Reply to One Word Texts from Girls

Ever been texting a girl you wanted to get to know better and all you get are one word responses? While a few well placed one word responses are fine, it might be aggravating to constantly get nothing back. There are some steps that you can follow to get her to finally text you back in full sentences.

Steps

Answering With Flirty Texts

  1. Appeal to her interests. Have the last few things you've written her been boring or commonplace? If you are not saying anything interesting, she won't want to reply back to you. Try to liven up your texts with a topic she is interested in or something that you know she would like to talk about. This way, she might be more willing to respond and hold a longer discussion with you over text.
  2. Compliment her. A good way to get her to respond is by letting her know you are thinking about her. Text her things like: "I really liked that outfit you wore yesterday." or "You kicked butt when we all went bowling last week." These things make her pay attention to the conversation, feel special, and know you like her.[1]
  3. Let her know you think about her. Bring up something that reminds you of her. Text her something like: "There is this flower outside that is the same colour as your eyes. It makes me think about you when I see it." It lets her know that you think about her outside of the current conversation. It will also likely bring her back into the conversation with you.
    • Make sure you don't say anything inappropriate at this stage. Match what you say with how close of a relationship you have. If you just met her, you will not say the same things to her as you would if you've known her for a long time.[1]
  4. Ask a question. If you are trying to get a longer response from her, ask her a question that has more than a one word answer. You can even turn it into something flirty. Ask her something like: "What is your idea of a perfect date, and why?" This puts the idea of romance in her head and requires a longer response. It also has the added benefit of helping you get to know her a little better.[2]

Replying with Funny Texts

  1. Tease her. Since she is only sending you one word text messages, try turning it into something funny. Say something like: "A cat has your tongue, huh? I hope you're not allergic :)" It makes her one word response funny instead of weird or uncomfortable. It also shows her your playful side.[3][4]
    • You can also say something like: "You must be on some important spy business today. Tell James Bond I said hi :)"
    • Make sure you are appropriate with your teasing. You don't want to offend her or make her feel uncomfortable. Try to feel out her boundaries to know what kind of teasing is best for her.
  2. Make up ridiculous stories. If you want her to respond to your texts, you need to hook her in with something interesting and funny. Start off with something like: "Something so weird just happened to me." When she responds, make up something ridiculous like: "A zombie just ran into my room. But I took care of it. Good thing I know about apocalyptic survival."
    • The more ridiculous you make your story, the more likely she will be to respond.
    • Make sure you don't take it too far. You want to make her laugh, not make her uncomfortable.[5]
  3. Exaggerate your responses. Whenever she answers, exaggerate your responses to her one word replies. For example, you ask her how her day was and she replies "Okay." You can respond with something like: "Woah, calm down there. You don't need to be so enthusiastic :)" The added emoticon helps her know that you are saying it in jest and aren't mad at her reply. It will also hopefully make her want to respond with more detail in the future.[3]
  4. Make fun of yourself. Since she isn't responding to you, lay the blame on yourself for the lull in conversations. Make fun of your conversational skills with quips like: "Wow, I must really be off my game today. I'm not usually this boring :)" The added emoticon lets her know that you are not mad at her and are poking fun at yourself.
    • Don't be self deprecating. You want your quips to be funny, not make her uncomfortable or make you look sullen and unhappy.[4]
  5. Make up answers for her. If she isn't being super responsive, you can make up playful answers for her to get her interested in the conversation and let her know how funny you are. When you ask her a question, make up a playful answer for her. Tell her something like: "What are you doing this weekend? Let me guess, you're going to take your dog on a rocket ride to the moon. That's so sweet of you :)" This playful banter can help bring her back into the conversation, even if it is to tell you how silly you are.[4]
    • Make sure whatever you say is appropriate. You don't want to take your scenarios over the top.

Tips

  • Don't over text in your quest to get her to respond with full answers. Clogging up her message box isn't going to help you.[6]
  • Never be the one to answer with a short text. Since you don't like it, you should never reply in the same fashion when texting with a girl.[7][6]
  • If she doesn't respond right away, she might be busy. She might have too much to do to reply more than just a simple word.[6]
  • If you try some of these techniques and she still sends you one word answers, she might not be interested in you. Back off for a little while and try again. If you keep getting the same results, she more than likely doesn't like you.
  • Take a day off from texting her.
  • When texting add some emojis, not in every phrase, just enough to not seem like a creep, but enough to make her know your expressions.
  • Don't be rude and don't take forever to reply. Try not to overthink what you're about to say.

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Sources and Citations

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.lovepanky.com/women/attracting-and-dating-men/how-to-flirt-with-a-guy-over-text
  2. ↑ https://coffeemeetsbagel.com/blog/index.php/best-date-tips/fun-dating/stop-making-these-5-texting-mistakes-and-increase-your-dates/
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://2textagirl.com/how-to-flirt-with-a-girl-over-text/
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 http://theartofcharm.com/building-a-connection/make-girl-like-text/
  5. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pzRzuSnuCQ
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 http://www.lovelyish.com/2011/07/05/6-etiquette-rules-for-texting/
  7. ↑ http://blog.bookrenter.com/2012/02/one-word-texts-why-you-should-stop/
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