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Whether you’re one of the 40 million people looking for love on a dating website or just chatting with a cute someone, make your messages must-reads!
You Will NeedA positive attitude
And confidence
Step 1: Be positive 態(tài)度積極
Be positive. The fastest way to end flirty banter is to be Debbie Downer.
Step 2: Be confident 自信
Sound confident—even if you’re not. People are attracted to self-assurance.
Step 3: Be funny 幽默風(fēng)趣
Use humor. If witty repartee isn’t your strong suit, repeat something someone else said that you found funny, or share something amusing you read in the paper.
Step 4: Be brief 信息簡明扼要
Keep messages brief—you want to retain an aura of mystery.
Ask lots of general questions like, “If you could go anywhere, where would you go?”—people love to talk about themselves.
Step 5: Avoid baring your soul 不要毫不保留自己的想法
Avoid intense, soul-baring discussions that might scare people off.
Step 6: Be observant 善意觀察
Be observant about the details in their profile, and ask follow-up questions to things they mention in messages to you. It shows you’re sincerely interested—and not self-obsessed.
Step 7: Give compliments 謹(jǐn)慎發(fā)出邀請
Dole out the compliments. Who doesn’t want to hear nice things? If you saw them on a dating site, mention their impressive resume. If you met in person, gush about something they said or did. But be sincere.
Use spell-check and re-read your message before pressing “send”—stupidity is a real turnoff!
Step 8: Don't get discouraged 不要氣餒
Don’t get discouraged. You’re not going to be compatible with everyone. Cut your losses and move on to the next hottie.
Couples who meet on the dating site Match.com tend to date for a shorter period before getting married than couples who meet in more traditional ways.
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brief
adj.1.簡潔的, 簡短的
She had time to give a brief report.
她有時間做一個簡短的報告。
Time is limited, please be brief.
時間有限, 請講得簡潔些。
He's brief of speech.
他的話簡短扼要。
2.簡明的,表達(dá)簡潔的,簡要的,篇幅簡短的,三言兩語的
intense
adj.1.強烈的, 劇烈的; 極端的
Susan was an intense young lady.
蘇珊是一個熱情的年輕姑娘。
Her dislike for Dick was intense.
她對迪克懷有強烈的憎惡。
2.熱情的, 熱切的
The patient has an intense will to recover.
那個病人熱切地希望恢復(fù)健康。
observant
adj.1.善于觀察的;觀察力敏銳的
The scientist’s observant eye noticed the slightest details.
這位科學(xué)家的敏銳目光觀察到了最微小的細(xì)節(jié)。
She was intelligent and highly observant.
她聰明并且很有觀察力。
2.嚴(yán)守教規(guī)的
You should be observant of the traffic rules.
你應(yīng)該遵守交通規(guī)則。