

What’s your favorite thing about your current job?Ħ3. Do you get along with all your coworkers?Ħ1.

Are you able to work from home, and if so, do you enjoy it?Ħ0. Do you have a morning routine at work? If so, what it’s like?ĥ9. What’s something an outsider wouldn’t know about your industry?ĥ7. How do you approach taking time off from work?ĥ6. Who or what inspires you in your career?ĥ5. What’s the first thing you do after getting home from work?ĥ4. If you could choose your own work schedule, would you?ĥ2. "Initial conversations set the tone for if the person wants to continue to get to know you, so be ready to answer some questions as well," Williams says.ĥ1. Just prepare yourself to return that openness when they ask the same of you and your work life. To help you get to know someone better, "facilitate a conversation where you are left knowing how they feel about their career," Hendrix says. No matter how a person feels about his or her job, the fact is, tons of people spend a lot of time and energy at work. Do you like going to the movies or prefer watching at home?ġ5. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?ġ4. Do you have a favorite holiday? Why or why not?ġ3. Are you into podcasts or do you only listen to music?ġ2.
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What was the last TV show you binge-watched?ġ1. What's your favorite ice cream topping?ġ0. Would you say you’re more of an extrovert or an introvert?ĩ. What are your hobbies, and how did you get into them?Ħ. Where’s the next place on your travel bucket list and why?ĥ. What was the best vacation you ever took and why?Ĥ.

What’s your favorite way to spend a day off?ģ. "Commonalities often open the door for further conversation and, once that door is open, you can start a dialogue that allows the other person to elaborate and not give close-ended answers," Williams adds.ġ. For example, "If you find out they like dogs, take it a bit deeper by asking them what they like most about their dog or their favorite breed," Hendrix explains. The important thing here is to go deeper by asking follow-up questions. "Asking someone about their preferences helps you to understand who they are as a person," says Rebecca Hendrix, a therapist in New York. Here are 200 not-boring questions to get you started: With a little patience, you'll become way closer with the person you're just getting to know in no time. ➡ Join WH Stronger today and get unlimited access to digital content, exclusive workouts, and more! What about you, do you love where you live?'" An example would look like: 'I just moved to Georgia last year and found a beautiful community that I fell in love with and purchased a home. "You can get the answers by sometimes answering those questions yourself while sharing about you. There are other ways to bypass small talk and learn more in-depth info about the other person, says Williams. Questions you should probably steer clear of early on: "Democrat or Republican?" "Do you own or rent?" and "What is your faith or spiritual belief?". On that note, Williams suggests taking a careful approach in your questions, as you don't want the other person to feel like you're violating their privacy. "When initially meeting someone, it is important to be inviting and warm so that the other person can initially feel comfortable talking with you." "Sharing personal information strengthens any relationship, and deeper questions focus on that personal self-disclosure."ītw, that's a two-way street, adds Williams. "Topics that get at the other person's inner world-their thoughts, goals, and dreams-will strengthen and increase bonding between two people," Orbuch notes. Tamekis Williams, LCSW, founder of Mission Dorothy Female Empowerment Services, adds that you want to ask open-ended questions that will allow the other person to elaborate, instead of questions that can be answered with a simple "yes" or "no."Īfter all, if you really want to get to know someone beyond the surface level, you’ve got to dig deeper. you should probably definitely know the answer to that last one.) (Although if you're asking these q's of your BIL. Terri Orbuch, PhD, author of 5 Simple Steps to Take Your Marriage from Good to Great, says getting to know someone starts with the "breadth questions"-think: impersonal but important biographical info about a person's family, their career, and if they’re single or married, for example. While you might never be BFFs with your BIL, there is a trick you can use to get him to open up a little more. And then, there's those other relationships that take a little more work-i.e., how it feels like pulling teeth to learn anything about your brother-in-law. You feel like you've been besties your entire life and honestly can't believe there was a time when you didn't even know they existed. Sometimes, you meet someone, and you just click.
