{"id":19600,"date":"2020-02-18T10:26:30","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T18:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datemixstaging.wpengine.com\/?p=19600"},"modified":"2023-08-29T09:23:30","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T16:23:30","slug":"how-to-start-a-conversation-with-a-girl-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/dating-advice\/dating-advice-men\/how-to-start-a-conversation-with-a-girl-online\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Start A Conversation With A Girl Online Without Being Creepy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The internet has changed how dating is done! One thing hasn&#8217;t changed, though. It can be hard to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/dating-advice\/how-to-start-a-conversation-with-a-girl\/\">start a conversation with a girl<\/a> you don&#8217;t know. We&#8217;ll offer you some help how to start a conversation with a girl online without being creepy.&nbsp;It\u2019s hard to hit the right tone, but just applying some common sense and manners will get you a long way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>How To Start a Conversation With a Girl Online Without Being Creepy: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Pick the Right Platform<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just like in the real world, there are places online where it\u2019s appropriate to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/online-dating\/opening-lines\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"18533\">start a conversation<\/a> with the intent of dating, &nbsp;and places where it isn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, online dating platforms and social media sites are fair starting points. Massive multi-player games and non-dating topic forums are usually not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If she feels startled or distracted by your approach, it&#8217;s creepy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don&#8217;t start a conversation with a girl online that&#8217;s going to make her feel ambushed!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Never &#8220;hit on&#8221; girls while they&#8217;re playing online games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>There are so many platforms on the web explicitly meant for socializing and dating, don&#8217;t waste your time trying to pick up a girl in a forum or game or any other places not made for connecting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To start a conversation with a girl online without being creepy, go where it is appropriate and acceptable to approach her. Just like a physical venue, choose suitable online platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>How To Start a Conversation With a Girl Online Without Being Creepy: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Just Ask<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that you&#8217;re approaching her at the right place, start the conversation in the right tone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before you start flirting, ask if it&#8217;s okay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insider.com\/pick-up-lines-celebrities-use-2018-12#jason-sudeikis-used-a-mysterious-line-to-woo-his-now-fiance-1\">Gangster rapper Ice T<\/a>&nbsp;gave us this great advice (and it works, he landed the gorgeous Coco Austin for a wife.) Ask before you flirt. Even if you&#8217;re trying to talk to a girl on a dating platform, ask her permission. Try these lines to break the ice:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Do you have time to talk?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Can I flirt with you?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Can I PM you?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I&#8217;d like to talk to you, will you be on here for a while?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>By giving her an easy way out of a conversation before it even starts, your creep factor drops to zero. She&#8217;ll feel confident that you&#8217;re not planning on harassing her if she doesn&#8217;t like how the conversation goes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once she agrees that she is open to an advance, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/single-life\/flirting\/natural-flirt\/\">start the real flirting<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>How To Start a Conversation With a Girl Online Without Being Creepy: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Classy Compliments<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s not beat around the bush here. When you&#8217;re scrolling through profiles, 90% of the attraction is visual. You&#8217;re not going to read the profile details if you&#8217;re not attracted to someone. We understand! Girls usually put a lot of effort into a selfie or online dating profile, and it&#8217;s okay to tell them how attractive they are.&nbsp;<strong>Just keep it classy!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Consider telling them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You look amazing in your profile picture.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I think your hair is beautiful.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your eyes are the prettiest shade of brown.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I like the outfit you&#8217;re wearing in your photo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To start a conversation with a girl online without being creepy, don&#8217;t make certain types of comments about her body, or use slang. You know what we mean!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>How To Start a Conversation With a Girl Online Without Being Creepy: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Always Be Truthful<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve mentioned this&nbsp;before, but be honest about yourself and your intentions <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/dating-advice\/first-date-tips\/first-date-conversation-tips\/\">in your conversation<\/a>. It&#8217;s tempting to embellish the truth or even tell an outright lie to be attractive, but this relationship will be doomed if you start it that way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve all heard the traditional dating advice: avoid conversations about religion and politics. But we live in a politically-charged environment right now. There&#8217;s a good chance a Democrat and Republican probably won&#8217;t get along well past a first date, so if political topics are important to you, go ahead and get that in the open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The same can be said for religion. If your spiritual life or worship practices are a high priority, say so!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Other key points you should make (and not hide) are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your family status if you have children, or were previously married.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any dietary issues that are important to you. If you&#8217;re keeping Kosher, or a dedicated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/lov\/online-dating\/vegan-dating\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/lov\/online-dating\/vegan-dating\/\">vegan dater<\/a>, be upfront about it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>How to End a Conversation With a Girl Online Without Being Creepy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, let&#8217;s talk about the end of the conversation. Again, if you don&#8217;t want to seem creepy,&nbsp;<em>give her the keys<\/em>&nbsp;to the next steps. Consider these conversation closers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I&#8217;ll be home all evening. Can I give you my phone number?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Can we talk again this time tomorrow?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Would you like to meet up in person? You pick the place!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, know that online dating conversations are just as awkward for most girls. But by staying honest and giving her control, you&#8217;ll stay entirely out of creep-zone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is how to have a conversation online without being a creep! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":209,"featured_media":19601,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[885,889],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dating-advice-men","category-online-dating-first-message"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to start a conversation with a girl online without being creepy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The internet has changed dating... but it&#039;s still hard to chat to someone you don&#039;t know. 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