nickprior Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 what line do you use? are these lines any good? i use these lines 1)ever been with an award winning cuddler? --if this works the girl replies usually with a "no" , then i say back "would you like to experience it" it usually gets a "haha sure" "lets talk more first" or a "you really are sure of yourself" 2)hey hows it going? --this usually gets a "pretty good you" then from there i pick things out of their profiel this one is hard because its so generic 3)whats funner bowing or mini golf ----the reply is either one of those to which i repy "alright awesome, so when you free to go next week" either they reply back "haha idk" or" smooth" or "id rather talk more first" what lines does everyon else use? any tips?
d0nnivain Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 I hate lines. I think a better opening would be a clever remark that factors in something the other person mentioned in their profile. If the profile talked about cuddling your line works. If not, to me it sounds too contrived & I'd wonder how many other people you sent it to. While I know that OLD is about multi-dating at first I don't need that fact highlighted. 1
Mrin Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 I once messaged about 30 women with this line: "I know where you live" Oddly enough, I actually had responses from about 10%. That being said, I never used some generic line when I was serious. I would usually craft a sentence or two around something from their profile or some detail from their photos.
Vintage79 Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 When I did online dating - I'd usually go out with 2 of every 3 people I messaged - which does not leave a lot of room for non-responders - I got responses from about 4 in 5. One liners are totally useless unless you want to spam the entire sight just to get attention from the girl that no one else wants. It has to be clever and crafted and pull data from her spiel. It shouldn't be longer than a paragraph or so - maybe 100 words. Too long and they think you're crazy, too short and it's too generic and your at the mercy of if they think you're cute as you clearly didn't communicate substance. I'd stay away from one liners unless you want to be one of the losers that complains about how bad online dating is for guys because no o e responds to them...
CarrieT Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 2)hey hows it going? This one was an IMMEDIATE ignore when I received it! This meant that a guy never bothered to read my profile and was just randomly fishing. The best opening lines were always a reflection of something I wrote that struck a cord - otherwise it was too random. 1
yxalitis Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 Hmm...interesting: Here's what I first thought... "I'd be surprised if you met your next life-partner with that opening... here's a though, hold on, this will get scary... Put some EFFORT into it! Like, you know READ their profile, and respond based on clues you read in there, not just, "yeah, I like Michael Jackson too, therefore we should date" Real analysis of her profile will allow you to better communicate with her." But...that process on OK Cupid has netted me a grand total of 3 responses, one ***** date, and success ratio around 6% Whereas on Oasis, I have secured a much higher response rate to a simple "like" and a few lines of text. From that I have met many amazing woman, had 2 relationships, and I am currently dating a few woman in the hopes of securing that next big thing So, maybe my first thoughts on this are wrong, go for it dude!
RoseVille Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 I once messaged about 30 women with this line: "I know where you live" Oddly enough, I actually had responses from about 10%. Do you remember the response, "And I'm armed." ?? That was me.
Peachland Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 Quite frankly I wouldn't respond to any of these lines. You have mention something interesting about my profiles or pictures. I don't need a paragraph but you got to say something relevant.
mystikmind2005 Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 On the dating site POF i usually start off by asking which suburb are they in, if they have not put that information. Why will i spend time on clever messages if it turns out they live too far away?
Gary S Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 I would not use the line about cuddling... not very manly, you are likely to turn them off with that one. You don't need lines, however...... most good natured women will respond to "Hi, how are you ;)" as well as anything.... but only if they like your picture.
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