What are some good opening texts for a Tinder match?

Her profile is a list of things she chose to show you, so start by figuring out which of those choices were deliberate. A prompt answer she clearly enjoyed writing, a photo that's obviously from a trip, a bio line with a joke in it. Those are the spots where she's inviting conversation. Skip the generic stuff, like a gym photo with no context, because there's nothing to build on there.

Your first message should be about one of those invitations and nothing else. If she wrote about a place, ask about the place. If she named a hobby, ask how she got into it. She should be able to tell within a sentence that you paid attention to her in particular.

Two shapes tend to work. The first is a light question about a specific detail. The question is easy to answer, and she can tell you know what you're talking about. The second is a playful comment on something in her profile that leaves room for her to respond, often with a joke or a correction.

A good draft of either kind is one or two sentences and ends with something she can answer without thinking hard. Leave out questions about her job, her last relationship, or what she's looking for. Those are heavy for a first message. Also skip the list of things you noticed. One detail is enough.

Timing matters more than most people expect. Sending within a day of matching is fine, and sending while she's probably active, which for most people means the evening, gives it a better shot at a reply. A message at 2am can look like a late-night move even when you didn't mean anything by it.

If she doesn't reply within a few days, don't send a second message right away. One follow-up a few days later, lighter than the first, is reasonable. If that gets nothing either, let it go. Chasing past that point usually makes you look more interested than she is, and it almost never changes the outcome.