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1. Random question — what's the best thing you've eaten this week?
2. Settle something for me: is a hot dog a sandwich?
3. What are you supposed to be doing right now instead of reading this?
4. Give me one recommendation — anything, your choice.
5. What's the last photo you took?
6. Rate your day out of ten and explain the missing points.
7. What's on your mind that has nothing to do with work?
8. If you could be anywhere right now, where?
9. What's a song I need to hear immediately?
10. What's the most annoying thing that happened to you today?
11. Are you a leave-it-on-read person? Be honest.
12. What's the plan for the weekend, realistically?
13. What's something you've been putting off?
14. What are you watching at the moment?
15. What's the last thing that made you laugh at your phone?
16. Best purchase you've made this year — go.
17. What would you do with a free day tomorrow?
18. What's your controversial food opinion?
19. What's something you want to do before the year ends?
20. If we were out right now, where would we be?
21. Quick poll: pancakes or waffles, and defend it.
22. Send me the last meme that made you laugh out loud.
23. Which emoji do you overuse the most?
24. Confess the weirdest thing in your fridge right now.
25. If today had a theme song, what would it be?
26. Guess what I just ate for lunch.
27. Would you rather have a pet sloth or a pet penguin?
28. Which celebrity would you want to grab coffee with?
29. How many unread emails are we talking right now?
30. Describe your outfit today in three words.
31. Pineapple on pizza: yes, no, or only on Tuesdays?
32. Which app did you open first this morning?
33. If you could teleport for one hour, where would you go?
34. Name a snack you'd fight me for.
35. Is your phone case telling me anything about you?
36. Which cartoon character are you today?
37. How's the weather where you are, in emoji only?
38. Share one thing you did today that you're proud of, tiny counts.
39. Would you rather know every language or play every instrument?
40. Which chore are you avoiding right now?
41. Rank your top three comfort foods.
42. Send me a picture of your view right now.
43. Which song is stuck in your head?
44. If you had to eat one cereal forever, which one?
45. Hit me with a fun fact I definitely don't know.
46. Did anything weird happen on your way to work?
47. Which fictional place would you move to?
48. How do you feel about people who reply with just k?
49. Pick a superpower for the rest of the week.
50. Name the best candy from your childhood.
51. Would you rather go to the beach or a cabin this weekend?
52. Which store could you get lost in for hours?
53. If your pet could text, what would it say?
54. Tell me your go-to karaoke song.
55. Is there a new show I should start tonight?
56. Which movie can you quote start to finish?
57. How many alarms did it take to get you up today?
58. Two truths and a lie, go.
59. Which season are you in, mentally?
60. Tell me what's for dinner, or what you wish it was.
61. Would you rather lose your phone or your keys for a day?
62. Which holiday do you get way too excited about?
63. How do you feel about voice messages?
64. Name the best thing you've bought for under ten dollars.
65. Which game from your childhood would you play right now?
66. Tell me the funniest autocorrect fail you've ever had.
67. Did you have a nickname as a kid?
68. Which dessert would you order right now if you could?
69. If you were a flavor of ice cream, which one?
70. How late did you stay up last night, and why?
71. Which trend do you not understand at all?
72. Tell me the most random thing you've googled this week.
73. Would you rather work from a café or a cabin?
74. Which hobby would you pick up if you had a free month?
75. How do you feel about Mondays, honestly?
76. Name one thing on your wish list right now.
77. Which smell instantly makes you happy?
78. Tell me about the best dream you remember.
79. Is there a food you hated as a kid but love now?
80. Which fast food place has the best fries?
81. If you could swap lives with anyone for a day, who?
82. How would you describe your week so far in a movie title?
83. Which part of your day is the best, usually?
84. Tell me something that made you smile this morning.

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Real Talk · 83 questions

Personal, but not heavy.

1. How are you actually, not the version you text everyone?
2. What's been the hardest part of this week?
3. What's been on repeat in your head this week?
4. What do you need more of at the moment?
5. What's something good that happened that you didn't tell anyone?
6. What are you worried about right now?
7. When did you last feel properly happy?
8. What's something you're proud of that you'd never post?
9. What do you wish people asked you?
10. What's a decision you're stuck on?
11. What's changed for you in the last six months?
12. What's something you've stopped doing that you miss?
13. What do you do when you can't sleep?
14. What's the last thing that made you emotional?
15. What are you tired of pretending about?
16. What would you like to be different by this time next year?
17. What's a conversation you're avoiding?
18. Who came to mind today that you haven't spoken to in ages?
19. What's something you'd want to hear right now?
20. What's the best thing anyone's said to you recently?
21. How has your sleep been lately?
22. Which part of your week felt the heaviest?
23. Say something you're looking forward to, even if it's small.
24. How are things with your family these days?
25. Which friend have you been missing lately?
26. Would you say there is something you've been wanting to vent about?
27. In your own words, how do you feel about where your life is heading?
28. Which moment this month made you feel most like yourself?
29. Paint me a picture of something you're working on that excites you.
30. Deep down, do you feel like you've had enough time for yourself lately?
31. When it comes down to it, how do you usually cheer yourself up?
32. Which habit are you trying to build right now?
33. Spill what's been stressing you out lately.
34. Would you say there is something you wish you could do over from this week?
35. How do you feel after scrolling for an hour?
36. Which of your friends do you text the most, and why?
37. Paint me a picture of a compliment that stuck with you.
38. Do you feel like people get the real you?
39. How are you really handling work these days?
40. Which part of your life feels calm right now?
41. Spill what you'd do if you took tomorrow off.
42. Is there someone you've been meaning to reach out to?
43. How do you feel about the way this year is going?
44. Which memory popped into your head today out of nowhere?
45. Paint me a picture of a time you felt really supported.
46. Do you think you're too hard on yourself?
47. How do you spend your nights when you're home alone?
48. Which goal are you secretly excited about?
49. Spill something you learned about yourself this year.
50. Is there something you've been avoiding thinking about?
51. How do you like to be checked on when you're down?
52. Which song do you play when you're feeling low?
53. Spill the best part of your day, and the worst.
54. Do you ever feel lonely in a crowded room?
55. How has your friendship circle changed lately?
56. Which part of adulting do you find hardest?
57. Paint me a picture of something that made you feel proud this week.
58. Is there anything I can help with right now?
59. How do you know when you need a break?
60. Which relationship in your life feels easiest right now?
61. Tell me what you want more of next month.
62. Do you feel like you're growing, or just getting by?
63. How would you describe your mood today, honestly?
64. Which part of your routine keeps you grounded?
65. Tell me about something you've been overthinking.
66. Is there a choice you're proud you made recently?
67. How do you want this weekend to feel?
68. Which person made your week better?
69. Tell me about the last time you felt truly heard.
70. Do you have someone you can call at any hour?
71. How has your idea of fun changed lately?
72. Which dream have you been thinking about again?
73. Tell me what you'd say to your younger self today.
74. Is there a plan you've been too nervous to start?
75. How much of your week felt like it was for you?
76. Which small thing would make your day easier tomorrow?
77. Tell me something you wish you could tell your boss.
78. Do you think you give yourself enough credit?
79. How have you been taking care of yourself?
80. Which part of your life do you wish you could slow down?
81. Tell me a worry you've been keeping quiet.
82. Is there something you've been wanting to ask me?
83. Who has been on your mind today, and why?

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3am Text · 83 questions

The ones that stay with you.

1. What are you thinking about at this hour?
2. What's the thing you'd say if there were no consequences?
3. What keeps you up when the phone finally goes down?
4. What's something you've never told me?
5. What's the loneliest you've been recently?
6. What are you carrying that you shouldn't be carrying alone?
7. What would you change about your life if you could start tomorrow?
8. Who do you wish you could text right now, and why can't you?
9. What do you regret not saying?
10. What are you scared of at the moment?
11. What do you need someone to notice?
12. When did you last feel genuinely fine?
13. What's a truth about you that would surprise most people?
14. What do you want that you've stopped saying out loud?
15. What's the thing you keep almost telling me?
16. What would make tomorrow easier?
17. What are you pretending is okay?
18. What do you want your life to look like — actually?
19. What's the last thing you cried about?
20. If I could fix one thing for you tonight, what would it be?
21. Can I ask you something real tonight?
22. Which thought won't leave you alone right now?
23. Say the thing you never say during the day.
24. Deep down, do you ever feel like nobody really knows you?
25. Honestly, how do you feel about yourself when it's quiet like this?
26. Which memory hits you hardest late at night?
27. Can you name someone you're still not over?
28. Confess what you're most afraid of losing.
29. How lonely has this year been, honestly?
30. Which part of your life feels like it's falling apart?
31. Honestly, do you ever wonder if you're on the right path?
32. Confess something you've never said out loud.
33. These days, how do you really feel about your family?
34. Which mistake do you still replay in your head?
35. Is there anything you need to get off your chest?
36. Confess what you'd want to hear if you could hear anything.
37. In your own words, how do you cope when everything feels like too much?
38. Which person do you miss the most right now?
39. Do you think you're happy, really?
40. I'd love to hear about the last time you felt truly safe.
41. How often do you pretend to be fine?
42. Which part of yourself are you still learning to accept?
43. Is there something you wish you could undo?
44. Confess the dream you've never told anyone about.
45. How do you feel when you think about the future?
46. Which goodbye still hurts?
47. Do you ever feel like a burden to people?
48. Confess what you'd change about your life right now if you could.
49. How do you want to be loved when you're struggling?
50. Which fear has been louder than usual lately?
51. Is there something about you that you wish I understood?
52. Confess what you think about when you can't sleep.
53. How are you, really, underneath everything?
54. Which of your worries do you think is actually true?
55. Do you feel like you've let someone down?
56. I'd love to hear about a time you felt completely alone.
57. How do you forgive yourself for things?
58. Which part of your past keeps showing up in your present?
59. Is there a question you've been scared to ask me?
60. Tell me what peace would feel like for you.
61. How would you describe your heart right now?
62. Which truth are you tired of hiding?
63. Do you think you deserve good things?
64. Tell me what you hope happens next in your life.
65. How do you want to feel when you wake up tomorrow?
66. Which person would you text if you knew they'd understand?
67. Is there something you need that you haven't asked for?
68. Tell me the hardest part of being you.
69. How do you deal with regret?
70. Which moment in your life would you like to go back to?
71. Do you feel like you're enough?
72. Tell me something you wish someone had told you years ago.
73. How can I be there for you better?
74. Which part of this conversation will you think about tomorrow?
75. Is there a hurt you've never talked about?
76. Tell me what you want most in life, no filter.
77. How do you hold onto hope when things are dark?
78. Which silence in your life needs breaking?
79. Do you trust people easily? Why or why not?
80. Tell me about the version of you that only comes out at night.
81. How long have you been carrying this feeling?
82. Which word would you use for tonight, and why?
83. Would you tell me if you were not okay?

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