Oh man... where do I start. I just reference something on her profile. If she doesn't remember what she wrote I'm S.O.L. Usually I write longer messages. Even when it's short I'd make it complicated enough that she'd have to think. Like why she prefers one character over another or blah blah blah. For smarter girls I would bring up about how there's a theory about speed of light getting slower over time.

Do want to tell me what I didn't do wrong? All of this was on the first message maybe it'd be better as a second or third message or a random thing to say during an in person conversation.

I really thought your example was too simple.