77 Questions to Ask Someone To Get To Know Them

Have you ever had that moment of sitting next to someone and wondering what to ask them to get to know them better? You feel some connection with them, but how would you check if they’re a potential friend or partner?

These are 77 great conversation starters that will give you a peek inside a person’s mind and heart.

Most of all, I’ve tried to select questions you won’t feel weird asking (in most cases).

Ready? Let’s go!

Conversation Starters: Questions To Ask Someone

1. What’s your life story?
2. What is something about you that always surprises people when they first learn it?
3. What’s your favorite thing to do when you need to relax and unwind?
4. If you could meet anyone in the world, from past or present, who would you choose, and what’s the first question you would ask them?
5. Do you have a life philosophy, and what is it?
6. What was your favorite game to play as a child?
7. If you could snap your fingers and re-live one moment of your life, which one would it be?
8. What’s the most memorable gift you’ve ever received?
9. If you could snap your fingers and become a master in doing one thing (a skill), what would it be?
10. If you could switch lives with someone for a day, who would it be and why?
11. What’s the most adventurous thing you’ve ever done?
12. What was one moment in life when you were terrified?
13. What’s something you’ve always wanted to learn but never had the chance?
14. If you could have any job in the world for one week, what would you choose?
15. Tell me something you wish people actually knew about you.
16. What’s your favorite holiday and why?
17. What’s the most beautiful place you’ve ever been to?
18. Tell me about one thing you are truly tired of seeing in our society.
19. If you could give your younger self one piece of advice, what would it be?
20. What’s the most exciting dream you’ve ever had?
21. What are some values you would never give up on in a relationship?
22. What do you believe is your greatest strength?
23. Do you know your brain’s response? Do you freeze, fight, or fly?
24. What’s your love language?
25. What’s a childhood memory that always makes you nostalgic?
26. Do you consider yourself a happy person?
27. What do you think is the purpose of life?
28. What’s a kind gesture someone did for you?
29. Do you believe in fate, or do you think we are the ones navigating our lives 100% of the time?
30. What is one misconception people usually have about you?
31. Do you believe in the existence of parallel universes?
32. How do you react to failures?
33. If you can witness one historical event, which one would you choose?
34. If you could remove one invention, which ones would it be?
35. What’s one unbelievably weird coincidence you’ve experienced or heard of?
36. If you could ask your future self one question, which one would it be?
37. Which one do you prefer: asking or answering questions?
38. If you could see the impact of every decision you make before you make it, would you want to?
39. What is a question you wish people would ask you more often?
40. What’s a book, movie, or piece of art that still affects you when you think about it?
41. What’s your earliest childhood memory?
42. What’s the bravest thing you’ve ever done?
43. What’s a dream you have but never shared with anyone?
44. What’s the darkest thought you ever had about yourself?
45. Is there a person around you that you would like to understand better than you do right now?
46. What is something or someone you have lost that has affected your life significantly?
47. What’s a secret talent or skill you have that most people don’t know about?
48. What opinion do you have that most people would think is controversial?
49. What is a goal or a dream you’ve given up on and why?
50. What is a habit or behavior you wish you could break but haven’t been able to?
51. If you could choose one word to describe your life so far, which one would you choose?
52. If you could teach your children (or future children) one thing about life, what would it be?
53. Do you think you are a brave person?
54. What is something that always cheers you up?
55. Are you an indoor or outdoor person?
56. What would your perfect date with someone you love be if there were no distance or money limitations?
57. What’s the worst date you’ve ever been on?
58. What does your dream home look like? Where is it situated?
59. What’s your favorite quote?
60. How do you celebrate your own successes?
61. If you could be a famous person, what would you like to be renowned for?
62. What is something everyone likes to do but you don’t?
63. What’s something people don’t like to do but you do?
64. What was the name of the last book you read, and it made you cry?
65. What is the biggest sign of weakness in a person?
66. What are some values you would like to cultivate in your family?
67. What is a goal you are working on right now?
68. What do you think of before you go to sleep?
69. What’s your strategy for calming down when you’re anxious?
70. What’s a personal rule you never break?
71. What’s a topic or issue you feel very passionate about?
72. What’s a topic you wish you knew more about?
73. What is a weird thing that can take you outside of your comfort zone?
74. Are you able to forgive?
75. How do you work on your personal growth?
76. What’s the most spontaneous thing you’ve ever done?
77. What is a fact you know that always surprises people?

Rachel

Blogger, dreamer, procrastinator, and lover of everything soul-touching. My mission is to make you laugh, provoke your thoughts, light up your day and inspire you to fall in love with life and yourself.