Well done on your successes mate.

However I disagree with this. By doing this you are just digging yourself into a hole and getting caught up into a web of lies, as time goes on this lie will become harder and harder to contain. Surely it is better to be genuine right from the start.

Opinion openers are fine to get you started and initiating conversations with people but they are inauthentic. If I was you i'd just be straight with her and say what you said was just a line to start a conversation with her. She'll respect you more for that in the long run rather than 'leading her down the garden path'. Keeping this up is just going to get messy.