Yes, using poetry in Tinder might get you a date like it did for this dude

It's time to get creative.

If you believe in using witty/corny poetry to win someone over, you may have a chance at scoring a date.

Redditor Waster0fTime, who ironically wasted no time, messaged a girl on Tinder and used his own take of a poem as his opening line. Despite the fact that he admitted it was a pre-rehearsed line, it seemed to be a success.

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Luckily for him, she replied with her own verses: "Roses are red. I like how you think. You've got quite the talent. Let me buy you a drink."

Not a bad start.

While the OP took it a bit too far with a line wondering if they would "mate," he made it clear he was just trying to rhyme.

Roses are red. Violets are blue. When's the date? I'm so rooting for these two.

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