Breaking the ice, particularly when it comes to online dating, can prove a nerve-wracking experience and injecting a little humour can help lighten the atmosphere.
However, while the odd knock knock joke might land according to these hilarious exchanges it is puns that really help to seal the deal.
A hilarious collection of Tinder exchanges, compiled by BoredPanda, reveal the hilarious and incredibly inventive play-on-words devised by potential dates.
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Many of the hopeful singletons use their potential suitors' names as puns in jokes that appear to be surprisingly popular among the recipients.
However, single men be warned, not everyone is blown away by the cheesy gags with several jokes quickly seeing the sender unmatched.
After discovering that his potential date was Russian this man charmed her with a series of play-on-words related to her home country.
This man couldn't resist the burning temptation to use Mahra's name in jest
Dina seemed less than impressed with her match's attempt at making a dinosaur themed joke at her expense.
While taking a dig at his potential date's name this man didn't expect to be met with an equally cutting remark.
This man was pleasantly surprised to find that his tree-themed jokes were a hit with Shannon.
Leaona was left red faced when she fell for her date's crafty chat up line.
Kenya was less than impressed with Alex's attempt to chat her up by making fun of her name.
This pair seemed evenly matched when it came to sharing vegetable based puns.