I have dating apps pretty much figured out, sending everyone the same opener followed by the same sequence of messages that quickly gets me phone numbers under the pretense of making plans to meet up.

However.

I happens more and more than when I go for the close, instead of responding positively or negatively I get hit with “I could be convinced” and it happens at a point in chatting where I’ve already said everything I wanted to say before getting the phone number, usually about three messages. I get this exact message sometimes multiple times a day.

I used to just not respond to those and focus on other matches instead, thought process here being that they’re probably just using me (or apps in general) for self validation and are just entertaining themselves by trying to make me beg for a chance to meet them, which would also probably make them lose respect for me anyway.
Like even if I promised them the best date ever and they agreed, the power dynamics on that date would be working against me as at that point she already knows I’m willing to go out of my way to meet her and that she can have me, instead of being unsure about how I feel and having to chase validation from me.

But!

A lot of these “I could be convinced” girl are significantly hotter than others and to be honest, I am actually willing to put in effort to get them, long as it doesn’t look like I am. Hence this post.

TL:DR

So how do I respond to “I could be convinced” without making them feel like they are the prize?

Going along with being asked to qualify yourself after not having received a positive response to your closing message feels like such a simp thing to do.