HENRY

PsyBlog reviews the psychological research on pick-up lines:

Indeed, a study by Chris Bale from the University of Central Lancashire
found that sexually-loaded remarks were the type of openers least
likely to lead to further interaction (Bale, 2006). Which begs the
question: why do men still use them?

…Chat-up lines may be a way for men to select for
a particular type of woman. In other words, men using sexually-loaded
remarks are looking for a certain type of woman (an easy one).
Similarly, at the other end of the scale, men who use
character-revealing or culture-based openers are probably trying to
show they are a good mate looking for a long-term partner.

I’d be most interested to hear what the ladies think of this, as well as any top-notch lines that you’ve encountered?

Posted on August 13th, 2007 by Simon Greenhill