As I pointed out in an earlier post, humor is not an effective way of winning the ladies over. It is still useful, however, in its information gathering capacity. Just not with texting.
Humor is a subtle language, it requires nuance, timing and nonverbal signals to make sense, trying to effectively communicate humor via texting and in under 160 words is nearly impossible. And I should know, I can’t tell how many hilarious jokes I’ve texted to women only to receive no response at all. Obviously they would have thought the jokes were hilarious and texted back immediately if the format was more conducive to great comedy. Instead responses are often non-existent or angry in nature. Somewhere along the line comic genius is lost in translation.
So instead of going for the funny suggestion or comic angle, go with plain, direct and inobscure messages. Where once you might have written “So you want to get sushi? Maybe see a movie? I still need to fill my mercury quota this month. And anything that’s not Twilight is fine, I’ve already seen far too many skinny, pale, goth kids at the mall today as it is.” say, “Would you like to eat dinner and see a movie with me? I can tell you about my issues with Mother. Then maybe some funny business in the car, if you’re alright with that.”
