How do I restart a dry convo?

A string of one-word answers usually means she is tired, busy, or unsure what to add, not that she has lost interest. Check the rhythm of the chat. If she used to send longer messages and now sends short ones, something changed in her day. If the messages were always short, the conversation was never going to carry itself and you need to give it more to work with.

Also look at what the last message you sent was asking. If it was a yes or no question, or a question that closed the topic, the dryness may be partly your doing. Her short reply might just be the honest end of a thread you left hanging. Figuring that out tells you whether to change the topic entirely or come back to the last thing you both actually cared about.

There are a few kinds of reply that fit a stalled chat. One is a callback: a specific detail from earlier, like the restaurant she mentioned or the show she was watching, framed as a quick question. Its job is to reopen a thread she already invested in, so you can tell a draft is this kind when it names something only the two of you talked about.

A second kind is a light observation about the moment, tied to something concrete in her life or yours, that invites a one-line opinion. A third is a small playful jab that pokes at a harmless thing she said. Each of these should be short, ask for only a quick answer, and avoid stacking two questions together. Leave out any apology, any comment on how the conversation is going, and any attempt to be funny by trying too hard.

Timing does a lot of the work. Restarting in the middle of the afternoon, when she is likely between things, gets a faster answer than a message at midnight that reads like you have been thinking about her all night. Pick a window that matches when she usually replies, not when it is convenient for you.

If you get no answer, wait a day or two before trying again, and do not send a second message that is just a repeat of the first. If that second attempt also dies, let the conversation rest. A chat that goes quiet after two honest tries is telling you something. Stop when the replies stop, and keep the door open with a casual move later instead of a pile of follow-ups now.