A well-known dating expert has shared the best pick-up line she's ever heard and why it worked so well.
Matchmaker for US-based matchmaking company Three Day Rule, Simone Grossman told how the stranger asked her out and everything he did right.
Sharing her most recent dating experience with her followers on TikTok in a video that's been viewed more than 240,000 times.
She explained that she had been waiting for a friend in a park when a man had approached her and asked her out, importantly for her, she added that he "gave off good vibes" from the start.
He stayed "around eight feet away" from her throughout their entire interaction.
Simone said: "I didn’t feel uncomfortable. I felt like he was respecting my personal space, he wasn’t presumptuous in any way."
She added that his opening line went down well because he referred to the fact she looked like she was meditating/ in the midst of a deep contemplation and complimented her on her "energy", instead of her body or appearance.
She continued: "His opener or intro also gave me an 'out' so that if I felt like I didn't want to talk, he wasn't pressuring me."
Simone was also impressed by the fact he waited until her friend turned up before he asked for her number.
"Which again is a really lovely move because it further alleviated any pressure that I might have felt," she said.
"And I’m sure he intuitively knew that I would feel safer telling him ‘yes’ or ‘no’ because my friend was there to witness the whole thing."
Simone assured men viewing the video that they don't have to follow these specific steps when they approach someone to ask them out on a date, but she said it was a great example of how it should be done.
Since being posted, the video has racked up more than 40,000 likes and 1,000 comments from divided viewers, many of which agreed with Simone's opinion.
One person said: "Thanks for the advice! I've been thinking about doing the same for over a month now but I still haven't, partly not to make someone uncomfortable."
Another wrote: "Noted. Try to be more respectful in general, give space, make a human connection."
"It’s good for guys to understand how important it is to make a woman know she is safe. Many guys don’t get that,” said a third person.
But there were a few people who weren't convinced by the strategy, as one person said: "Too complicated, I would have said f that and moved on."
Whilst someone else added: "No it’s the complete BS. There are one million other women (who) would find it insulting & cringe-worthy to talk about ‘energy’."
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