Twitter is trying to guess the best 4 words to up your online dating game
LONDON -- Modern romance is a fickle mistress. In the world of Tinder, Bumble and Grindr, opening lines matter. A lot.
Nowadays, a simple "hi, how are you" just won't cut it. Nor will "do you come here often?" Creativity is key if you want to attract -- and sustain -- the attention of a prospective partner.
If you're looking for love -- or lust -- this new hashtag could transform your dating game completely.
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Game of Thrones was a firm favourite, because obvs...
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Food featured pretty heavily....
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You can't beat a good Dirty Dancing reference
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Queen Bey references are also a popular choice...
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Not to mention Star Wars...
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And, Taylor Swift...
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Oh, and One Direction too.
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All that remains now is to try these pickup lines out IRL.
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Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.
A leading sex and dating writer in the UK, Rachel has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The i Paper, Refinery29, and many more.
Rachel's first book Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence was published by Penguin Random House in 2021.
