50 am on January 13, 2010 | # |
Tried and True…
While it is an old pick up routine, there is nothing better than having a guy buy you a drink at the local bar and having the bar tender deliver it. One night at a local hangout, this fella sent over this drink. Right concept, wrong product…take notes men, do not send over some big blue drink, make it simple, keep it classy. Nonetheless, it was fun and we had a good couple of dates after that with alot of laughs over the flourescent blue drink.
Leigh 7:52 pm on January 12, 2010 | # |
Once in a while, I would meet this guy on the train, who always had his bike with him. As the weather turned colder, I even asked him if planned to ride it when it was zero degrees. He replied that because many others had said the same thing to him, he now viewed it as a challenge! A couple of weeks went by and I didn’t see him, and thought that he either stopped taking the train or was avoiding me. Then, one morning, I saw him, and as I got off at my stop, I gave him my phone number. To my surprise, he called me the next day! We ended up dating for several months, and he is now one of my best friends.
Mikioddy 5:28 pm on January 12, 2010 | # |
True Story.
I remember in college I went to this mixer and there was a girl there who I thought was really attractive, but I didn’t know who she was or if any of my friends knew her. Later on in the evening, after a few drinks, someone taps me on the shoulder and asks me “Do you know Sue Stitts?” I turn around while saying “Whose t*ts?” Well, this attractive girl turned out to be Sue stitts who immediately slapped me in the face, but it turned out to be a good laugh and we ended up dsting for a few months.
CryingFan 3:44 pm on January 12, 2010 | # |
I thought it would be nice (and sort of a come on) to have flowers delivered to a gals work place with my name on the note. Bad idea. Turns out multiple people in her work area had severe reactions to the overly-fragrant gesture. She called to thank me, but also mentioned how they had to be immediately thrown outside and she was now dealing with some minor nasal allergies.
John 3:29 pm on January 12, 2010 | # |
I work in the fast food industry which isn’t great when trying to pick up a fair maiden. When a sly fox asked me how my day was, I replied “pretty bad.” I said “It’s tough when you lose two patients in the same day.” She was instantly attracted until she saw my paystub I had errantly left in the passenger seat of my car.
Chloe 5:38 pm on January 12, 2010 | # |
I was at a bar waiting in line for the unisex bathroom to open up. There was a guy waiting in line directly in front of me, he was cute. After he did his thing and it was my turn to use the bathroom he looks at me and says “I put the seat down for you, my name is Dave” and then put his hand out for me to shake. Very funny, yet ineffective pick up line.