Hi, I (20M) have been using a few dating apps now for the last couple of years. As the title says - I believe that I am just... REALLY bad at messaging people on dating apps.

To begin with, I don't get matches super frequently (maybe one match every 1-3 months or so), but when I do get matches - I always seem to find myself not being able to carry the conversation very well. I try to avoid giving dry responses/ messages to matches, even if/ when I get them in response to my own messages. One time, a girl even Super-Liked me, and I feel like my responses were just... Bad.

Additionally, I probably should mention that I've actually never had a relationship before, so I admittedly have very little experience with sending messages to someone I'm wanting to potentially get into a relationship with. I'd guess this does play a part in my overall problem.

Happy to clarify anything people may want to ask - but overall I just really, really want any advice at all as to what I could do to send better messages/ be more engaging. I do feel really bad when someone is interested in me, only for me to be inadequate at something as simple as sending messages back and forth...

Thanks in advance for any help!