What To Say?

[DiaperKyle]

A lot of good advice here. The biggest piece that I can give is that you don't have to mention meeting up with the person the first time you exchange messages. I think it's enough to say you want to talk first, and then if things progress well, you can bring up getting together. Most of the time when I get a message from someone I've never talked to asking to hang out, I just tell them I'm not looking to meet up with people in real life at this time, but I'm still willing to talk. If they continue to carry on a conversation, great. If not, then all they're looking for is a hook-up and I'm better off not dealing with them.