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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Striking up a conversation with a member of the opposite sex can be just as difficult online as it is in person.<\/p>\n
This is often the moment many people most worry about when it comes to getting to know someone, as there is always the risk you will say the wrong thing and make yourself look a fool.<\/p>\n
Perhaps the best way to minimise the risk of this happening is to prepare well in advance by thinking about exactly what you want to talk about. Of course, this will depend to a certain extent on who you are trying to impress, but you can certainly get some basic conversation outlines in place as early as possible.<\/p>\n
With online dating, the major advantage you have is that you do not need to react immediately to messages you receive like you would if you got chatting to someone in a bar. Instead, you have time to think about your reply.<\/p>\n
You should use this benefit when you are first making contact with a man or woman too. Rather than rush into things, spend time reading their profile and then construct an opening message based partly on what it says.<\/p>\n
Showing you have read the profile of someone is a key ingredient of any first message, so if the person in question has revealed what type of music they like, what they do for a living or where they live, you can easily relate to this and ask something about it.<\/p>\n
This will show you have an interest in what they have to say, which can only be a good thing for your chances of success.<\/p>\n
A first message is also the time to reveal a little about yourself, so why not try cracking a joke to lighten the mood and show you can make people laugh?<\/p>\n
Alternatively, you could try to offer an insight into your life and what you have to offer to make people more likely to get back to you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Getting started can be the hardest part of online dating.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4215,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n