3 Pick-up Lines that DO NOT Work

Facebook can be a real dream.  But, it can also become a nightmare. Strange foreign men see any friendly profile pic and are compelled to hit on it.

    I've been married for a long time, been with Cade since I was 17. Some of these pick-up lines have shocked me.  Is this what the online dating scene is like?  God forbid.

    

    Let me tell you about three especially bad ones . . .



#1

I've always had a special feeling for my mother. 




STOP . . . 
Is this a pick-up--or an attempt to say they're STILL a mama's boy?


Resume . . . 


You remind me of her in face and heart. I'd like to meet and see if we have a bond. You smile tells me we do. Let's message each other.



Hmmm . . .  YOU smile tells me we do.  Well, my smile says that I'm married--his wording tells me he doesn't speakie English very well. AND in the picture he attached of  his mother . . . Well, I'm surprised he said our faces match.









#2

My wife died. You remind me of her.



This emailed called to me--the poor man!  But honestly, do I just have a familiar face, or what?  I continued reading, thinking this was just a kind email, not a pick-up.  Boy was I wrong. 



I think her spirit dwells in you. We lived a long life together.  I can see her joy in your eyes.

I would like to date online and know you more.



If a message like that won't creep someone out--I don't know what will!  My shaky hand clicked on his profile picture.  The guy was a highly decorated military man who was about 9,000 years old! 

 






#3

I like you. I think your a virgin.



I'm a writer, don't send a writer something with an obvious error like "your" vs. "you're"--unless you're approaching them for grammar lessons.   



    Now onto the obvious offense behind this facebook message.  WHAT THE HELL?  A virgin?  And to think, I thought my army of children clued people in.  Having a baby is like shouting from the rooftops--I've had sex--I lost my cheery, people!  It's actually a bit embarrassing at first--if you want to know the truth.

    But making a strange claim like this, made me feel as if he'd take me--a thirty-year-old--to the slave sex exchange!  Are they taking thirty-year-olds with no boobs, and lots of character?  If so, I'm terrified.





 Is this really what the dating game is like these days?