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ask the question [post-pourri]

the worst they can do is say no

Another year, another lonely Valentine’s Day. I’ll be in my room, watching YouTube and scrolling on Instagram, while all the couples around me reenact the Lady and the Tramp spaghetti scene on Federal Hill. Marriage Pact may not be your style, but that doesn’t mean you have to be alone on the day of love. Plan a Galentine’s party, buy some heart-shaped chocolates, find a couple’s deal for you and a friend, and maybe, just maybe, if you’re brave enough, ask out that person you couldn’t take your eyes off of last semester. It might be hard (and a tad bit frightening), but don’t worry! Here are some silly concentration-themed pick-up lines to help lighten the mood.

  • American Studies - It’s America’s 250th anniversary; why don’t we make it our first?
  • Anthropology - The Anthropology concentration might have six different tracks, but I would only follow the track that leads to you.
  • Applied Mathematics (or Mathematics) - You’ve heard about three + two, but what about me + you?
  • Astronomy - Even if you searched the whole universe, you could never find a couple as meant to be as you and me.
  • Behavioral Decision Sciences - You’ve got a lot of choices, but have you ever considered me?
  • Biology - I’ve been trying to understand the secret of life, but looking at you, I think I’ve found it.
  • Chemistry - I don’t care how much energy there is. No one could break our bond.
  • Classics - Forget the Roman Empire; you’re the only one on my mind. 
  • Comparative Literature - No matter where you look, you’ll never find a greater love story than ours.
  • Computer Science - Are you League of Legends? Because I’m addicted to you.
  • Earth and Planetary Science - Are you carbon dioxide? Because you set the world on fire.
  • Economics - Are you McKinsey? Because I would devote my life to you.
  • Engineering - Are you CAD? Because I could build a life with you.
  • English - Are you Jane Austen? Because I could write the perfect love story with you.
  • History of Art and Architecture (or Visual Art) - Did Michelangelo make you? Because you’re a masterpiece.
  • Independent Concentration - I might be working alone, but you could be my partner at home.
  • Environmental Sciences and Studies - Are you the sun? Because my world would be a cold, dark place without you.
  • French and Francophone Studies - You’ve heard of Paris, but what about the pair of us?
  • International and Public Affairs - International relations might be my specialty, but I’d love a domestic relationship with you.
  • Modern Culture and Media - Are you a camera? Because every time I see you, I smile.
  • Music - The best songs are written after a breakup, but I’d give up my career for a lifetime with you.
  • Neuroscience - Did you damage my frontal lobe? Because I can’t think when I’m around you.
  • Philosophy - When Plato came up with the Form of Beauty, he must’ve been looking at you.
  • Physics - Are you gravity? Because you have a pull I can’t ignore.
  • Psychology - Are you the cloth mother? Because I just want to run to you.
  • Public Health - Do you have a fever? Because every time I get close, my skin gets all flushed.
  • Statistics - I ran the numbers, and it looks like the statistical probability of you and me is 100 percent.
  • Theater Arts and Performance Studies - To be with me, or not to be, that is the question.
  • Urban Studies - Are you a borough? Because I can recognize Queens from a mile away.
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