What to text on Hinge when she says she's been practicing guitar again

The word that carries the message is "again." She didn't just say she plays guitar. She said she stopped and started back up, and the "two years off" or whatever gap she gives tells you there was a break. Breaks usually have a reason: a move, a breakup, a busy job, a dorm that didn't have space for an amp. You don't need to know the reason yet, but notice that she's willing to mention the gap. People don't usually bring up a stop they're embarrassed about.

The lol and the sore fingers are tone signals. She's keeping it light and self-deprecating, which means she's comfortable being a bit imperfect in front of a stranger. Match that energy. Don't treat the fingers as a serious health issue, and don't go full sincere either. The lightness is the invitation.

The most natural follow-up is about why she went back, because that's the emotional center of what she said. Asking what got her back into it gives her room to talk about whatever pulled her in, which is almost always more interesting than the gear or the chords. Asking what she plays gets you facts. Asking what got her back gets you the person.

If you play yourself, you can say so, but keep it to one sentence and then hand the conversation back to her. The move is to show you're interested in her return to the instrument, not to position yourself as the more experienced player. If you don't play, be honest about it. Saying you've always wanted to learn and asking what she'd tell a beginner gives her an easy, warm thing to talk about.

Replies on Hinge often come in bursts, so a match who sends a long detailed message might take a day to answer yours. That's normal. Send your reply in the afternoon or evening, when she's most likely to be scrolling, not in the middle of the night when it looks like you're hoping she's awake. If she answers within a day, you can ask one more question about the music or the gap. If she doesn't answer after about two days, let it sit. A single follow-up that adds something new, like a question about a song she's working on, is fine. Two unanswered messages in a row is your signal to stop, because the conversation has already told you whether she's engaged.