Online Dating 101: Sending a Second Message
by Scott Alden on July 08, 2020So you’ve messaged someone and they were intrigued enough to message you back. Congratulations! Now what the heck do you do?
The second message is as important as the first. The pressure is off a bit because you know they’re interested, but don’t get too cocky, Casanova. Here are a couple things to keep in mind:
Sign your name (if you haven’t already).
Remember to ask open-ended questions.
In your first message, you should have asked a conversation-starting question. If they’ve responded, bounce off of that. Open ended questions give your potential date an easy opportunity to respond and keep the conversation going.
Ask them out!
You’ve expressed interest, they’ve expressed interest — it’s time to start going about setting a date and time. This may take a couple of back-and-forths to lock down, but if you wait too long to start the process, you risk a fizzle-out.
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