Chaotic conversation starters

When it comes to existing on dating app(s), I usually think of two things: bio, and starting a conversation.

I constantly changed my bio—from saying that I was “raised in a multicultural, conservative environment,” “started fully comprehending books by the age of three,” to “you better love dogs!! [threateningly].” Bio seems like one of the most important things if you want to stand out on dating apps despite being average-looking. A good (probably lengthy) bio would attract strangers and later spark off good conversations—as it could be your first topic to discuss.

Moving on, the next problem lies in how you start a conversation with the person you are texting to, as it also represents who you are. Feel free to poke by saying “hey sup?” “hi how’s it going,” and “hi gorgeous,” but there’s little chance that it’ll make you stand out. Not only do these kinds of phrases make you look like you’re putting low effort, but they also make you look like you won’t be able to hold an actual, interesting conversation.

Here I gather some starters which are on my “inbox”, that could be your potential ones!!! Or not.

1. He looked like a lavish, educated guy that would discuss about classical realism with me on our first date: “Hey there, you seem like a refreshing break from the mediocre boring people on Tinder. How ya doin stranger?”
2. With “95% tipsy, 5% sober. Adoring my curvy buttock” in his bio, he looks like someone my friends would warn about, but I was still interested to know him (or his buttock) more anyway: “Interesting bio *starstruck emoji*, btw how do you manage to look so effortlessly elegant in all your pictures, especially your smiling photo?”
3. He only puts pictures of cats and rugby players. He is “trying to prove hypotheses,” as said in his bio there: “So my smartphone got struck by lightning recently.” I asked him whether it has figurative or literal meaning and he said, “definitely figurative. And also it’s because you look very striking today.” Smooth.
4. He looked like someone I’d want to casually hang out with, as we both shared similar anthems: “Dope anthem. Btw our bios are kinda intertwined.”
5. An edgy girl: “HeyyYyyyY” (I didn’t reply her, but it just looks funny)
6. He’s the good-looking, polite, broad-minded guy I would introduce to my parents. He swipes on people based on their bio (and appearance, of course): “Hi Grace. What do you mean by conservative family? Is it religiously conservative or culturally conservative?”
7. It is a couple, looking for “a happy, free spirited girl/lady, to have fun with and join us casually for stress free, easy going fun and games”: “Hey whatcha doing 2night Grace? :)”
8. A good-looking guy with playing golf as his hobby. My f***boy radar went 📈: “I can’t stop staring at your pictures, especially the third one, since 20 minutes ago. *starstruck emoji*”
9. A foreigner vacationing in where I was, probably looking for friends to casually hang out with: “Cereals before or after milk?” I couldn’t help myself but answer with “What about cereals without the milk?”

So, there you have it! These conversation starters usually strike up chaotic conversations. A gentle reminder: Expect. Nothing. On. Dating. Apps.

Note: This article is regularly updated for relevance ☺︎︎