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Im finding these transitions difficult as well. I tend to keep my comments short, and i don't like to compliment them too much in these early messages, since it sort of shifts the power from you to them.
I think maybe a good segway would be to use one of the following:
1) observe something obscure in one of her photos where she's getting ready and make fun of her for it
2) make a witty, super confident comment like "You should know that about me as well. I'm that one in a million for the male community". Which she will probably scoff at and tease you for, and you can go from there
3) Or investigate and ask: "Sure, ok, you're pretty. But looks aren't enough these days. What else do you have to offer?"
yeah, any of these are fine really. basically what you want to do is be funny, playful, and interesting. it's not really that hard. the convo doesnt have to be super amazing or anything. especially when you see what kind of retarded messages all the other toolbags on the site are sending her.
theres basically 2 things i feel you should always try to do. first of all, stay away from boring, run-of-the-mill interview style conversation. and second, set the frame that youre trying to find out if shes the type of girl youd be interested in. this should ALWAYS be the underlying tone of the conversation on dating sites before you take it offline.
it can range from pretty subtle (oh you like to cook? sweet! my last gf couldnt even make toast) to blatantly overt (what do you have going for you besides your looks?), but it should always be that you're trying to find out if shes right for you. almost like you have this predetermined checklist of qualities you like in your head and youre trying to find out if she has enough of them to make you intersted. contrast this type of attitude with all the other guys sending her long, boring this-is-why-you-should-like-me type messages. its really all you need to set yourself apart. that and being funny is more than enough to get you the number within a couple of messages.