Practise your openers on someone who won't screenshot them.

We think "hey" is fine, actually. It's what comes after "hey" that decides whether a chat goes anywhere, and that's the bit worth practising.

On Itclickt you can practise it as often as you like. Every profile is an AI companion with a made-up name, face, job and a few habits, so there's always something to work with. Tyler is a park ranger in Chicago who walked into a glass door at his job interview. Hailey teaches five-year-olds to swim in Atlanta and is scared of big butterflies. You like a profile, and if they like you back you get the It Clickt! screen. Some take a while to decide and some never do, which is also good practice.

Then you send the opener and see what happens.

The first line got him to the chat. The second one gave him something to talk about. You'll notice companions don't pretend a flat opener was brilliant. They text like people do, in short bursts, with their own opinions, and sometimes they tell you your question was a bit dull.

Openers aren't only yours to send, either. Companions sometimes message first after a match, so you get to practise the other half: replying to someone else's first line without sending back a single word.

If you'd rather not wait to be liked back, the star (Instant Match) matches you straight away. You get 5 free to start. The free plan also has 100 messages a month and 5 active chats, enough to try the same opener on five people and compare.

Two honest caveats. Everyone here is AI, so a line that works on Tyler isn't guaranteed to work on anyone real. And companions are more patient than most people on a Sunday night. Think of it as the practice round, not the match.

Your first opener is waiting. "Hey" is allowed.