What's best way of telling a dating app match, you're done texting for the day? (lemmy.world)

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When I get a match on a dating app, and it's going well, I often run into the problem of not knowing how to conclude texting for the day. My social battery runs out pretty quickly when texting. Especially when I just met the other person that day. I usually just tell a white lie.

So does anyone maybe have a good line on how to end things casually, for the day? Or is this something you should tell them beforehand? Or is telling a white lie the proper way to go in this scenario?

Please let me know your thoughts on the matter.

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[-] Boinkage@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

In my book, getting to that point without a plan to meet is a failed interaction. No one wants to text all day. It's the small talk we do to get to the point where we meet people we're interested in. It's a tryout to make sure you're not a weirdo or jackass. So do a little ice breaker, discuss two to three topics, then suggest exchanging phone numbers so you can meet up sometime. No one wants to text for three days straight. They're waiting for you to ask for their number.

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