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writes:Hi. I use dating websites, but when it comes to emailing someone I have no idea what to say. I suppose I could just say "Hi I like your profile and would like to get to know you." But that just doesn't seem good enough. Do I ask her things about herself, do I tell her things about meI really could use a few tips.Thanks.
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reader, anonymous, writes (22 May 2013): Be more specific about why you liked her profile. When you email about various things she wrote about in her profile, that tells her, you actually took the time to read about her instead of just looking at her picture.
When I did the on-line dating thing a long time ago, honestly, I got more generic emails like that, then I could stand. Nothing stood out until someone actually said something about what I wrote, or made reference to something we had in common. Makes a world of difference.
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reader, Abella  +, writes (18 May 2013):
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keep it simple and certainly don't subject her to many questions as that's just "too much"
At all times keep it simple. Not too many words.
1. Introduce yourself.
2. Tell her what you liked about her profile or what she had to say to you, where you have not told her that before.
3. Ask her an open question that is not threatening.
4. Include a recent photo of you doing something you like.
So if you went fishing recently and caught a fish attach a photo of you and some of your friends at the fishing venue.
5.Let her know you are looking forward to hearing from her.
Sign off with your name.
As far as the "Open" question just introduce it after you've revealed something about you.
So you could start a sentence by telling her a little about you and something that made you really happy, something you achieved. Then add the open question after that.
An open question will most likely start with the word "What" or "How"
Such as: What is something you've done, that's made you really happy?
So you might tell her something equivalent (that is true about your life) similar to the following:
"Recently a group of friends and I went up to (place) for a trout fishing contest. It was my first one. And I was shocked when I caught the second biggest trout on the day. It made me really happy. What is something you've done, that's made you really happy?"
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