Women have told so many stories of when men failed to flirt with them, saying the same cringy pick-up lines or just giving unwanted attention. At this point, many of the pick-up lines have just become jokes and you never know how to respond to them.
But after all, humans are creative and women gathered to tell stories of when a man's flirting technique actually worked on them. Reddit user hungary70 asked "Girls of Reddit, what was the best flirting technique someone did to you?" and nearly 10k people answered. Bored Panda took the best responses and created a list for you to enjoy.
Don't forget to upvote the flirting techniques that you would fall for too and share your experiences in the comments.
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#21
it was my first day in middle school and this kid asked to see my planner, i handed it to him and he flipped to the contact section and left me his name and number. i’ll never forget how smooth he was
133points
#22
We met at a Halloween house party and when I was going to leave he walked me to the room with all the coats which also happened to be a kids room and he asked me “what color crayon would you like to write your phone number with?” I married him. Celebrated 20 years.
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129points
#23
He said “i caught feelings for you” and i looked at him confused, but blushing He showed me my screen and that he had caught a Pokémon for me and gave it the nickname “feelings”
We are married and have 2 kids now
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128points
#24
Just being genuinely nice. My boyfriend was too shy to flirt with me at first since were only friends, so he texted me saying I looked really nice that day after seeing me, and it was such a simple thing but it really made my day better. And that can let the person know you are interested in them. It doesn’t need to be a big scheme.
126points
#25
I don't know if it's the best but it's definitely the most memorable.
I was at the gym and had been honestly taking things to the extreme for a while and not listening to my body... I suddenly got very dizzy and my sight became white. On the realization that I was about to pass out, I slowly lowered myself down to the floor.
One of the guys working out came swooping in to grab me and prevent my head from hitting the floor. He lay me down and tried to get me to remain conscious, asking me all sorts of questions that required some concentration like what day of the week it is and who is the president.
When he saw that I was okay and recovering, his questions started getting flirty. What's my name, what's my number, now that he's become my knight in shining armor, can he take me out on a date sometime.
It really made me laugh and feel better just by him being so light-hearted about it. He got my number.
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125points
#27
Asking me my favourite Lego star wars character. He kind of ruined it though by trying to kiss me two minutes later. Ah, Kindergarten.
117points
#28
Years and years ago I worked at florist where the owner illegally hired mostly Mexican girls in the states to learn English(they went to school, but worked for a rate that wasnt even minimum wage). It was super shady, but I loved working with them. We would make up little games to teach me Spanish/them English. Anyway, this Latin guy comes in one day and one of the girls is helping him. He wants to get a bouquet for a girl he likes, so she takes him around the store, showing him what she thinks are the best flowers. She wraps it all up for him and right as he pays, he writes his number on the paper and hand them to her! I was floored, it was so smooth. She was completely unfazed, like oh thats how men are like where Im from, men dont do that here? I was like, uh nope.
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110points
#29
Was riding home with the friends group back in 2008. We stopped to drop off the one guy, and I got out to stretch. I mentioned that the stars were so much more visible up there in the mountains and he said, "Yeah, they're really pretty. Wish I had someone to watch em with."
I'm a sucker for corny guys. We got married the next year and are celebrating 12 years this June.
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103points
#30
I like sunsets - they're kind of my thing. I photograph them, have sold calendars about them. I just like sunsets. Anyway... I was participating in a medical study, and we were sequestered to our room for 14 days. The guy I liked would send me pictures of the sunset each night, because he didn't want me to miss any.
Edit: To those saying "Marry Him".... I did... and I'd be lying if I said it wasn't a big reason why I did.
I didnt say that in my post because it turned out to be a very verbally and emotionally abusive relationship, and I left him in December. I didn't want to turn a beautiful thing into something sad and negative. I don't want to discourage anyone from falling for the sweet gestures. They aren't always attached to a manipulator.
I'm sorry the update isn't entirely the happy one you wanted to hear. Believe me, it's not the one I want to be posting.
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100points
#31
He brought me a huge tub of my favourite ice cream flavour after hearing that I was having a bad day.
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99points
#32
Made eye contact, asked interesting questions, listened to my answers and responded, he didn't make the conversation about him.
94points
#33
"Hey do you want to help me throw fruit at my friends?" - 16 year old boy at summer camp, holding a bunch of oranges, who wanted to meet me. I was also 16 at the time.
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94points
#34
Invited me over to watch Gordon Ramsey anger compilations and make candy bugs
93points
#35
she sent me a picture of two frogs sitting on a leaf and said "us"
85points
#36
first time i hung out at my current bfs house before we started dating. we were laying on the floor listening to records and he turned to ask me what time it was, i think it was four if i remember. he then said "wow you've been here 4 hours and i haven't kissed you yet?" still makes me smile, and needless to say, it worked very well.
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79points
#37
He bought me a giant bag of beef jerky
A few years later he was tossing pebbles at my dorm window with another bag of beef jerky and roses. He was a great boyfriend.
Ended up being a s****y husband though. Will always be in love with the person he was before that, however.
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76points
#38
not trying to flirt with me and sending me memes instead. we're still together and I couldn't love him more
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76points
#39
In college, my best friend was this guy that I had a flirty friendship with, but we were both dating other people. We lived in the same buildings as each other freshman - junior year, and spent a lot of time together but again, we were with other people.
Freshman year we were watching a movie together and this couple had an epic kiss in the rain, and I offhandedly mentioned I thought it was so romantic. Senior year rolls around and we’re both finally single. We were walking home from a party, it started raining and he just kinda grabbed me and kissed me, and mentioned he thought about what I said any time it rained. We had a very intense relationship for about a year and then it kind of ended in disaster and we haven’t spoken since lol
tl;dr - pay attention to the little details and things the person you’re into likes. Show them you care about them by listening!
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70points
#40
He came-up to me and said:
"I was wondering if you could help me. I, um, seem to have lost my Congressional Medal of Honor around here somewhere."
67points
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