Being too forward is bad. Being not forward enough is bad.
i can't for the life of me stay on that razor thin margin.
Also, I've said this before but I fucking hate messaging/texting. So much emotional nuance and tone gets lost.
Are you for real? People use Tinder to hook up. You both swiped and matched. It's like the only question that's expected to be asked there.
Maybe that was the case years ago when tinder first started.
Now if you go in with that mindset you're going to get unmatched faster than anything (if you're a hetero male). There's a
very small percentage of women on there who want to
just hook up with no strings attached (they'll let you know in their bios. e.g.
http://i.imgur.com/pHSSnWg.png?2 
). And hooking up is not necessarily why I'm on there. Now (after having lost my virginity) I'm there to date and possibly get into a relationship of some sort.
Most women (and men) are on there to inflate their fragile egos, kill time, meet new people/date, and if you're getting laid it's because the girl in question thinks there's a chance that she can tie you down into a relationship with her (which was essentially the scenario I was in with that girl that I lost my v-card to).
And yes please stop with the cringe. Stop trying too hard, just be normal. Talk to her like you're talking to your friends.
Being normal is easy if you're normal. It's a fucking monumental challenge if you were raised in a backwards Christian environment from age 0 to 21 and dealt with anxiety & depression from ages 17 to 23.
And the way I talk to my friends is probably not an ideal way to communicate with strangers. Especially in text form.
