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Lips Trump Eyes for Online Flirting, in Hunt for World’s Best Pick-up Line

Posted by on December 22, 2010 No comments

- How to Woo a Woman? Compliment her Lips, But if She’s American, Praise her Clothes

- Study Reveals Which Pick-up Lines Actually Work: Surprise Winner is: “You Have Beautiful Lips”

- “We’ve Found the Holy Grail of Flirting,” Says badoo.com

A man trying to woo a woman will stand the best chance of success if he compliments her for having “beautiful lips”, according to a new global study of pick-up lines used by men for online flirting.

Such is the advice if the man does not know the woman’s nationality. If, however, the woman is American, he will have most success by telling her, “You dress beautifully”.

So finds a study conducted by Badoo.com, the world’s largest “social dating” network, with 87 million registered users worldwide. Badoo analysed the response rates to the opening lines used in nearly 200,000 online flirtations in 10 languages over one month.

The most commonly USED line was “You have beautiful eyes”, but the line that got the best response worldwide was “You have beautiful lips”.

However, other lines worked best in particular countries.

So, if a woman is American, Italian or French, a man should tell her, “You dress beautifully”. If she’s Canadian or German, he should praise her skin.

If she’s British, a man should praise her legs. If she’s Spanish or South American, her hair; if Dutch or Portuguese, her ears!

“This is a scientific study of which pick-up lines actually work”, says Lloyd Price, Badoo’s Director of Marketing. “We’ve found the Holy Grail of flirting.”

So, why do women respond best to men praising their lips?

First, because it’s bold, not cautious, says Jo Hemmings, a psychologist and dating coach. Second, because it’s unusual and so seems more personal.

source: Pierce Mattie PR

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Best chat-up lines revealed

Posted by on December 21, 2010 No comments

A man trying to woo a woman will stand the best chance of success if he compliments her for having beautiful lips.But if the woman is British, he will have most success complimenting her on her legs.

The dating site badoo.com analysed the success of opening lines in nearly 200,000 online flirtations over the course of a month.

The line found to get the best response from women as a whole was: “You have beautiful lips”.

“It works, because it’s bold, not cautious,” said Jo Hemmings, a behavioural psychologist and dating coach. “What many women want is for men to take the initiative and not be wishy-washy.”

However, other lines worked best in particular parts of the world. So, if a woman is British, a man should praise her legs – even though this was the second least successful compliment globally. If she is Italian, French, American or Brazilian, a man should tell her: “You dress beautifully.”

If she is Spanish or South American, a man should praise her hair. If she’s German or Canadian, he should praise her skin. Only if she’s Dutch or Portuguese, should he say: “You have beautiful ears.”

Researchers measured the success rate of each line by seeing if they prompted any response at all and their success at instigating a longer conversation.

“You have beautiful eyes” was by far the most used compliment, picked by almost a quarter of all men, but only the third most successful.

The least used line was “You have beautiful ears”, which was also the second least effective line … except in the Netherlands and Portugal, where it proved the most popular. Lloyd Price, the dating site’s marketing director, said:

“We have found the Holy Grail of flirting.”

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source: Daily Telegraph