If you’ve ever been on the receiving end of a cheesy pickup line, you know it can either be funny and smooth enough that you’re down to go along with it, or so cringe that you’re hitting "block" ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. “Pick-up lines” are short, often clever or flirtatious statements used to ...

Modern dating is a brutal left-swiping madhouse, and the big question is, has the humble pick-up line gone extinct in 2025? It used to be normal to approach someone you didn’t know in a bar and roll ...