What to text on Bumble when she only sent "hey"

A bare hey tells you she's open, not what she wants to talk about. The useful information is in the profile she was looking at when she typed it. Her photos, prompt answers, and bio are your raw material. If she has a photo at a climbing gym and a prompt about wanting to try bouldering, that's your opening. If her bio is empty, you have less to work with, so ask something simple and concrete.

Notice what she chose to put front and center, too. People usually pick the photos and answers they're proudest of or most want to talk about. Those are the threads most likely to get a real response. Mentioning one of them tells her you actually looked, which already puts you ahead of most matches, who send the same generic hey back.

Your reply has to hand her something she can answer without effort. A specific question about something visible on her profile works well because she already knows the answer and gets to talk about something she likes. Asking whether a trip was as good as the photos suggest, or what she's been cooking if her bio mentions it, gives her a clear lane to step into.

Keep it to one idea. Two questions in one message split her attention, and she'll often answer only the easier one. Write it the way you'd say it out loud, not like a line pulled from a list of openers. If it reads like a script, she'll notice, and the conversation will feel like a transaction from the start.

Timing matters more than most people expect for a message this short. If she sent the hey during the day, replying within a few hours reads as engaged without looking eager. Waiting until the next morning is fine too. Leaving it three or four days makes the thread feel dead before it starts. Avoid replying late at night unless that's clearly when she's been active, since it can read as an invitation to something you probably don't want to set up through an app.

If she doesn't answer your reply within a day or two, send one short follow-up with a new, easy question about something else on her profile. One follow-up is reasonable. If that also goes unanswered, let it go. Two silences in a row is a clear signal, and messaging again only makes it more awkward for both of you.