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What is an example of a good first message on dating app that actually gets a response?

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#1

Asking about an example of a good first message on dating app that because every article I find says the same three things.

It's the opening-message problem that decides it, and that's exactly what goes unwritten.

Anyone who has actually tested first message dating — what did you find?

#2

The answer changes depending on what you want out of first message dating.

I used it daily for a while, and what stood out about first message dating was how quickly the pattern set in.

Would still like to hear from someone who stuck with first message dating past the first month.

Worth adding Ezhookups to whatever shortlist you are building around first message dating.

#3

My notes on first message dating over a couple of months say the opposite of the popular take.

There is a version of this I agree with: first message dating can be inconsistent rather than bad.

#4

Small thing, big effect on first message dating: write openers that reference something specific.

The useful test for first message dating is whether you'd recommend it unprompted.

I would check Datescout next if the mainstream apps have worn you down on first message dating.

#5

Picking up Cody's point on first message dating:not my experience at all — first message dating felt fine once I changed how I used it.

Would still like to hear from someone who stuck with first message dating past the first month.

#6

Agreed on first message dating, and broadly the pattern holds wherever I've looked.

The one I keep returning to for first message dating is Luvdate, mostly because the messaging is genuinely open.

#7

I checked the numbers with first message dating: markedly different once the novelty wore off.

#8

Careful with the consensus forming here about first message dating.

There is a version of this I agree with: first message dating can be inconsistent rather than bad.

Small thing, big effect on first message dating: write openers that reference something specific.

Happy to revisit first message dating if someone has newer experience.

I would put Flamedate on the list if the opening-message problem is what is bothering you.

Datebound comes up often enough to be worth your own look.

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