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reply_letter.jpgWomen who use online dating sites usually get many letters from men. They receive more incoming mail than men because usually dating sites have more males which are hunting for best looking profiles. So the question what to write in first dating letter is more actual for female part of dating services. For some replying to first letter is funny process but for some it is a real problem. So, how to write first dating letter?

1. Show respect. If you are answering to email, first, write what you have been pleased to receive his letter. Just show your respect to him and his time.

2. Write briefly about your dating objectives and let him know that you are looking for serious relationship and want to create a family (if you really want). Then reply to all his questions he stated in his letter.

3. If man did not attach photo, ask him to send photo with the next letter.

4. Do not write in the first letters about your town, ex-boyfriends and ex-husbands. At this stage it is more important to find out his views on family life, his attitude to relationship between a man and a woman, what values does he have in a relationship, what does not accept in ideal partner

5. In the first letter don't ask many questions. It is better ask 1-3 questions in each letter. Here are the examples of questions you may ask man in first letter:
  • Does he have children, how many and what age they are, with whom they are living?
  • Does he drink?
  • Does he have own house or rent it?
  • How long does he use online dating sites? Ask him about dating site where you have been matched. Do not ask whether he had found someone here and what happened.
  • What are his relationships with family?
  • If you live in different countries ask him why he is looking for dating partner from you country.  Which countries has he visited?
  • Does he have computer at home or at work?

6. With each letter, send 1-2 pictures, because men love by eyes not by years like women. But it is recommended to avoid explicit photos in bikini in first letters.

Dating letters are very different: some of them are the detailed and you need to spend 10-15 minutes to read it, others quite short (like "if you are interested, write me"). Of course usually woman is primarily interested in those long letters but really my advice is to stop ignoring short men letters. Some people can't write about themselves to unknown person. Just try to think what would you write in first letter to man if you don't his interests, habbits, likes and dislikes... It is possible that short letter hiding the one you expect. It is normal practice for online dating site to hook up by writing short letters and if letters is short it means that you are interesting for him, but he wants to know if you like him to start further correspondence.

Write letters first!

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