The Rate Your Day Reply (Bumble)

Going well, a solid 7 out of 10 so far, with a chance of 9 if you tell me the best part of your day. Yours?

Her first message: Hi, how’s it going? Use it as a reply to a simple greeting, not to a longer message.

Why it works

‘Fine, you?’ is the usual dead end. A number turns the greeting into a small game, and the best-of-the-day question is more interesting than another round of how-are-you.

Follow-up

• A 7 is respectable. What would make it an 8?
• If she gives a number: A 6 deserves a better evening. What’s the plan to fix it?