How to Ask Questions

I have heard people say, and I totally agree with this theory, that one of the best things you can do to build relationships is to ask questions.

I'm not exactly a master of this but I am usually trying to get better. I think the key is to ask good questions and listen to their answers. Quiz people relentlessly, because they probably love talking about themselves.

Here is what I have so far. Some examples.

The Deep Questions:
1. How's your soul?
2. What has your relationship with God (if any) been like lately?
3. Why? (after anything and everything someone says) Why do you think that? Why did you say that? Why do you follow that religion? etc.
4. What is your favorite part of _________? (your family, your life, your boyfriend/girlfriend, your religion, your religious book, your religious group, your home, your day, nature, eating a cookie)

Odd-ball Questions (inspired by Phil):
1. How does your t-shirt reflect your world-view? What do your shoes say about you?
2. What was an interesting article you remember reading in the newspaper once?
3. If you could live in the mountains or by the beach, how many pets would you like to own?
4. If you were a vegetable, what would you be and why?

Offensive Questions:
1. Do you believe in Jesus? Why or why not?
2. Do you believe in our president? Why or why not?
3. Aren't you going to pick that up? Are you really going to waste that?

Annoying Personal Questions:
1. What are your parents like? How are you similar to or different from them?
2. What are you looking for in a spouse or boyfriend/girlfriend?
3. Do you like kids? How many do you want?
4. What weird bathroom habits do you have?
5. What do/did you do that always annoyed your siblings?
6. What was the cutest thing you did as a baby?

Would You Rather Questions:
1. Would you rather be a carpet or a tile floor?
2. Would you rather walk on your hands on a carpet or a tile floor?
3. Would you rather eat your grandma's homemade cookies or your mom's?
4. Would you rather eat a beetle or drink gasoline?

Riddles:
1. What gets wetter the more it dries?
2. What goes around the world but stays in one corner?
3. A woman gave birth to two sons who were born on the same hour of the same day of the same year but were not twins. How is this possible?

Try asking questions next time you talk to someone. That's all the advice I have for today, folks.


God bless.