Do you think slow replies indicate lack of interest?

OP, if you exchange numbers, its better to call. I don't think it's fair to say "slow texters" don't have an interest. Yes of course you would put in more effort if you like that person, but this is still the early stages, they don't know if they like you yet. If you're meeting them online, give them your number and you can always block them later if you don't like them and don't want to talk to them...nothing lost.

I don't really like spending my evening texting someone about their hobbies, brothers and sisters, small talk, when you can divulge a lot more from a person (e.g. their sense of humour, banter, connection), with a 10 min phone call, rather than a whole evening of text. Texting isn't efficient if you want to get to know someone.

I'd suggest in future, you ask them to call you on their way home from work, or something like that, and have a little conversation.

Not necessarily, I guess they could just be busy or purposely taking a long time to respond to test out how keen the other person is (the whole playing hard to get thing.) I'm so over all that game playing it's frustrating and ends up just making people upset and give up. It's so refreshing when a guy isn't afraid to show he's keen, I love that personally as I know where I stand. But I believe if they like you, they'll show you.


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There may be a bit of game playing in these circumstance. But I think if you're keen replys will be fairly prompt.

coming from a male perspective:
Online dating is very competitive if you are a male. Most males do not get a lot of replies or a lot of dates [or sex for that matter], sometimes males will cast wide nets and just send mass copy and paste style messages out .....just to see what comes his way and who might be interested. He might not actually be initially that interested in you or still on the fence about you, but tries to keep the convo going because he isn't swimming in options and isn't sure if he's interested or not.

when I was into online dating [am not anymore] I would sometimes do this, and I know a lot of other males who were far worst and would do this sort of thing all the time.

Here is a study on Tinder someone conducted:
http://worst-online-dater.tumblr.com/post/114619524524/tinder-experiments-ii-guys-unless-you-are

it's a long read but very interesting. especially for males.

it basically confirms what I had suspected for a long time about online dating which is that the 80/20 rule is in full effect on there. the top 20% of the guys are literally ****ing 80% of the women.

This results in many males casting wide nets in order to try and secure a female. Yes, you are going to get flaky males ....and males you are going to get flaky women ...it's just the nature of the online dating beast.

Good luck. In my experience with persistence you find someone who is keen which is very refreshing and worth the wait.

Guys hate chatting on phones, messaging.

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