What to text a girl on Hinge who says she's a dental hygienist and loves thrift shopping

A profile line like this is a deliberate hook. She picked two details that she expects to get a reaction, so you don't need to dig for something to say. The job is the more interesting of the two because most people have a fixed idea of what a hygienist does and very little real curiosity about it. Asking what her shift is actually like, what the most unusual thing she has seen is, or what people always get wrong about her work, tells her you noticed the detail and aren't just reacting to the surface. The thrift shopping line is a second door. People who hunt for things usually have a best find, a worst find, and a store they will not go back to. Those are easy to talk about and give her something to answer with more than one word. Read the profile for the thing she seems proudest or most amused by, and start there.

A good first message usually takes one of her two details and asks a question she has to answer with a sentence or two. The shape to aim for is a short acknowledgement of the detail, then a question about her experience with it. Keep your own part small. A quick line about what you know or what you have seen is fine, as long as it is there to give her something to respond to rather than to show off. Avoid questions that can be answered with yes or no, and avoid questions that are really compliments in disguise. The message should be easy to reply to in a few seconds, because the first reply sets the rhythm for the whole chat. If you want to bring in the second detail later, wait until she has answered the first one and let it come up naturally from her reply.

Send in the part of the day when people are most likely to be reading casually, usually late morning or early evening, rather than late at night when a message can look like a lot of effort. If she replies, match her length and pace for the first few exchanges. If she doesn't reply within a day, that is normal on dating apps and says very little about you. A single follow-up after roughly three days is reasonable, and it should be lighter than the first message, often a new small question rather than a reminder. If there is still nothing after that, let it go. Matches disappear for many reasons, and continuing to message someone who has gone quiet makes the chat feel like a chore for both of you.