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> [I know that shorter messages are better in terms of reply rate. The optimal length is something like 50 characters. Characters, not words.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-rudder/i-know-that-shorter-messages-are-better-in-terms-of-reply-rate-the/)

[Christian Rudder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-rudder/)

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## More by Christian Rudder

> [Going to a site with more users seems obviously better to me, but at the same time, having a bland, middle of the road…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-rudder/going-to-a-site-with-more-users-seems-obviously-better-to-me-but-at/)

[Christian Rudder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-rudder/)

> [Dudes have been making up stuff about themselves probably since there have been dudes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-rudder/dudes-have-been-making-up-stuff-about-themselves-probably-since-there/)

[Christian Rudder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-rudder/)

> [“Tonight, some thirty thousand couples will have their first date because of OkCupid. Roughly three thousand of them will end up together long-term. Two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-rudder/tonight-some-thirty-thousand-couples-will-have-their-first-date/)

[Christian Rudder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-rudder/)

> [Even at the person-to-person level, to be universally liked is to be relatively ignored. To be disliked by some is to be loved all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-rudder/even-at-the-person-to-person-level-to-be-universally-liked-is-to-be/)

[Christian Rudder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-rudder/)

> [To be universally liked is to be relatively ignored.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-rudder/to-be-universally-liked-is-to-be-relatively-ignored/)

[Christian Rudder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-rudder/)

> [People tend to prefer their own race online in terms of the volume of messages.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-rudder/people-tend-to-prefer-their-own-race-online-in-terms-of-the-volume-of/)

[Christian Rudder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-rudder/)

> [“If we want to pick the point where a man’s sexual appeal has reached its limit, it’s there: forty.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-rudder/if-we-want-to-pick-the-point-where-a-man-s-sexual-appeal-has-reached/)

[Christian Rudder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-rudder/)

> [“Twitter actually may be improving its users’ writing, as it forces them to wring meaning from fewer letters.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-rudder/twitter-actually-may-be-improving-its-users-writing-as-it-forces-them/)

[Christian Rudder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-rudder/)

> [“people can feel the math behind things, especially, thankfully, moms.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-rudder/people-can-feel-the-math-behind-things-especially-thankfully-moms/)

[Christian Rudder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-rudder/)

> [Because the way love works in general, you don't need everybody to like you somewhat - you need one person to like you a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-rudder/because-the-way-love-works-in-general-you-don-t-need-everybody-to/)

[Christian Rudder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-rudder/)

> [Use correct grammar and punctuation. Do not use net speak, like WOT, W-O-T or U. Those messages get a lot lower reply rate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-rudder/use-correct-grammar-and-punctuation-do-not-use-net-speak-like-wot-w-o/)

[Christian Rudder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-rudder/)

> [“for anything to be made whole, the first step is to know what’s missing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-rudder/for-anything-to-be-made-whole-the-first-step-is-to-know-what-s-missing/)

[Christian Rudder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-rudder/)

> [I know that shorter messages are better in terms of reply rate. The optimal length is something like 50 characters. Characters, not words.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-rudder/i-know-that-shorter-messages-are-better-in-terms-of-reply-rate-the/)

[Christian Rudder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-rudder/)

> [You take a picture of yourself in some exceptional situation - skydiving or whatever. People always post those photos because it works - you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-rudder/you-take-a-picture-of-yourself-in-some-exceptional-situation/)

[Christian Rudder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-rudder/)

> [Kind of paradoxically, men are very open minded or very even handed with their votes of women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-rudder/kind-of-paradoxically-men-are-very-open-minded-or-very-even-handed/)

[Christian Rudder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-rudder/)

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