The best pick lines to use according to dating experts

By Perri Ormont Blumberg and Sophie Caldwell

Striking up a conversation with a potential love interest can be daunting.

First impressions are crucial, and it’s hard to feel confident if you’re agonizing over what to say next.

That’s why it’s helpful to have a few pickup lines in your back pocket. Yes, they can be super cheesy, but a well-timed compliment or joke can be the perfect way to break the ice.

It’s important to remember that the goal of a pickup line is simply to start a conversation. Don’t worry about coming up with the most clever joke or intricate compliment.

Your pickup line should feel authentic and true to your personality, Blaine Anderson, a dating coach for men, tells splendor diary

“No matter how smooth your delivery is, it’s just one tiny piece of the much larger conversational puzzle,” she says. “No one’s going to date (or go home with) you just because you regurgitated a sentence you read online.”

It’s also important to tailor your opening line to each unique person — be specific about the things you like about their personality, or what you want to learn about them.

“Compliments or questions that show you’ve taken the time to get to know them will always be more successful than generic lines,” Joni Ogle, LCSW, CSAT, the CEO of The Heights Treatment, tells TODAY.com.

The goal of a good pickup line is to take the anxiety out of starting a conversation with a new person — and hopefully to make them smile in the process.

From cheesy to flirty, these expert-approved pickup lines will help you approach your crush with confidence.

BEST PICK UP LINES

• Hi, how are you?
• What’s your favorite [coffee/drink] here? I’m trying to figure out what to order.
• I would love to get us off this app and in-person for coffee.
• I must be in a museum, because you’re a work of art.
• Did it hurt when you fell from heaven?
• You look familiar. Do I know you?
• You’re so stunning that you made me forget my pickup line.
• Spotify told me I’d find you here … this week’s hottest single.
• I’m here to revoke your license. It’s illegal to be driving everyone crazy the way you are.
• Roses are red, violets are blue, I’m not into astrology, but the stars led me to you.
• There’s something wrong with my phone — it doesn’t have your number in it.
• I bet you work at Google, because you look like everything I’m searching for.
• Do you believe in love at first sight, or should I walk by a second time?
• When I text you good morning tomorrow, what phone number should I use?
• I’m no artist, but I can definitely picture us together.

cheesy pick up lines

• Are you a flower? Because I’d love to bee with you.
• Are you an atom? Because I’ve got my ion you.
• Can I borrow a pair of sunglasses? I’m blinded by your beauty.
• Are you from Tennessee? Because you’re the only ten I see.
• Roses are red, violets are blue. What’s your favorite restaurant? I’ll get a table for two.
• Are you a keyboard? Because you’re just my type.
• Are you a boxer? Because I think you’re a total knockout.
• Do you have a shovel? Because I’m totally digging you.
• If I could rearrange the alphabet, I’d put U and I together.
• Are you my wisdom teeth? Because I think I should take you out ASAP.
• You must be French, because Eiffel for you.
• Do you like my shirt? It’s made of [boyfriend/girlfriend] material.
• Are you a bank loan? Because you have my interest.
• If I were a cat, I’d spend all nine lives with you.
• Are you a crystal ball? Because I’m seeing my future.

Flirty pick up lines

• Aside from taking my breath away, what do you do for fun?
• I don’t know your name, but I’m sure it’s just as beautiful as you are.
• I didn’t believe in love at first sight until today.
• When I look into your eyes, I see my future.
• It must be autumn, because I’m falling for you.
• So when our grandkids ask how we met, what should we tell them?
• If being charming was a crime, you’d be guilty as charged.
• All the good pick up lines are taken, but I’m hoping you aren’t.
• Are you a magician? Because when I look at you, everyone else disappears.
• You must be a magnet, because I’m irresistibly drawn to you.
• Could I borrow a kiss? I promise I’ll give it back.
• Hi, I’m [name], but you can call me tomorrow.
• Do you have a map? I keep getting lost in your eyes.
• Did you travel here by time machine? I had to ask, because you look like someone I want in my future.
• You look like a piece of art that deserve to be pin to the world
• Can I have directions? To your heart.
• Well, here I am. What are your other two wishes?