Thanks for the advice. Just wondered that if the point in opinion openers is to just bust on the target who answers then I might reconsider my opener. My opener was actually originally used to erase my AA -> "What's the worst way a girl can do for a guy who's trying to hit on her?". I just used this once in a club with positive results (didn't end in a close though

) so I just figured I'd use the same stuff again.
Up until now I've actually just noticed that the success relies much on the state of the target. Too bad yesterday evening the couple of sets that I approached weren't in the right mood to be gamed (except for the set in which I managed to defuse the cockblock).