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I'm Andre Selenzi and this week something new.

Instead of stories we're dipping into the dating advice racket. I'm calling this new segment

News You Can Use because the word news sounds really good next to the word use

news you can use knows they can use news news news news news you can use so here's the scenario we're going to solve today.

You open up one of the 45 dating apps on your phone.

A stranger has indicated interest in you.

Cool. You are also interested, then the app directs you to send them some kind of a greeting.

And now, what are you going to type?

I present our guru Helen Salzman from the illusionist podcast Helen what are your

qualifications? Absolutely nothing Andrea because grandma here has not been able to date on an app and so no one has approached me with the first line so I'm coming it is from a position of total innocence

But I am interested in the ways that people have to start communications

with strangers.

It's a tricky little dance to do.

It's such a tricky little dance that often the dance floor stays empty.

But I think Helen can solve this. She knows how to use language like no one else I know.

And together we're going to figure out what pat opening lines are out there and then

whittle it down to some of the few that you're going to want to use.

Because a year into dating there are a lot of matches I've let slip by because I have no idea how to begin the conversation.

Just tell me your pain. I sense pain from you Andrew. What have you seen? What are the terrible things you've seen?

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