Whatever happened to pick up lines?

So, u like any1?

A serious issue has been occupying my thoughts lately. That is when I’m not thinking about trivial issues like world hunger or bird flu. I’ve been struck by the terrible reality that our society’s cherished tradition of flirting has been tainted and damaged, possibly beyond repair!

What has caused this sociological breakdown? There are two primary evils that can be held responsible for our romantic cowardice – text messaging and the Internet! 

In the modern world you needn’t bother coming up with a catchy pick up line when you can always fall back on the Bebo method of seduction “Hey, I saw your profile. You’re hot.”

Should you go to the trouble of planning that perfect first kiss when sending a cute icon on MSN is just as good?

Or who needs a brilliant first line when modern etiquette dictates that it’s perfectly acceptable to instead ask your cousin’s girlfriend’s sister for your crush’s number? Then, although you might avoid them like the plague when you see them in school you can text them every afternoon to ask how school was.

Within all this there is one particular crime, so heinous that any guy who commits it should be hung, drawn and quartered at the very least:

“So, do u like any1 at the mo?”

Do the people who send these messages not realize that no matter how many times you ask that question they are NEVER going to say you! If you like someone tell them, stick your neck out and ask them out. And in the name of all that is good in the world, do it face to face!

By: Niamh Ni Mhaoileoin