How to Use a Romantic Pick-up Line

Romantic pick-up lines require the greatest finesse of all the ice breakers. To pull off a romantic pronouncement, you must be confident enough of yourself to put the other person first. You must speak with assurance as well as deference. You must make your intended feel like the most beautiful, important person in the room. Of course, it doesn't hurt to use a little physical contact to make your point.

Difficulty:

Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Sense of humor
• Confidence

Get Ready to Rhumba

1. Pen your lines. Use romantic song lyrics written by someone famous, or write your own opener about fate or beauty. For example, "Hey, I didn't know Venus was visible tonight."

2. Rehearse until it's right. Practice the way actors do, repeating your line until you hit the right tone. Then practice that a few times.

3. Dress for success. To stand out, go ultra formal where others are in club clothes. Get sensual instead and wear soft, textured clothes that make people want to touch.

Use Your Romantic Skills

1. Find a romantic target and study him to gauge his receptivity and single status.

2. Decide which line to use and wait for the right moment to make contact.

3. Look at your intended "across a crowded room" first as a prelude to your opening line.

4. Deliver your line as you practiced it, maintaining your gaze. Be ready to "wing it" and keep talking when he responds.

5. Touch for effect. Show a hint of your passion by pressing your palms together with Mr. Right or brushing at a shoulder after, not before, successfully delivering your line.

Tips & Warnings

• One size does not fit all. You'll need a few romantic lines to choose from at the crucial moment.

• Timing and delivery are everything. Make an impressive entrance and deliver your line with an understated bravado.

• Go with your instincts. If a guy shrinks away from you as you talk, don't throw your arms around his neck. If a girl raises her eyebrows and gives you a smile, go ahead and touch.

• Romantic pick-up lines are a breath away from being cheesy pick-up lines. It all depends on how your intended takes it. Be ready to smile and shrug it off.

• A romantic line that goes wrong can cause an inflammatory reaction from either the subject or her real boyfriend who, it may turn out, was in the john when you sidled up and started hitting on his babe.