A collection of questions that will liven up conversations with friends. Talk themes to deepen your bond.
Looking for conversation starters that naturally liven up chats with friends? With social media everywhere, there should be plenty of shared topics.
Still, it’s not always easy to think of them, and figuring out how to ask the first question can be tricky.
So this time, we’re introducing a set of classic questions that can help deepen your conversations with friends or even spark them in the first place.
These are all questions that can reveal new sides of the other person, help you share values, and bring you closer.
Give them a try in your next conversation!
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Questions to Get Closer Through Deep Conversations (11–20)
What are your dreams or goals for the future?
Don’t you think talking with friends or a partner about future dreams and goals can be really exciting? You get to learn about their values and ways of thinking.
You also find out what they’re passionate about and working hard on.
If you share similar dreams or goals, you can talk about what each of you is doing to achieve them.
It might even bring you closer.
Try expanding the conversation with specifics like what kind of job you want or what kinds of things you’d like to try!
What would you be if you were reborn?
If you want to deepen your bond with a friend you’d like to get closer to, it might be fun to ask, “What would you be if you were reborn?” The person you want to be—or wish you could have been—reflects dreams and desires that everyone has.
For example, a man might say he’d like to be a woman, or a woman might say she’d like to be a man; questions like this can reveal someone’s values.
Asking why they’d choose that can make the conversation even livelier.
If you’ve only just started getting along and want to learn a bit more about the other person, definitely give it a try!
What are those mysterious photos in the camera roll?
Our smartphone camera rolls are filled with everyday life—casual photos and images we’ve saved for various reasons.
This concept is about browsing those camera rolls and showing each other images that even we can’t quite explain why we saved.
By talking about the situation or mindset in which we saved each image, you get a sense of how each person relates to photos and images.
It could also be fun to turn it into a format where you each show striking, unique shots from your camera rolls and decide which one is the ultimate winner.
Complexes?
A topic everyone can probably come up with when asked is their complexes; even though each person’s worries are different, it can make for lively conversation.
Things you normally wouldn’t want to say might work as a funny story in the atmosphere of a drinking party.
By talking about them, you may realize they’re not such a big deal, or you might bond with someone who has the same complex—there can be plenty of positives.
However, at a drinking party with people you’re not yet close to, this kind of topic might be unwelcome, so be mindful of the distance before bringing it up.
What is your ideal home?
For those who want their own home or are about to build one, discussing your ideal house can easily evolve into a topic where reality and fantasy blend together.
If you ignore profitability, the possibilities for floor plans and locations that fulfill your wishes are limitless, making the conversation exciting.
When you actually put ideas down on paper, you may find some are impossible in real life, or your ideal may become more concrete as you think it through—either way, it’s fun to brainstorm together.
Since it’s a theme anyone can easily picture, this is a question you should try when you’re short on topics.
What is something you want to try at least once in your life?
I think everyone spends their days with their own goals and dreams.
How about talking together about the goals you have in life and the things you want to try before your life ends? Sharing close-to-home goals is nice, but it might be even more exciting here to talk about big dreams and ideals.
Wanting to see the world’s most breathtaking views or to indulge in extraordinary luxury—those differences in ideals shaped by people’s ways of thinking and personalities are a fun highlight.
By resonating with someone else’s ideal, you might even add a new item to your own list of dreams.
Question set to get closer with deep conversations (21–30)
What anime or manga did you like when you were a child?
Guaranteed to get everyone excited.
It’s about the anime and manga you loved as a kid.
This will likely vary a lot by generation.
Start by each naming your favorite titles and see if there’s any overlap.
If you liked the same works, the conversation will probably take off even more.
It’s also fun to chat energetically about which scenes you love and which characters are your favorites.
As a twist, you could also bring up favorite TV dramas or trends from back then.
