Questions I Ask

I’m very curious about other people’s experiences and stories, and I like connecting with people. At the beginning of the pandemic, I asked my friends a question of the month just to see how they were doing, and I’ve had many other questions I’ve asked over the years. Here are my favorites, in no particular order.

Questions about the past:

  • At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, what did you miss?
  • What changed because of the pandemic that you want to keep?
  • Tell me about the time you came closest to dying.
  • When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
  • What’s the origin of your name?
  • Tell me about when you changed your mind about something important.
  • What was one of the hardest things you’ve ever done?
  • Tell me about a book that changed your life.
  • What’s the worst injury you’ve had?
  • What’s the sickest you’ve ever been?
  • What surprised you about getting older?
  • Tell me something about your childhood home or bedroom.
  • Tell me about a time you had to deal with a creep.

Questions about the present:

  • Tell me something you are passionate about.
  • What are you reading?
  • What do you do to feel calm?
  • Poof! You’re trans. What’s your name?
  • How do you feel about being asked all these questions?
  • What unusual skill or talent do you have?
  • What would people be surprised to learn about you?
  • What are three things you have been enjoying lately?
  • What’s something difficult you’re dealing with that you might want advice on?
  • Tell me about a complex relationship you have or had.
  • How has your personality changed as an adult?

Questions about the future:

  • What are you looking forward to in the next year?
  • What do you think about your own mortality?
  • Who do you not contact as much as you should?
  • What do you want to be remembered for?
  • Whose death would be particularly hard on you?

Questions about relationships:

  • When you were a kid, what non-parent adult had a big influence on you?
  • If you could change something about how you were raised, what would it be?
  • What do you wish you knew about sex before you had it?
  • Have you ever had a nemesis?
  • What do you wish you knew before you had children?
  • What did you wish you knew before you got married?
  • How are you like your parents?
  • What is something important about you that you would want a new friend to know?

If you have an answer which you are eager to share, or have a question you think I should add, email me at “questions” at “brightestbulb” dot “net”.