130 Questions to Help You Get to Know Your Friends Better

When it comes to your besties, it can feel like you know everything there is to know about them. If you spend enough time with a person, your lives just become intertwined, right? But no matter how close you may be to your day one, there's always more to learn—and asking thoughtful questions and truly listening to the answers is a great way to strengthen even the closest friendships.

To help make that easier, I put together a solid catalog of "getting-to-know-you-better" questions that aren't too cringey or forced (promise), so the next time you and your crew are looking for ways to pass the time, you can whip out this list of questions and invest in that fun-fact bank. From hilarious hypotheticals to introspective convo starters, here are 130 questions to hit your friends with as soon as possible.

Best Friend Questions About Dreams and Goals

Where is your dream vacation?
What does your dream home look like and where is it located?
If you had a superpower, what would it be?
Who's your dream dinner guest, and what are you cooking for them?
If you could trade places with anyone for a day, who would it be and why?
How would you spend a $1 million cash prize?
In one year, what do you want in your life that you don't have now?
What was your dream job as a child?
What's one thing about the future that scares you?
If you were elected as POTUS, what would be your first to-do?
If you could change your name, what would you choose?
Where would your dream marriage proposal take place?

Best Friend Questions About Favorite Things and Go-Tos

If you could only eat one meal for the rest of eternity, what would it be?
What's a movie/TV quote that's stuck in your head forever?
What's your favorite pick-me-up video on YouTube?
What artist do you listen to when you're trying to hype yourself up?
Can you describe your favorite birthday ever?
What's your favorite trait of mine?
If you could bring five items to a desert island, what would they be?
What's your favorite smell?
What's your favorite day you've ever spent with me?
What's your favorite TikTok audio?
What are your favorite baby names?
What's the one season you love most?
What do you like about your favorite color?
What's your least favorite trait in a person?
Which natural phenomenon brings you joy (sunsets, ocean waves, etc.)?
What would your perfect day look like?
Where is your favorite place you've ever traveled?
Who do you know that gives the best hugs?
What's your never-fail coffee order?
Do you prefer sweet or savory foods?
What are five quick things you're grateful for?
Name your go-to comfort clothing item. (A tattered concert tee, fuzzy Christmas socks, etc.)
If you were stuck in one city for the rest of your life, where would you want that to be?
What's your favorite body of water?
Which meal are you the most confident cooking?
Rank these conversation methods and explain your ranking: FaceTimes, phone calls, texts.

Best Friend Questions About the Past

What was the scariest moment of your life?
Who was your favorite teacher growing up?
What's the best piece of advice you've ever gotten, and when has it come in handy?
Where is the first place you ever remember traveling to?
What's your favorite memory tied to a holiday?
What is something you've never told me, and why didn't you spill it?
When was one moment that you know you made your parents proud?
Who was your first crush?
What's the first movie that you remember watching? Describe what you can recall from the viewing experience.
What’s a childhood hobby of yours that you’d like to pick back up today?
Who was the first person to break your heart?
When was the last time you lied?
What was the most embarrassing moment of your life?
What would you change about your childhood?
Which celebrity did you look up to as a child?

Best Friend Questions for Getting Deep

What's something you've done that really intimidated you, but paid off in the end?
What advice would you give your 12-year-old self?
What's your love language?
Who inspires you?
What makes you laugh no matter the mood you're in?
What’s something that you wish your parents knew about you while raising you?
When was the last time you cried and why?
In your opinion, what makes a person strong?
In your opinion, what makes a person beautiful?
How do you know that you love someone?
If you knew it was your last day on Earth, what would you make sure to do?
Do you think you're taking care of yourself enough?
What's the most considerate thing anyone has ever done for you?
Who makes you feel the most confident and why?
When are you the most comfortable?
Where are you the happiest?
How do you prefer to approach conflicts?
Can you list everything that you're looking for in a romantic partner?
What is something that I have that you wish you had too?
What was your biggest insecurity as a teen, and how did you outgrow it?
What's a change you've made to better yourself in the past year?
Does change scare you?
What’s the very first thing that you think about when you wake up?
Who’s someone you’ve outgrown, and in what ways?
If there was one thing you could change about yourself right now, what would it be?
What do you want the most out of in life?

Fun Best Friend Questions

What's your sun, moon, and rising sign?
Do you have any phobias?
What food do you absolutely despise?
Would you say you're a Type A or Type B personality?
Would you prefer to live in the city or the 'burbs?
Are you more introverted or extroverted?
If you and I were animals, what would we be?
What celeb is the best dressed, in your opinion?
Would you rather live in the ocean or up in space?
Who do you think is the scariest person on the planet?
Who is an actor you'd watch any movie or TV show for, no questions asked?
What would you title your memoir?
What song are you singing in the shower lately?
Are you a realist, a pessimist, or an optimist?
If you had to choose a celebrity roommate, who would it be and why?
Are you pro- or anti-clapping after a flight lands? Defend your stance.
What do you take pictures of the most?
Have you ever stolen anything?
Who is your celebrity hall pass?
What is a random thing that disgusts you?
Team Edward or Team Jacob?
Team Blair or Team Serena?
Which Sex and the City character are you?
What's the first thing you do when you wake up?
Would you rather travel back in time or into the future?
What fictional duo does our friendship remind you of?
What's your Myers-Briggs personality type?
Name a song that you could sing in your sleep.
What's your most useless talent?
Which Taylor Swift era would you say you're currently in?
What's a major hair change that you'd make if you were a little more brave?
Describe your favorite smell on earth.
Who's a public figure that you have one-sided beef with?
What would your DJ/stage name be?
What famous event would you most like to attend? (Super Bowl, Met Gala, etc.)
What holiday are you most like?

Best Friend Questions to Really Make Them Think

If you want kids, what is the biggest lesson you want them to learn from you?
If our friendship was a song, which song would describe it best?
Is there anyone else in your life that I remind you of?
If you were somebody famous in a past life, who would it be?
What part of yourself are you the proudest of?
Do you believe in soulmates?
What's a widely accepted belief that you just can't accept?
What's your guiltiest pleasure?
What qualities do all of the people close to you tend to have in common?
Can you describe our mutual friends as types of food?
What book would you recommend to everyone?
How would you describe your personal aesthetic in one word?
What would you purchase today if you knew you were dying tomorrow?
Have you ever considered someone in your life to be a liability? If so, who and why?
Has there ever been a time that I've done something you disagree with and you chose to keep your opinion to yourself?