“Oh, by the way, I meant to tell you that I loved the dress you were wearing yesterday. " “I forgot to mention this earlier, but you crushed it at your basketball game yesterday. You were an all star out there. " Or, put a playful, funny spin on your flirtatious compliment: “Man, this is what I love about you. With these one-word replies, you really make me work for it. "
If you want to wait a few hours, try a message like this: “I just saw a fudge cake at the store & it made me think of you—I know you love your chocolate” Or, if you want to play it cool, try a message like this: “So random, but you just popped into my head! Wolf Alice came on the radio, so naturally I thought of you. . . " Let her know that you think of her often in a casual way: “I was thinking about how you keep losing your house keys. . . have you tried Tile? Might help. "
Ask her about something you know she loves: “So you’re obviously an MVP tennis player, but I’ve never asked how you got into it. What’s the story?” Ask her a deep question: “I just remembered you mentioning that you want to be a novelist—that’s amazing. What draws you to writing?” Ask her a flirty, romantic question: “So anyway. . . it’s clear that I like you (I mean, what’s not to like?). But what do you usually look for romantically?”
“This song’s lyrics are so gorgeous, I thought you’d appreciate them. " “Wow, I just read this line in my book, isn’t it amazing? I feel like you have an eye for this stuff, so I’d love to hear your thoughts. "
“On babysitting duty this afternoon. But we all know Lily’s really the boss. " “Best batch I’ve made to date. Want one?” “Hard to complain with a view like this. "
“Hey, here’s a thought. Why don’t we see a movie this week?” “If I haven’t made it embarrassingly obvious yet, I like you. Any chance you’d want to grab dinner on Friday?” “Yeah, texting can be boring. Want to catch up in person instead?”
“Wow, my message was so interesting and profound. . . I’ve actually left her speechless. Amazing. " “If I had a little more pride I might not reply to a one-word response, but lucky for you, I’ve got super low self-esteem!” “The votes are in! You’ve won the Most Boring Text Response Ever award. Congrats!”
Start with: “You’ll never guess what just happened…” Then say: “I just got a paper cut. I guess God gives his toughest battles to his strongest soldiers. ” Or, say: “The craziest thing just happened at my house!” Then follow up with: “My sister actually apologized to me for once. This is groundbreaking news. ” Send her: “Omg, Sarah, guess what just happened!!” Then, follow up with a silly response: “A zombie just ran into my room, but I took care of it. I’m tough like that. ”
“Wow, a one-word reply?? Man, I must be off my game today. ” “Oof, a one-word response…that cuts deep. Obviously I’m going to need to strategize, make a game plan, and get back to you if I’m gonna get your attention. ”
Download the GamePigeon app and send over a random invitation to 8 ball, checkers, 20 questions, you name it. If the game is getting close, send over a hilarious, jokingly competitive text: “Better watch out. I’m definitely about to have a comeback here. "
For example, send over that hilarious TikTok you saw this morning. Bonus points if your video is super tailored to her (maybe it’s about a movie she likes, for example!). Or, send over a funny news article or meme that made you laugh. Pro tip: when you come across a hilarious link, save it to your notes for times like this.
