For people with history
Conversation questions that help friends go beyond catching up
The best questions for friends make space for the stories hiding behind ‘How have you been?’ Use these prompts during dinner, a long drive or any night when you want the conversation to linger.
How to make the conversation feel natural
- Start with a lighter memory before moving deeper.
- Ask a follow-up about the detail that surprised you.
- Do not turn every answer into advice; sometimes listening is enough.
- Make room for new friends as well as shared history.
Questions worth taking your time with
- What small thing has made your life better recently?
- What memory of us still makes you laugh?
- What part of your life feels most like you right now?
- Who believed in you before you believed in yourself?
- What is something you have changed your mind about?
- What do you miss that you did not expect to miss?
- What is a risk you are glad you took?
- What would your younger self be relieved to know?
- What do you wish people asked you about more often?
- What should we make time to do together this year?
Keep the conversation going
More questions, one at a time.
Linger chooses thoughtful questions for the people you are with and gives each answer room to become a story.