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15 Questions You Should Ask If You Want To Truly Get To Know Someone

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Corrine Harding

Oct 17, 2019

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15 Questions You Should Ask If You Want To Truly Get To Know Someone

Corrine Harding

Do you ever find yourself wondering about what makes someone tick? You'd do anything just to know what is going on in their mind and really want the chance to find out more about them. It can be hard to come up with the right words to start peeling away the layers of a person and finding out who they are to the core. So, here are 12 questions to help start that process of truly getting to know someone at their core.

What is one moment in your life that you would love to relive?

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Would you rather be able to change a moment from your past or be able to see a moment into your future?

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What part of your everyday routine brings you joy?

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What keeps you grounded through the good times and bad times?

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What would you do if you knew you wouldn't fail?

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Where do you want to be in 10 years?

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What do you like most about your own personality?

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What does success look like to you?

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If you could make one positive change in the world, what would it be?

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Why are you worth knowing?

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How much "me time" do you take for yourself?

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What do you wish people knew about you?

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Have you found your true calling in life?

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Who do you value most?

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How would you want someone to describe you to a stranger?

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These questions probably aren't always the best when you first meet someone, but these are ways to start building those connections with others when the time is right. In life, we need to understand that if we want to get to know a person, we should ask questions deeper than the surface. Not only is it nice to get to know each other, but sometimes questions like these can open people's minds to who they are and what they can do.

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15 Questions You Should Ask If You Want To Truly Get To Know Someone

This is a lot deeper than asking someone what their favorite color is.

What is one moment in your life that you would love to relive?

Would you rather be able to change a moment from your past or be able to see a moment into your future?

What part of your everyday routine brings you joy?

What keeps you grounded through the good times and bad times?

What would you do if you knew you wouldn't fail?

Where do you want to be in 10 years?

What do you like most about your own personality?

What does success look like to you?

If you could make one positive change in the world, what would it be?

Why are you worth knowing?

How much "me time" do you take for yourself?

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Have you found your true calling in life?

Who do you value most?

How would you want someone to describe you to a stranger?

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3. Can I quit school yet? It's only October, and I need a vacation.

4. The struggle is so real.

5. I'm so broke. SOS.

6. Stressed? Eat everything you own in your pantry and stuff your face with all your feelings.

7. "Did we have anything due in class today? Homework? Quiz? Test?" "Not that I know of..."

8. I need food. Where is the closest place to get food? I need it stat.

9. This is the longest day of my life. I need a drink, or two, or three.

10. Sleep? What is sleep? What a foreign concept.

11. When someone suggests going and studying in the library, let alone studying in general.

12. When the cafeteria or student center is packed and you can't find a seat anywhere so you literally have to sit in an abandoned corner.

13. When you see someone you used to hook up with. They see you, and approach you; so you have to pretend like everything is normal.

14. When you get your exam and realize you didn't study as much as you should have.

15. When you crush it on an exam or paper that you totally bullshitted.

16. I need a grande, extra strong coffee to get me through today.

17. When the professor announces you have a project due the following week with no instruction on what it's on and how to do it.

18. Is it Friday yet? Where's the weekend when you need it most?

19. It's freezing in here. I feel like I'm sitting in an igloo. I should have brought a jacket or worn long pants.

20. Did I remember my book? Damn, I forgot the book, and of course I need it for that quiz in class.

21. I would pay a million dollars to not go to class today; or actually never again.

22. I need a hoverboard to ride to class. Maybe then I wouldn't be running 15 minutes late to class every day.

23. Oh she/he's cute! I wonder if they're single. Who are they texting? They're BF/GF? I wonder if they think I'm cute. Could they be a potential new bae?

24. Why is there never any parking? I pay thousands of dollars a year for one parking spot to be open.

25. When it feels like you've been in class for an hour and you look at your phone and it has only been five minutes (I'm crying on the inside).

26. When the professor asks if there are any more questions at the end of class and someone raises their hand.

27. When you get assigned the most incompetent group of people possible for a group project.

28. I need a comfort dog so I can avoid all life and school responsibilities.

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