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What to text a girl you just met
You got her number. Nice. Now it's sitting in your phone under "Sarah bar" and you have no idea what the first text should be. Relax. The first text doesn't have to be brilliant. It just has to remind her who you are and make her smile a little.
Send it sooner than you think
Same night or the next day. She just met you, she remembers your face and that thing you said about her drink order. Wait four days and you're a stranger again. Nobody has ever lost a girl by texting her the next afternoon.
Remind her where you met
She might have met a few people that night. Make it easy for her to place you. Mention the place, the moment, or the joke. That one detail does more than any clever opener.
Keep it short
One or two lines. No paragraph about how great it was to meet her. You met for twenty minutes. Match the energy of how you actually met.
Don't open with "hey"
"hey" makes her do all the work. "hey its mike" is better but still flat. Give her something to answer, a callback, a tease, or a small question tied to what you talked about.
Texts you can send
hey its jake from the bar with the terrible karaoke. still recovering from that bon jovi
ok i looked up that ramen place you swore by. you better be right
this is jake. the guy who lost the darts game to you and is handling it very maturely
hey its jake. really glad i ran into you tonight
A woman's read
When a girl gives you her number, she's curious. That's it. She's not committed to anything yet, she's waiting to see what you do with it. A guy who texts the next day with a little callback to the night feels confident and fun. A guy who waits a week and sends "hey" feels like he forgot about her, and honestly, she might have forgotten about him too.
The move
Text her within a day. Mention one specific thing from when you met. One or two lines, then put the phone down and let her answer.
Where it should go from here
The point of texting a girl you just met is to see her again. Not to become texting buddies. A few good back and forths, then ask. Here's how to ask her out over text without making it weird.
If she doesn't answer
Give it a day or two, then one more easy text is fine. If that gets nothing, let it go. Read what to text her after she leaves you on read before you send anything else.
Questions guys ask
How long should I wait to text a girl I just met?
The same night or the next day. Waiting longer only makes you easier to forget.
What should my first text to a girl say?
Who you are, a callback to where you met, and something easy to answer. Short beats clever.
Should I text or call a girl I just met?
Text. A call out of nowhere can feel like a lot this early. Save calling for when you are already talking.
What if she takes a long time to reply?
Don't read much into it. Some people are slow texters. Answer when you see it and keep it light.
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