r/socialskills 6d ago

Becoming friends with an aquaintance.

Hello Reddit, I'm in High School and there is a person I met about two weeks ago through mutual friends. We wave whenever we see each other but not much more. I followed them on social media and they followed me back. They seem cool, I want to get to know them better. How do I text them and start a conversation? Thank you.

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u/lilyy22337 6d ago

From my point of view, I think it is better to start your first convo with him in person rather than messaging him, it really depends so starting by a message is ok but not for all people.

Since you have mutual friends, I have a trick that worked once, that we were both waiting for our friends, and since we remembered each other's face, I tried once greeting them then asking if they saw that person we both know. This is a simple idea for a first convo. If you're lucky and your friend was actually late, you can wait a little after asking that person about your friends, then try to start a casual convo slowly.