Get things started in your first email

If you want to convince someone you saw in a personals profile to reply to your email, make sure to ask a question or two. This will kick start the conversation, and it gives your match another reason to write you back. Here are a few ways to get things flowing:

• Find out what he likes to do on the weekends. Invite yourself along!
• Here's looking at you, kid - ask for her favorite movie quote.
• Throw in a question about current events or a new TV show. Brush up by reading the newspaper.
• Ask your latest matches what celebrity they resemble most.
• Twister, Scrabble, or Monopoly? See what games they like to play.

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