35 Super Fun Questions For New Friends

Meeting up with someone for the first time can feel a lot like a first date. You're a little bit nervous, and you hope that you like them and that they like you. When you don't know someone very well, it's easy to rely on questions like "What do you do?" or "How was your weekend?" but it's always a good idea to have a few questions in your back pocket that go deeper. Not only will it help you get to know one another on a deeper level, but there's a good chance you'll have more fun talking too.

Just like you and your old friends have shared interests, you'll have a lot to talk about if you can find things that you have in common (like movies or favorite foods) with your new friends. These 35 thought-provoking questions are specific, fun, and will help start your friendship off on the right foot. Plus, if you find out you both love scary movies or Thai food, you can meet up somewhere different next time!

• What's a childhood memory that makes you smile?
• Are you working on any hobbies that you're excited about?
• What's your favorite food?
• What country would you visit if you could teleport?
• What's a topic that you could give an unprompted PowerPoint presentation on?
• What's the best piece of advice you've ever received?
• What's your favorite way to spend a weekend?
• What's your ideal vacation destination?
• How do you relax?
• What did you like best about your favorite subject in school?
• What's your favorite time of day?
• If you could jump into any TV show, what would you pick?

• If you were a season, which one would you be?
• If you had a superpower, what would it be?
• What are your top three "no skip" songs?
• Is there a book or movie that's left a lasting impact on you?
• What's your go-to coffee or tea order?
• What's your favorite color?
• What's the best part of your job?
• Do you have a favorite dessert?
• What's your favorite band or artist right now?
• What's your biggest pet peeve?
• If you could live in another decade, which one would you pick?

• What dessert will you never get tired of?
• What's your love language?
• If you could pick any song to be your life's theme song what would you pick?
• What's your go-to breakfast?
• If you could only wear one color for a week, what would you pick?
• Are you an aquarium, museum, or planetarium person?
• Have you formed any core memories recently?
• What's the first thing you do when you get off work?
• If you could come up with any candle scent, what would you create?
• What's something new you learned this week?
• What would you put in a time capsule?
• What's the funniest dream you've ever had?

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This post has been updated.