Flashing back to all those times, the reason I failed to get a dinner, or a date, or a number, has never been the fault of the "line" i've said.. because THERE IS NO LINE.. instead, it's been because of failure to build enough attraction, connection, and comfort..
And guess what, every time I DID get a date, number, dinner, etc.. THERE WAS NO LINE, sometimes no questions, most of the times it was just a statement.. but each time, there was more than enough attraction and connection to act as a motivator for her actions.. and enough comfort to not hold her back from doing anything she wanted to do.. At that point, anything from what I told Mish, the "Why don't we ___" to a "Have you ever been to _____? I'm going for lunch there in about an hour, you should come, I owe you for helping me with ____".. to a simple "Hey, let's go to ___".. all work.. because she wants them to work.. and there's nothing holding her back..