Well, I screwed that one up.

I (38M) matched on tinder with woman who's profile i thought was a good fit. I do well with conversational openings usually. But I worry that im too boring sometimes. She messaged me first with "hi babe".

Short, but flirty. So I figure I will try for funny/flirty back for a change. I went with "who are you calling babe, sugar?" And wink emoji.

It seemed she might appreciate a little humor/ snark. But i was apparently very wrong. No response for 15 minutes. I was going to make a second, more standard attempt with an apology for being a smartass. Too late. Unmatched. I will stick with what works from now on.

Submitted April 18, 2019 at 12:53AM

I (38M) matched on tinder with woman who's profile i thought was a good fit. I do well with conversational openings usually. But I worry that im too boring sometimes. She messaged me first with "hi babe".Short, but flirty. So I figure I will try for funny/flirty back for a change. I went with "who are you calling babe, sugar?" And wink emoji.It seemed she might appreciate a little humor/ snark. But i was apparently very wrong. No response for 15 minutes. I was going to make a second, more standard attempt with an apology for being a smartass. Too late. Unmatched. I will stick with what works from now on.