How to respond to hey

How to use these

• Do not tease them for saying hey. It is a small joke that lands as a small criticism.
• Go to their profile, not their message. The message gave you nothing and the profile almost certainly did.
• Answer with a question they can respond to in one line. You are lowering the effort, not raising it.

These are shapes, not scripts. A line that has been sent by a thousand people reads like one, and the good version of any of these has a detail in it that only applies to the person you are talking to.

32 ideas

1. 1

   Hey. I will skip the loop. What is the story on the travel photo?

2. 2

   Hi. Better question: coffee person or not?

3. 3

   Hey back. Your bio gave me one job. Where is that place?

4. 4

   I can work with hey. I cannot work with only hey. Favorite walk?

5. 5

   Hey. Tell me what you are doing after work so this becomes a chat.

6. 6

   Hi. I liked the last photo. Where was it?

7. 7

   Hey. We can do better than this already. Tacos or pizza?

8. 8

   Hello. I read the profile. The dog. Name, please.

9. 9

   Hey. I will start: I am in your neighborhood Thursday. You?

10. 10

    Hi. What should I actually know besides hey?

11. 11

    Hey is fine. A follow-up is better. What does your weekend look like?

12. 12

    I accept the hey and raise you a plan. Drink this week?

13. 13

    Hi. Your move was low effort. Mine will not be. That concert. Were you there?

14. 14

    Hey. Morning person or night person? Easy one.

15. 15

    Hi. Give me one thing from today that was not your phone.

16. 16

    Hey back. I liked the profile enough to not leave this on hey.

17. 17

    We can skip the warmup. What are you looking for on here, really?

18. 18

    Hi. I have a better opener than yours. The rooftop shot. Yours?

19. 19

    Hey. I will not roast you for it. I will ask you out if the next line is real.

20. 20

    Hello. Neighborhood. Best coffee. Go.

21. 21

    Hey. This is me throwing us a topic. Food or music?

22. 22

    Hi. Are you actually trying to meet people or just tapping hey?

23. 23

    Hey. I can do short. What are you doing this weekend?

24. 24

    Hi there. Tell me the story behind photo two.

25. 25

    Hey. I will make this easy. Walk or sit-down?

26. 26

    Hi. Your bio is better than your opener. Let us use the bio.

27. 27

    Hey. One detail about you that is not in the photos.

28. 28

    Hello. I am going to pretend you asked a real question. Yes, I cook.

29. 29

    Hey back. Do you want to keep this as small talk or actually meet?

30. 30

    Hi. I liked you enough to answer a hey. Help me out.

31. 31

    Hey. What do you want this chat to turn into?

32. 32

    Hi. I will send a plan so we can stop saying hey. Thursday coffee.