With the plethora of dating apps, a text message has become the standard way to start a conversation with a stranger. While hi, hey, or hello may be the easiest opening line, they are not the best way to start a conversation. When reaching out to a stranger on the interwebs, we want to get to know them a little through text before meeting them IRL. Below I have rounded up 99 opening lines that will start a conversation. When they respond, you can respond with more questions or your answers to the question in the text.

1. What’s your biggest pet peeve?
2. One behavior you need to let go of?
3. What’s your most annoying habit?
4. Where’s your go-to restaurant for amazing food?
5. Introvert or extrovert?
6. Where is the most beautiful place in your town?
7. Fiction or non-fiction?
8. What’s something weird you’re obsessed with?
9. Salty or sweet snacks?
10. Three things you will never do again? And go…
11. What’s the best thing that happened to you this week?
12. Mountains or beach?
13. Would you rather never play or always lose?
14. What are some small pleasures that make you way happier than they should?
15. What’s your favorite thing about your work?
16. Last recipe you prepared?
17. What did you think you would grow out of but haven’t?
18. What three words best describe you?
19. If you were a TV character, who would you be?
20. Last new thing you tried?
21. What was the biggest realization you had about yourself?
22. Name three random things. And go…
23. What topic could you spend hours talking about?
24. What made you laugh today?
25. What is your guilty pleasure?
26. Do you have any irrational fears?
27. What’s your definition of a good human being?
28. What board game do you hate the most and why?
29. What was the worst job you ever had?
30. Describe yourself in three words.
31. What would you put in a time capsule?
32. Favorite gadget?
33. What advice would you give your younger self?
34. One Thing you’d like to do more of?
35. What stereotype do you completely live up to?
36. What’s your favorite movie quote?
37. Last charity you gave to?
38. What’s the last thing you apologized for?
39. Best and worst advice you have ever received?
40. What is your most unusual talent?
41. Morning person or night owl?
42. What’s the weirdest food you ever ate?
43. Sushi or tacos?
44. What’s your good luck charm?
45. What motivates you?
46. What’s the strangest hobby you’ve heard of?
47. Who would you haunt if you were a ghost?
48. What is the last place you visited online?
49. Last adventure you went on?
50. What’s the oldest thing you own?
51. What’s the last thing you bought yourself?
52. Do you have any superstitions?
53. What risks are worth taking?
54. Do you prefer the country or the city?
55. What was the best part of your day?
56. What’s the last risk you took?
57. Worst pickup line you’ve ever said/heard? And go…
58. What is your most prized possession?
59. If you were a woman (or man) for a day, what would you do?
60. What’s the weirdest thing you’ve seen while driving?
61. What would your warning label say?
62. What was your childhood nickname?
63. Funny or scary movies?
64. Pool or ocean
65. What’s your favorite joke?
66. The best thing you’ve experienced while traveling?
67. What’s your favorite book and why?
68. Finish this statement: “Look out! It’s a _____!”
69. What’s the last thing that made you laugh until you cried?
70. What do you collect?
71. Craziest thing you’ve ever done? And go…
72. What’s your spirit animal?
73. Three books everyone should read?
74. Quote you live by?
75. What’s the last picture you took?
76. When was the last time you cried?
77. What’s the scariest thing you’ve ever done?
78. If you were invisible for a day, what would you do?
79. What were your favorite TV shows growing up?
80. What is the most interesting piece of trivia you know?
81. What was your last DIY project?
82. Do you count your steps?
83. What’s your best example of fake it till you make it?
84. The last stupid thing you did?
85. What do you do differently than most people?
86. If a movie was made about your life, what would the title be?
87. What was the last lie you told?
88. What inspires you?
89. What job would you be terrible at?
90. Cheesiest song you have memorized?
91. What takes up too much of your time?
92. In what situation would you feel the most out of place?
93. What mistake do you make over and over?
94. Biggest insecurity?
95. What’s the one thing you can’t go a day without? Why?
96. What do you judge people for?
97. Do you think you’re funny? Why?
98. What’s your favorite holiday movie?
99. What’s the worst injury you’ve ever gotten?

99 Opening Lines To Start A Conversation Through Text.pdf

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