But here, we've assembled a wide selection of the best quips, cracks, and retorts onscreen men—and a few women—have used in the name of love and sex.

In previous articles, I've discussed who might find pick-up techniques appealing or off-putting, and even spoken with a pick-up artist (PUA) about his views.

Opening the conversation out to the Perhaps there’s just no place for pick-up lines in our culture? “They’re so clichéd,” she says, “I think they give a forced, unnatural approach (to dating).” M, 31, agrees.

He believes it’s far better to “act normal and have a nice conversation” when you meet someone you like.

Nobody likes it if you hit on them too seriously or too intensely.

Flirting is a fine art, and one of the most important ingredient is humour.

completely nailed the perfect opening line to use on dating apps: Ansari wrote a heavily-researched book about online dating, and part of his standup routine involves reading real couples' online dating messages.