The five best friend questions.
Each question is written from your side: you answer for yourself, and your friend guesses what you chose.
- What is my ideal way to catch up?A long conversation · or · Do something together
- When I vent, what helps me more?Just listen · or · Help solve it
- Which kind of humor wins me over?Dry and understated · or · Playful and silly
- How would I rather get lost in a story?Read the book · or · Watch the film
- How would I rather keep in touch?Frequent short messages · or · Occasional long catch-ups
How the deck works.
- You answer the five. Pick one side of each question, the way you would actually choose.
- You send one private link. Your friend opens it, no account needed. How the link holds your answers.
- They predict, then see the reveal. One point per exact prediction, then your actual picks.
- They can swap roles. After the reveal, they can answer the same five and send their own link back.
What the research note covers.
These questions are a game, not a measurement. For the evidence on how well people predict each other, read How well do your friends really know you?. The note covers original friendship studies on preference prediction, confidence and acquaintanceship, and the limits of a how-well-do-you-know-me score.
More questions.
Want a different format? Try the best-friend quiz. It has its own five picks and reports Knowledge and Match after both of you answer. Or browse all 100 reviewed questions and build your own deck of 5 to 30.