You don’t have to be a psychologist to try to find out what the people we interact with are like and why they think a certain way.
When we meet new people the first thing we do is investigate their tastes or concerns. Furthermore, if we are interested in the person, we will want to know more about his past, his future and how he behaves with other people.
If you want some examples of open questions that will give you information about the person in front of you, here are some examples: a list of interrogative phrases that may be useful to you
1. What is the difference between living and existing?
Living and existing are not the same. Existing is the fact of having life. Living is more than that. It is enjoying one’s own existence, fighting for what fulfills one and for one’s dreams. Live in the moment, here and now.
2. What do you hate most in a person? Because?
We all have our virtues and our defects. There are things that we all hate about others: that they act in bad faith, that they are dirty…
3. What would you do differently if you knew that no one would judge you?
To a greater or lesser extent, we all want to present an image to others. If no one saw you or judged you, what would you do?
4. What is the most important promise you have made to yourself?
It is possible that at some point in your existence you have signed a kind of commitment to yourself, for example, when it comes to losing weight or achieving any other goal.
5. How can we have healthy relationships?
Relationships are not easy, because each member has their own vision of life. For relationships to be successful you have to work on them.
6. What is the meaning of life?
These types of questions invite reflection and make the person more aware of who they are and what they are looking for in life.
7. How do you measure life?
What is the most important thing in our life? What do we value more and what do we value less? These are questions that make us think about our self-esteem and how we interpret what others think of ourselves.
8. Are you in control of your life?
During our life, we can go through ups and downs It is something normal and it is something that can make us grow. Asking someone this question makes them reflect on their current situation.
9. Why do you sometimes behave like this?
People are strongly influenced by the situation, and we do not always act well. For example, in times when we experience a stressful situation, we can become easily irritated. This question makes the person question their behavior.
10. How can you change your life?
This question can bring out a person’s fears, because change means leaving the comfort zone and that is only suitable for people with guts.
11. What three people inspire you the most? Because?
We all have models in our lives. Those people from whom we have extracted their best virtues to try to apply them to ourselves.
12. Do you like to know what is happening in distant places? Because?
This is a way to find out what the person’s concerns are and what way of thinking they have regarding the events that occur around them.
13. And… Where would you go to live an adventure?
Similar to the previous question, in the sense that it can provide experience about how the person sees the world and know what experiences they may like.
14. When did you realize that you had entered adulthood?
This question aims to find out the level of maturity and responsibility of the person. Of course, if she is sincere in her response.
It is also a way to know more about their maturity and to know their perception of childhood.
16. What kind of people would you be embarrassed to be seen with?
Some individuals think too much about what others think of them and therefore want to project a positive image at all costs. This question is a way to know your level of vanity.
17. What is the most vivid memory from your childhood?
Valuable information about the environment in which you were educated and about the things that may have marked you from your childhood.
18. Why do you find it difficult to value things?
It is very difficult for us to value the things we have, since human beings naturally get used to it. This question can make the person reflect as well as give us information about how they think.
19. What kind of people do you feel most sorry for?
This question aims to explore the empathy of the person who interacts with us. And… what are empathetic people like? You can find out in our article: “Are you an empath? 10 typical traits of empathetic people”
20. Do you consider yourself a sincere person? Because?
An interesting way to find out what the person thinks about sincerity and how they relate to other people.
21. Do you have any fears in life?
The person you are talking to may have some hidden fear or worry. It is a question for close people, for example, a boyfriend.
22. Have you ever been cruel or mean to someone?
Many of us think that others should always be good to us, however, at some point in our lives we have surely been disrespectful to someone. For example, an ex-partner.
23. Why do you feel this way?
An open and direct question to find out what your level of emotional intelligence is. Emotional self-knowledge is necessary for emotional regulation.
24. How do we know if you are doing the right thing?
Each person has their beliefs and values. If you want to know how he thinks, you can ask him this question. Let’s see what he answers.
25. Which fictional character do you identify with the most?
The individual who answers this question can express aspects of his or her personality and tastes in fiction.
26. From which members of your family have you learned the most?
Family members are ideal models. Parents, cousins, brothers… all of them can be a great inspiration for a person.
27. What is the most embarrassing thing your parents have caught you doing?
An intimate question that can make you understand what that person considers right or wrong and, furthermore, what embarrassing situation they have experienced.
28. What is the biggest lie you have told and not been caught?
Although many of us find it difficult to admit it, we have all told lies in our lives. There are different types of questions, pious, instrumental, compulsive… The intention of this question is not to detect a liar, but to learn more about his life.
29. What do you like least about yourself?
Ideal to know how the person values themselves and if they feel safe or insecure with how they are You can also tell if the person has self-esteem problems.
30. What is the biggest rejection you have had in love?
Suffering from heartbreak is one of the worst experiences we can go through, and some people suffer more than others. Love positively or negatively influences our self-esteem.
31. What is the most bizarre thing you have done while alone?
The person will only answer this question if the level of trust between both interlocutors is very high.
32. Is there a secret that you haven’t told your parents?
There also has to be a great deal of trust between the two people for an individual to answer this question. This question can provide information about the person’s relationship with their parents.
33. What do you like most about yourself?
A good way to find out if the person values themselves positively and to know their virtues.
34. What is the craziest thing you have done for love?
An ideal question if you are interested in someone in the love scene. It is a way to know if the person is romantic or not.
35. Do you consider yourself a happy person?
This question must be answered honestly, because there are many people who want to appear happy all the time.
36. What is your limit in intimate relationships?
An intimate question that provides information about how the person thinks about intimate relationships. It’s a way to know if you’re liberal or conservative.
37. If you could erase any negative experience from your life, what would it be?
Not everything in life is rosy. There are situations that we have to go through that are hard. Although they make us grow as people, at the time we have suffered them. This question provides useful information to know if the person has accepted that difficult moment in their life.
38. What would the perfect day be like for you?
Each person has their tastes and motivations, and what may be perfect for you, does not have to be perfect for someone else. With this question it is possible to obtain information about the individual’s hobbies, tastes and expectations.
39. In what situations would you be willing to lie?
A way to explore the honesty of the person, although logically the individual will try to give a positive image of themselves.
40. If you won the lottery, what would you spend the money on?
Winning the lottery can make us tremendously happy, but not everyone would spend money on the same things A way to find out what your concerns are.
41. What is the last lie you have told?
Talking about one’s lies can be quite uncomfortable, especially when the questions are recent.
42. Why don’t you value the people who love you the most?
If it has previously been mentioned that people get used to the objects they have, it is common for some individuals to not value the people they are close to, as they take it for granted that they will always be there.
43. Do you think life is unfair?
Life is not always fair to everyone. This question provides information about the person’s interpretation of life and whether they are optimistic or not.
44. Do you think people change?
People can change. However, they must be the ones to decide that it is time to transform. The answer can provide information about whether the person is tolerant or not.
45. If we learn from our mistakes, why are we afraid to make them?
A very true question that can make the person reflect deeply, in addition to providing interesting information about how brave the person is.
46. What would your ideal partner be like?
Some people have a very clear idea about what that ideal person should be like.
47. How did you meet your first love?
First love marks a lifetime and knowing the first stories of falling in love helps us know what that person is like in private.
48. Would you go to live in another country for love?
Whether the answer is positive or negative, it is interesting to know the arguments in each case.
49. What relationship do you have with your parents?
The relationship we have with our parents is a reliable indicator of who we are as people.
50. What has been the greatest success you have had in life?
Our greatest successes define us and also condition us in life.
51. What did you learn from your parents?
Our parents are our first teachers, we can learn a lot from them.
52. What have you improved in the last 5 years?
People can get better or worse as they age, and those changes are important over the course of one’s life.
53. If you could repeat any episode of your life, what would it be?
There are episodes and experiences that change us forever and we remember throughout our lives.
54. What does happiness mean to you?
One of the deepest questions we can ask to know someone in depth.
55. What has been your biggest mistake in life?
A good way to get to know someone at their worst and their ability to manage them.
56. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
Both a person’s future plans and dreams and desires teach us a lot about what they really are like.
57. Is there a secret that you haven’t told your partner?
The area of romantic relationships and coexistence is one of the most sensitive that can be dealt with.
58. What do you consider to be most important in a relationship?
Some people would be very clear on how to answer that question. Relationships are a priority for some and secondary for others.
59. What do you value most in a friendship?
Friendships are a fundamental pillar for the lives of most people, so knowing their tastes in that area is essential to knowing them.
60. What were you like as a child?
Childhood also helps us know what that person is like.
61. What are your strengths?
Knowing ourselves in depth and knowing what we are best at helps us improve our self-esteem.
62. What has been your longest friendship?
Lifelong friendships are essential support for anyone, and help shape one’s personality.
63. When did you first fall in love?
First love can change a person’s life, especially at an early age.
64. What famous person would you like to meet?
An interesting question to find out your tastes, hobbies and interests of all kinds.
65. Are you unhappy?
Unhappiness can be a very subjective concept that we can reflect on extensively.
66. What is the difference between listening and hearing?
A question that can help us understand what idea the person has about key concepts in human communication.
67. Do you live in a constant routine?
This question can also spark an interesting debate about one’s own and other people’s life patterns.
68. What things excite you?
Knowing what ideas, activities, or scenarios excite you is essential to getting to know that person.
69. Have you become the person you wanted to be?
I’m sure many people have never thought about a question like that.
70. What kind of people do you admire?
We can talk about politicians, singers, artists, actors or fathers, mothers or friends.
71. Do you feel alive?
Feeling alive in the broadest sense of the concept is a blessing that not everyone possesses.
72. Do you like risk?
Risk understood as a way of life or when practicing all types of extreme sports.
73. What is the biggest social problem in your country?
Here we will talk about political, ideological and current beliefs.
74. Have you cried lately?
A question with which you can give free rein to your own emotions and speak with complete sincerity about your own emotional state.
75. Do aliens exist?
Some people have serious personal convictions on this issue in one direction or another.
76. Does true love exist?
The different conceptions we can have about love help us know what type of people we are talking to.
77. Are you jealous?
Jealousy also shapes the character of the person who feels it.
78. Are you comfortable with your body?
The conception of one’s own image will make us see if we are dealing with a self-confident person.
79. Did you have a happy childhood?
Childhood is the initial period of life where the future personality is shaped.
80. Do you have siblings?
We can know a lot about a person by knowing what their relationship is like with their siblings.
81. What encourages you to get up in the morning?
The objectives in life that one has and their goals are essential to live day to day with intensity.
82. What was the happiest day of your life?
We all have a day that marked our lives to this day.
83. Is it better to have loved and lost?
Some will consider that it is better to have loved whatever the outcome of said relationship.
84. What is your favorite book?
Artistic and literary hobbies are essential to know any person.
85. Are human beings violent by nature?
A profound question about the nature of human beings that many philosophers have been asking for centuries.
