How to Reply to 'Hey' With Rizz

A one-word opener tells you she's either interested but not confident, testing your effort level, or messaged you in between doing other things. The smart move is to assume she's interested enough to message you but not invested enough to craft something yet. Your job is to make her investment worth it by giving her an actual reason to reply. This isn't about being charming or funny. It's about making the conversation feel unbalanced in your favor, not hers. She threw the ball. You don't throw it back. You throw it somewhere she wants to go.

A good reply does two things at once. First, it shows you read her profile or remember something real about her, which proves you're not sending the same message to everyone. Second, it gives her something to respond to without asking her a direct question. A comment about something specific from her photos or profile, followed by a light observation or tease, does both. You're not selling yourself. You're just being slightly more interesting than the average person she's messaging. That gap is enough. She'll either engage back or she won't, but at least you'll know if there's anything there.

Reply within a couple of hours. Waiting overnight makes it look like you're calculating your response or you don't check your messages. A quick reply says you saw it and had a thought, which is what actually happened. If she doesn't reply within 24 hours, stop texting her. One message is good. Two messages look like you're trying. A whole thread of you keeping the conversation alive reads as needy and will make her less interested, not more. If she comes back days later, reply normally. But don't wait around. Send your reply and move on to someone who matches your effort.