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Conversation starters for meeting someone new online. Pick a question you actually want to hear the answer to, share your own answer, and let the conversation wander.
You don't need someone's real name, location or socials to have a good chat. Keep it light at first, skip anything either person finds uncomfortable, and remember that no reply is also an answer.
Easy hellos
- What tiny thing made your day better?
- What snack deserves its own fan club?
- What is a harmless opinion you will defend forever?
- What fictional world would you move to?
- What is the most underrated way to spend a free hour?
- What would your very specific superpower be?
Music, movies & internet rabbit holes
- What song deserves a permanent spot on your playlist?
- What film would you love to watch for the first time again?
- What was the last thing that sent you down a rabbit hole?
- What character would be a terrible roommate?
- What song feels like the end credits of your day?
- What is something you loved before your friends got into it?
A little more real
- What hobby would you try if being bad at it was the point?
- What is a small win you have not celebrated yet?
- What is something you have changed your mind about?
- What does a good friendship feel like to you?
- What is something you wish people asked about more?
- What are you looking forward to learning?
Keep a good conversation going
- You mentioned a favourite book — what stuck with you?
- What got you interested in that in the first place?
- What would you recommend to someone trying it for the first time?
- What is the unexpected part of that story?
- Want to swap one recommendation each?
- I am enjoying this conversation. Would you like to keep talking?
Make it a conversation, not an interview.
Try one question at a time. Offer your own answer so the other person has something to respond to. If they mention a detail that interests you, ask about that instead of jumping to the next prompt.
For deeper questions, ask whether they feel like going there first. Avoid pressing for private details or treating an anonymous chat as a promise of confidentiality. Read our guide to chatting safely.
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