One of the hardest parts of using a dating app is coming up with a good opening message. While the same is true for dating in person, there just seems to be more pressure when it comes to sending a written message, especially on a dating app where potentially lots of matches are shooting their shot, too. Your match's profile might have a specific prompt that you can respond to, like sharing your best joke or making you email their grandma to secure a date. Whatever approach you take, it needs to stand out.
If you've already secured the first message and are struggling to keep the conversation flowing, take notes on what not to do, like this guy who bombarded his match with a never-ending philosophical monologue, which took the OP 15 screenshots just to share on this subreddit. Text bombing is never a good idea when trying to start a conversation. And it's also safe to say that sharing the first draft of a thesis on your recent philosophical discovery is a conversation best saved for later, not for Tinder.
