dig a little deeper
a series of questions that you may not have thought of asking before
(also a questionnaire to create a realistic and relatable oc)
(( adding 'why?' makes it much more engaging ))
1) do you prefer writing with a blue or black pen?
2) if you didn't have to sleep, what would you do with the extra time?
3) what job would you be terrible at?
4) how different was your life one year ago?
5) what takes up too much of your time?
6) what would you rate 10/10?
7) as the only human left on earth, what would you do?
8) if life is a game like some people say, what are some of the rules?
9) what risks are worth taking?
10) what do you take for granted?
11) what do you hope your last words would be?
12) what's the title of the current chapter of your life?
13) what are some of your personal 'rules' that you never break?
14) among the people you know, what are you famous for?
15) what keeps you up at night?
16) what lies do you tell most often?
17) what did you think you would grow out of, but didn't?
18) what is something you will never do again?
19) what are you really good at, but kind of embarrassed that you're good at it?
20) in your group of friends, what role would you play?
21) if you knew today was the last day of your life, how would you spend it?
22) do/did you have a nickname? if so, what was the story behind it?
23) what is one song that you will never forget the lyrics of?
24) do you shower facing the shower head or away from it?
25) do you sleep with anything on? (tv, radio, lamp)
26) do you have a good relationship with your parents?
27) if you could go to anywhere in the world, would it be to a where or a who?
28) do you hate anyone?
29) do you miss anyone?
30) if your family died, whose house would you go to for safety and reassurance?
31) who would be the first person that you tell when you get good news?
32) what things spark nostalgia?
33) do you like your name?
34) if you could change your name, what would you change it to?
35) what's the worst and best thing about being male/female?
36) what fact are you really surprised people don't know more about?
37) what is one of your quirks or habits that you find really annoying?
38) who's the worst guest you've had in your house and what did they do?
39) how much do you know about your friends and family?
40) when does time pass fastest for you?
41) alternatively, when does time pass slowest for you?
42) what do you wish people would stop asking you?
43) what do you notice first about a person?
44) what is something you regret not doing sooner?
45) what joke went way too far?
46) how do you calm yourself down when you're angry?
47) what do you spend way too much money on?
48) when you are old, what do you think children will ask you to tell stories about?
49) if you were given a PhD degree, but had no more knowledge of the degree besides what you have now, what degree would you want to be given to you?
50) what's the craziest conversation you've overheard?
51) what normal activity haven't you tried, but would like to?
52) what is something that everyone in the world, absolutely everyone, can agree on?
53) what happens in your country regularly that most people in other countries find strange or bizarre?
54) if you received stats about you after you died, what would the stats say?
55) what's something that everyone says should change, but never does?
56) what word do you always misspell?
57) what has someone borrowed but never given back?
58) what's the biggest realisation you've had about yourself?
59) what topic could you spend hours talking about?
60) what are some common misconceptions?
61) what's your 'and then it got worse' story?
62) what are the strangest words you've heard?
63) where's your go to restaurant for amazing food?
64) as a child, what did you think would be awesome about growing up, but isn't as awesome as you thought it would be?
ooft, i thought i was gonna stop at like 10 or 20 ngl. lots of 'whats' in those last few. this was all i could think of off the top of my head, and i might even add more. have fun asking these questions ✌︎