Dating tips

Short, practical pieces on the parts of online dating that actually move the needle.

• Conversation Sparks: Openers That Actually Get Replies
  Openers that get answered have one thing in common — they could only have been sent to that person.
• The First Date Map: Planning a Meet That Is Easy to Leave
  A good first meet is public, short and easy to walk away from. That is not pessimism, it is design.
• Micro-Communities: Why Small Free Boards Beat Big Apps
  Smaller communities have worse discovery and far better signal. Here is when that trade is worth making.
• Four Photo Upgrades You Can Make This Afternoon
  Photos do more work than any paragraph in your bio. Four changes that take an hour.
• Reply Momentum: Keeping a Conversation Alive Past Message Three
  Most conversations die at the third message. The fix is structural, not charismatic.