Good conversation topics online dating

Don't shy away from digging into some deeper issues.

"Knowing how someone leans politically can ignite a healthy debate while helping you dig deeper to try to understand if their values and attitudes are in alignment with yours," explains Spira. "I know one woman who refused a date, just because she found out her date didn’t vote."

In other words, while you may not want to dive into religion and politics right off the bat, covering those topics will give your conversations a meaningful edge and also help you figure out if you're compatible with your match.

Here's one final tip from Spira: A compliment never hurts for keeping the banter going.

"Flattery goes a long way to warming someone up to a great convo," she says.

If you feel like you’ve covered enough ground to know you’re interested, it may simply be time to meet face to face. That way, you can take the conversation offline before it fizzles out — after all, there’s only so much you can glean from virtual interactions.

"If you don’t take the relationship from online to offline, the initial excitement of your new digital pen pal will wane, and it’s too easy to find someone else new to chat with," says Spira.

So if you sense some chemistry but are struggling to figure out the next step in your conversation, be direct. Saying “I’d love to hear that lol in person, when can we make that happen?” or “Since you’re a fan of IPAs, too, maybe we should meet at that new craft beer bar downtown?” could do the trick.

Your digital interactions with a potential date can tell you a lot about how things are going to pan out IRL. Try leveraging any of the aforementioned tactics to invigorate your conversations on dating apps, and you're bound to get one step closer to finding your future bae.

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