How to reply when someone's giving one word answers

One word responses early on typically signal she's not that interested yet, she's distracted or busy right now, or she's seeing other people and you haven't differentiated yourself. Sometimes it's just her texting style, but that's rarer than guys think. The real tell is whether she asks anything back. If she's answering but not asking, she's not driving the conversation. That matters.

One word answers also sometimes mean she's waiting to see if you're worth more effort. She's testing. Some people don't open up until you show you're different from the last guy who asked how her day was.

Your move here is to say something that makes a one word answer actually difficult to give. Not by asking another question, which just extends a dead conversation. Instead, make a statement. Share something. Give her something to react to, not something to answer.

Or step sideways entirely. If she's giving short answers to standard questions, standard questions won't work. You need to either be funnier, more interesting, or more direct about what you want next. That might mean suggesting you get coffee instead of asking more about her week.

Send one strong reply after you get one word answers. One. If she goes one word on that too, or doesn't reply within a day, you're done texting. There's no amount of clever follow-up that fixes someone who isn't interested. Sending more messages is just practicing rejection.

If she doesn't reply to your reset attempt within 24 hours, leave it. If she comes back later, you can try again. But don't send a second message wondering why she's quiet or giving her another chance to reply. That reads as needing her interest more than she needs yours.