Try ending with the question, rather than leading it. For instance, taking your line about weird foods and flipping the sentences yields this: I think squi

Try ending with the question, rather than leading it. For instance, taking your line about weird foods and flipping the sentences yields this: I think squid jerky was one of the more interesting foodstuffs I've tried. What other sorts of weird things have you had? The revised phrasing is more conversational. Ending with a question gives them something to go on. Otherwise they finish reading the message wondering what squid jerky is like and why you would say "foodstuffs" when you could use "foods" instead. And don't use weird language like that. Just say what you mean, simply. Your messages read as if you're trying to fill them with personality. ("Life is divine!" comes across as weird.) Stop using exclamation marks. You don't want to put too much information into messages. When you say less the other person will fill the blanks with their imagination, and people tend to be optimistic. They'll see you as they want to see you. Whereas your messages are full of a subtext that makes you seem over-enthusiastic and a bit "quirky!" (in other words: annoying). Sorry for being blunt, just calling it how I see it from the few messages you have posted.