As a broad concept, how do you manage a long term talking stage for online dating? Say if a girl is away for travel/work for weeks or months and you want to maintain the conversation until she gets back and prevent flaking?

Do you text her frequently?

Do you get into rapport topics?

I never have talking stages because I generally ask out girls very quickly after matching online, so this is quite foreign to me.

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(Context: Matched with a girl on hinge, she left for Europe immediately for 6 weeks, and I’m trying to keep this alive. I’m also dating other girls so this isn’t a oneitis situation)