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In a culture dominated by muscles, manliness and meat, most guys on the opposite side of "beefy" are more self-conscious about their weight (or lack thereof) than you may think.

So if you're dying to know more about that rail-thin Romeo, steering clear of these lightweight lines will ensure your chances of catching his attention are anything but slim.

10. "You could fit into my jeans!"
Please keep in mind that technically, you've just said, "You can get into my pants."

9. "I hate you!"
No, you don't. You hate you. Maybe even undeservedly.

8. "LOL! Are you manorexic?"
"Manorexia" affects nearly 1 million males in the country, who may also be affected by more serious mental diseases like bipolar disorder, depression or body dysmorphia. So, unless your concern is genuine, you might be best off ditching this as an opening line.

7. "I feel like I could break you in half!"
You probably could, so be gentle.

Click here to read the top six.

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    Ben Stone (Seth Rogen), "Knocked Up." A beautiful woman with an unbelievable job hops right into bed with an out-of-work Canadian stoner, under the cinematic pretext of "beer goggles." Please let us know what she was drinking so we can buy stock.

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    Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack), "Say Anything." Oh, Lloyd Dobler. Now that we know that kickboxing was not, indeed, the sport of the future, following gorgeous, smart Diane Court to college in England without a job or prospects of his own just seems kinda pathetic.

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    Andy Stitzer (Steve Carell), "The 40-Year-Old Virgin." Steve Carell's hairy manchild had neither a driver's license nor a lick of sexual experience, but landed small-business owner and hot single mom Catherine Keener. You know, 'cause he was so nice.

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    Chuck (Adam Sandler), "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry." A homophobic firefighter so broke that he agrees to marry his male co-worker for domestic-partner benefits lies to Jessica Biel about his sexual history. She falls madly in love with him. Who wouldn't?!

    Universal

    Troy (Ethan Hawke), "Reality Bites." Unemployed musician makes romantic pronouncements about smoking Camel Wides and bitches at Winona Ryder even as he crashes on her couch and hits her up for free pizza. The love story of our time.

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    Seth (Jonah Hill), "Superbad." Aside from a rather impressive collection of obscene drawings, this paunchy, raunchy dork seems to have little to offer the cute, funny girl he gets.

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    John Beckwith (Owen Wilson), "Wedding Crashers." A gorgeous, altruistic treasury secretary's daughter falls for a "professional mediator" who spends his spare time lying his way into parties and bridesmaids' underpants. Obvs.

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    Ben Wrightman (Jimmy Fallon), "Fever Pitch." Boston baseball superfan and crap boyfriend constantly ditches his beautiful, successful girlfriend because the Red Sox "need" him. How adorable!

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    Dante (Brian O'Halloran), "Clerks" & "Clerks II." A chubby dude with a creepstache and a series of crap jobs that he loves to whine about. Catnip to women like Rosario Dawson.

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    Michael (Zach Braff), "The Last Kiss." A mopey man-boy cheats on his lovely, pregnant girlfriend with a college student, and she takes him back. In the movies, he's "conflicted." In real life, we call that "sleazebaggy."

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6. "At least you're not fat."
At least you've clearly defined your superficial preferences.

5. "We'll have to put some meat on those bones."
If you're going to spout clichés, please stay away from ones we've likely heard from mothers, aunts, grandmothers or forest-dwelling wicked witches desperate to plump us up.

4. "What's your secret?"
Cannibalism -- human thighs are super-low in carbs. Aren't you glad you asked?

3. "Eat something already!"
Scrutinizing our appearance is one thing. But, barking orders -- even ones cloaked in the guise of false worry -- is a great way to say, "Hey! I'm a control freak!"

2. "Where'd you go? I can't see you!"
We get it. We're so skinny that we disappear if we turn sideways, walk behind a telephone pole or, in most cases, hear this line.

1. "How much do you weigh?!"
Wow, really? Don't go here unless you're prepared for the response, "You first."


Matt Christensen has written for Maxim, Cosmopolitan, and Match.com. His BMI currently falls within the average range.


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