Leonie Corcoran. In anticipation of a date, have you ever rehearsed a conversation in the mirror?

“I Can’t Believe I’m Doing Online Dating”

The two question with the best results are: 1. In no particular order, what are your top three biscuits and why? In your esteemed opinion, what are the three worst storylines that have ever played out on The O. Both questions have resulted in dates — good ones, dull ones and a truly disastrous one that I tricked myself into thinking was online because… well, desperate times. But, by all means, steal these lines and test them out. If you wind up getting a good one on the back of them, think of me. Knowing that the hit or miss ratio with every method varies, I spoke to a few people about their dating app opening lines and what technique works best for them.

Spoiler alert: there is no clear opening line winner and photos of dogs always help your cause. Fiona: This is so lame, but it worked. Mark: I try to find something to comment on related to their bio or, failing that, some details of their pics. No bios, very generic photos, no pets… Just put up a dog selfie damnit!

We all know they work. Caitriona: I think opening lines are not the easiest, so I give the benefit of the doubt. I met my boyfriend online. I think we shared dog gifs to each other with captions, if I remember correctly.

When do we have sex? Eoin: My friend had a genius idea where you can ask one question that immediately filters out the chaff. If they answer with a movie name you know, they are sound. I made my dating really funny as a way to make people comfortable to message me. I thought my stunning looks would put them opening The reply rate is TINY. Karen: I met my boyfriend online but it was, like, 10 years ago. Pre-app times. I had a weird Mighty Boosh quote on my profile and he was the only person who got the reference.

His first message for me was a bunch of other quotes best we hit it off. Shannon: Ugh. I cornejo onlyfans mei deleted all apps. But my preference is for witty lines earnest. A gift is to have a question in a profile, so the opener is a reply to the question. All interviews have been edited and condensed for clarity. Some names have been changed.

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