How to reply when she says she loves you asked about her day but stays vague

When someone says they love that you asked and then gives you two words about their day, the compliment is usually sincere and the vagueness is usually about the day itself. Meetings, errands, a tiring shift, a day where nothing stood out. Read the "lol" and the "kinda wiped" as a signal that she is tired or that the day was not story material, not as a sign she is holding back on you. Her saying she loves the question is her telling you the attention landed, which is the thing you actually wanted.

The mistake is reading a short answer as distance. People who are interested in you still give short answers when they are drained. What separates a shrug from a closed door is what happens next. If she asks you something back, or the warmth stays in her tone, the thread is fine. If she replies with one word and you hear nothing else for hours, that is worth noticing as a separate thing.

Your reply has three jobs. First, receive the compliment in a way that is warm and short, so she knows you heard it and are glad. Second, let the vague answer be vague. You do not need to dig into what the meetings were about or ask her to describe the worst one. Third, make the next move easy, either by sharing one small thing about your own day that she can react to, or by giving her a question she can answer in a word or a sentence if she wants to.

Keep the energy matched to hers. If she is tired and light, you are light. If she sent a longer message, you can be a little fuller. Avoid any move that asks her to explain herself, justify the day, or compare how busy each of you was. The point is for her to feel the exchange is easy, so she is more likely to bring more of her day to you next time without being asked.

Timing matters more than most people expect here. If she sent this in the evening, it is fine to reply within an hour or two, but do not fire off three messages in a row to make up for a short answer. One clear reply is enough. If you know she is tired, a reply that closes the thread gently is often better than one that keeps it open. Something she can answer or leave is kind.

If she does not reply, leave it. Wait until the next natural point, usually the following day, and send something light and unrelated to her day, like a link or a small observation about your own. Do not circle back to the vague answer. If two or three exchanges later the conversation is still thin and she is not asking you anything back, it is reasonable to stop investing so much attention and see whether she starts initiating. Warmth that only comes from you over a long stretch is information too.