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Hey Don, can you elaborate a bit more. I think my message was a bit misleading. What I wanted to ask was, generally how do you deal with short replies? C&F? going into radiosilence? calling them out on it? Its not something that I come across often, but its something I want to know how to deal with. I agree w/ everything you say about taking interest in them, but i don't want to come off AFC by investing way more than they are.
Case in point being was that girl. After I didnt respond to her last text, she texted me today something random, and then after I responded a few hours later, again-- short reply....
So I guess the question(s) is,
How do you deal with girls who give short replies? what can I do to get her investing/contributing more? and specifically what kind of text would you personally send to a girl like this?
(btw I don't care about this girl, I just see her as a stepping stone to my PUA enlightenment )
Many thanks Khedira oh & btw i PM'd you

Short replies come from topics which can be answered with short replies. It's that simple, really.
So, the correct thing is not to indulge in any technique, but to simply introduce those topics into the conversation which can be talked about in detail and a one word or a one line answer will just not do.
Here's a list of conversation topics that you can bring up in your talks which might ensure a good, flowing conversation between you both..
* There are very few topics deeper than music and musicians. Or cars, for that matter.
* Travel. Places you've been to, places she has been to, places you would like to go, places she would like to go. Why those places, why not any other?
* Things happening around the world right now. What might be the intentions behind people doing those things. Or the phenomenon which causes those things to happen.
* Spiritual questions, like "Is there life after death? Do you believe in that? Yes/No and why/why not" and such.
* About themselves, cause that's the favourite topic people want to talk about. Questions like "What is most important to you as a person?" and "What's one thing that you wish you could change in yourself" and why.
As a general rule follow a "Why not What" policy. I often tell people that "I am not as interested in the answer, as I am in knowing their reasons behind the answer" and that leads to quite a lot of new possibilities and opens a lot of threads for conversation.
Hope that answers your question well.