A collection of questions to liven up phone calls with someone you like or are interested in

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Started performing in bands in junior high school. Influenced by Japanese rock and UK rock, spent over 10 years continuing band activities while creating original songs. Later began producing Vocaloid tracks using Hatsune Miku, with total plays of released songs surpassing 10,000. Has five years of experience writing for music magazines. Currently works as a music writer, director, and composer, keeping a ground-level perspective on the scene by attending live shows across Japan. Now performs at live houses in Tokyo, showcasing guitar playing centered on acoustic guitar and informed by knowledge of chord analysis and guitar scales. Also writes leveraging a broad knowledge of music genres.

Questions that help you get closer to someone you’re interested in and deepen your bond through shared topics are essential when talking on the phone with someone you like.

As the conversation expands, you can learn more about each other and build the kind of relationship that makes you want to talk again.

In this article, we’ve compiled classic questions that are sure to liven up a phone call.

We’ll introduce a wide range—from ones that help you understand the other person’s hobbies and values to those that let you reminisce about past memories together.

If you’re calling someone you like for the first time or looking for questions that make phone calls more engaging, be sure to use this as a reference.

A collection of conversation-sparking questions for phone calls with someone you like or are interested in (11–20)

Favorite manga or anime characters

Getting to know each other’s likes is essential for deepening your relationship going forward! Among those, talking about favorite manga and anime is especially easy to ask about casually and always livens things up.

If you find out you like the same series or the same character, the conversation is sure to take off.

And if you don’t know the series the other person likes, you can even create a reason to meet by asking, “Could I borrow the manga?”

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In conclusion

We’ve introduced a variety of questions, from ones that help you get along with someone you’re meeting for the first time to ones that deepen your relationship.

Asking a question as a conversation starter can lead to digging deeper into the topic and discovering the other person’s hobbies.

Finding things you both like or learning what someone you’re interested in enjoys will make your phone calls even more fun.

Be sure to check these out before asking questions on a call with someone you have feelings for.