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Starting a conversation with a guy that catches your eye can be tricky. For me, it's usually awkward and nerve-racking and usually goes something like this.

Hi. Do you come here often?

No, not really, no.



But, what if you had something catchy to say right out of the gate.

Yeah, I know this is weird but I just heard this, I had to ask someone. Did you know that people actually one or two lies a day with the intention of deceiving?


That's a lot of lies.

A lot.

Cosmopolitan has a list of conversation starters. I grabbed a few of my favorites and today, I'm gonna test them out.



I'm Josie.

I'm Peter.

I have to ask you a question. My girls over there, they just told me something weird. They told me that you looked like a guy who is the oldest in the family--

That's not true--

The oldest brother--

That's not true--

Do you have brothers and sisters?

I do.

How many?


Are you the youngest or the oldest?

No, I'm the middle child.

You know what that means?

No, what does that mean?

Well, they're telling me that if you're the middle child, you're not as smart as the older child. The older child gets more attention from parents, the middle child, not as much.

Well, you might be right about that, but it kinda depends on how you live your life and that's what's actually influences how smart you are--

We should get out and talk about this more.

Yeah, absolutely.

Do you drink coffee?

Yeah, everyday.

Is that hard, though? You know, like waking up every morning and making your coffee and boiling it and then getting it and going to work?

Absolutely. It sucks. Some of the worst things.

It is. Do you know that there's a company called Shower Shock and they have a bar of soap and it's like drinking 2 cups of coffee.

So I can rub myself down with the soap and I'll get caffeine into me immediately?


This is fantastic.

And it's not bad for you.

This is amazing. Where do I find this?

I'm not sure yet, but I think it's on the internet somewhere.

I like the internet.

You like it?

I do.

Okay, good.

Spend a lot of time on it.

Here's a Cosmo tip. When approaching a man, always look for a guy who's smiling. A guy who's smiling, it means he's content and, of course, a happy man is more likely to have a conversation with you.

Do you have a cellphone?

I do.

Can I use it?


I'm so sorry, I forgot mine and I was reading this newspaper yesterday that said that Brits would rather give up sex, chocolate, and coffee rather than their cellphone.

I can believe that.

It's so crazy.


What? You would rather give up sex than your cellphone?

Depends on how good the sex is.

You can give up the cellphone for the night, if like I used the cellphone to get contact with the people and give it up for the rest of the 6 hours--

I don't think that's what the study was about, though, for one night.

So, was it a time lapse study?


Or was it like pick some of the time or it's just 6 hours and you'd take it back--

Right. It's for the rest of your life.

I see. That's a long time.

Okay. So, I admit, some of these conversation starters are a little weird and [unknown] but, you know, you break the ice and you may grab that man's attention.

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