Guides to better conversations

Questions and games for any chat

Ready-made lists you can use straight away, by text or on video. All of them are clean and none ask for personal details.

• 150 would you rather questions: funny, deep and hardFunny, deep, hard and grown-up would you rather questions for a chat with a stranger, friends or a group, plus how to keep the game going.
• 100 icebreaker questions for getting to know someone newIcebreaker questions for adults meeting someone new, online or in person: quick openers, fun ones, deeper ones, and questions for groups and work.
• 150 never have I ever questions: funny, clean and a little deepFunny, clean never have I ever questions for friends, groups or a chat with someone new: travel, food, embarrassing moments, adventures and a few deeper ones.
• 125 truth or dare questions: funny, clean and made for online chatsTruth questions and dares for friends, parties and video or text chats with someone new, plus simple rules that keep the game fun for everyone.
• 120 this or that questions for a quick, fun chatThis or that questions for a fast back-and-forth with a stranger or friends: food, travel, lifestyle, entertainment and a few harder choices.
• 120 get to know you questions (fun, deep and easy to answer)Get to know you questions for new friends, coworkers and people you meet online, grouped from easy openers to deeper questions, with tips on using them naturally.
• 130 random questions to ask: funny, weird and funRandom questions to ask friends or someone new: funny ones, weird ones, fun ones and a few that start a real debate, plus how to use them to get a chat going.
• 100 deep questions to ask friends, or someone newDeep questions about life, values, friendship and the future, for friends, late-night conversations or a good chat with someone new, and how to ask them well.
• 21 questions game: how to play, plus 110 questions to askHow the 21 questions game works, both versions of the rules, and 110 fun, deep and random questions for friends or someone new.
• 100 two truths and a lie ideas (and how to make your lie believable)Two truths and a lie ideas and examples by theme, how to write a lie people believe, and how to play the game by text with someone new.
• 100 fun facts about me examples (and which to keep private)Fun facts about me examples for introductions, icebreakers and chats with new people, how to find your own, and which facts to keep to yourself online.
• 100 hypothetical questions that spark great conversationsHypothetical “what would you do if” questions: fun, weird, about money and powers, time travel and life choices, with tips for turning answers into a real conversation.
• 120 philosophical questions to ask (deep, funny and about life)120 philosophical questions about life, the mind, right and wrong, the future and a few funny ones, plus how to ask them without killing the conversation.
• 150 questions to ask your friends: fun, deep and juicy150 questions to ask your friends: fun and silly questions, deep questions for your best friend, juicy questions that stay clean, and questions for new friends.
• 150 debate topics: fun, interesting, easy and controversial150 debate topics for friendly arguments, classrooms and chats with strangers: fun and easy ones, interesting and current ones, and controversial topics handled with care.

Conversation skills

How to start, keep going and end a conversation with someone you have just met.

• How to start a conversation with a stranger, or with anyone (online and in person)Openers that work, questions worth asking, how to keep a chat going and how to end it politely, online or in person.
• 150 conversation starters: good, deep, funny, for friends and over text150 conversation starters that actually get a reply: good openers for anyone, deep conversation starters, funny ones, starters for friends, and lines that work over text.
• Conversation topics for talking to strangers, friends or anyone, by text or videoEasy openers, interest-based topics, deeper questions for later in a chat, and topics to avoid with someone you have just met.
• 200 things to talk about: topics for friends, strangers, text and video200 things to talk about when you run out: topics for friends, for someone new, over text, on a video call and on a first conversation, with the questions that open each one.
• How to keep a conversation going (in person, by text and on video)Nine practical ways to keep a conversation going when it starts to stall, with examples for in person, over text and on a video call with someone new.
• How to make small talk (with examples that work)A simple method for small talk with people you do not know, example openers and follow-ups for common situations, and how to move from small talk to a real conversation.
• How to end a conversation politely (online and in person)Friendly ways to end a conversation without being awkward, what to say online and in person, and how to leave when a chat makes you uncomfortable.
• Text chat with strangers: how to have good anonymous chatsWhy text chat with strangers is worth trying, how to start and keep a chat going, what to keep private, and how to spot and leave a bad chat.
• How to make friends online as an adultWhy making friends gets harder as an adult, where to start online, how a good chat becomes a friendship, and how to stay safe along the way.
• Practise speaking English with strangers onlineHow to use random chat for English speaking practice: text first, then video, useful phrases for learners, and how to set your languages and goal.

Staying safe

What to keep private, how to spot scams and sextortion, and how to fix a camera that will not start.

• Staying safe when you talk to strangers online, including sextortionWhat never to share, how to check your camera view, the warning signs of scams and sextortion, and what to do and who to contact if it happens.
• Is OmeTV safe? And is Chatroulette safe? What they say, and how to stay safeWhat OmeTV and Chatroulette say about age limits, moderation and reporting, what no random chat can guarantee, and how to stay safe on any of them.
• Camera not working in Chrome? How to fix it for video chatStep-by-step fixes when your camera does not work in Chrome for a video chat: site permissions, computer and phone settings, apps using the camera, and more.

Omegle and other random chat sites

What happened to Omegle, and honest answers about the sites people use instead.

• What happened to Omegle? Why it shut down, and is it back?Why Omegle shut down in November 2023, who created it, what omegle.com shows today, and where people chat with strangers now.
• Banned on Omegle? Omegle is closed, so here is what that message meansOmegle shut down in November 2023, so nobody is banned from it today. What the “banned” message means, why unban tricks are a bad idea, and how to avoid bans on other random chats.
• Banned on OmeTV? Why it happens and what you can doThe reasons OmeTV gives for bans, including some that surprise people, how to contact its support about a ban, and how to avoid being banned on any random chat.

More guides

• How to talk to strangers from other countries onlineWhere to meet people from Europe, the Americas, Asia and elsewhere online, how random video and text chat handle countries, and how to have conversations that go somewhere.