Cosmopolitan: Here's How to Effectively Slide Into Someone's DMs
Even if you consider yourself bold, confident, and an expert at flirting in person, sliding into someone’s DMs can be a whole other ball game. That’s especially true if it’s someone you’ve never met before and you’re going in knowing nothing about them other than what pics they’ve posted. But there’s an art to DM sliding, and we’re here to walk you through it thanks to help from relationship experts and psychologists. With just a little bit of practice, Instagram can feel like a brand new dating app—tons of potential and possibility await, you just have to know how to work it to your advantage!
Remember, if you’re sliding into someone’s DMs and this person doesn’t know you, it’s a good idea to present an engaging hook—aka, a reason for them to write back to you. eharmony relationship expert Laurel House says it can be helpful to ask yourself: What would be interesting and make you interested?
