[header] How to keep a text conversation going [title] Ask open-ended questions. [step] Open-ended questions are questions that require responses other than " yes " or " no. " text the other person an open-ended question and build the conversation off of their answer. 
[substeps] For example, you could ask the other person " what would your dream vacation be? " or " what do you like to do for fun? " [title] Ask the other person to tell you about something. [step] You could ask about anything; their favorite movie, their favorite restaurant, their job, their pets, etc.