What would be some good advice for writing intro e-mails when meeting people on online dating sites?

I find it really hard to write introductory e-mails on an internet dating site.





I try to keep them brief and friendly, and I also try to end with an icebreaker type question... though I try to reword that so it's not so impersonal, ie. ';If you could see anyone in concert tonight, who would it be?'; rather than ';What kind of music do you like?';





Generally, I either get terse responses, with no follow up question to keep the conversation going, or no answer at all. I did have someone respond to one saying, basically, ';Wtf? Why would you ask me that?'; But I thought that was obvious... something about his profile caught my eye, and I was trying to start a conversation.





Any help would be appreciated, thanks.What would be some good advice for writing intro e-mails when meeting people on online dating sites?
Then dont go on those sitesWhat would be some good advice for writing intro e-mails when meeting people on online dating sites?
Rule number one..don't give your life story in the first e-mail, the person will think you got issues. A nice compliment to start :)


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Don't say anything that some one else would say. Be original and to the point. You need to attract their attention right away. It is really up to you to think of what you think would work best. Try different things until you find intro emails that work.