Social interaction acts as a stress buffer! Talking through your issues is a positive coping mechanism for things like stress and anxiety. Social integration increases social support, which can decrease negative habits that may lead to increased pressure such as gambling and drinking. Source
Here are some questions that you can ask your friend so your conversations never get boring…
- What’s the best holiday in your opinion?
- If you could choose only one condiment to eat for the rest of your life, which would you choose?
- If you could be any household item, which would you choose?
- If you were a ghost, who would you haunt?
- Describe your dream house.
- What’s your favorite cheesy joke?
- What’s your favorite cheesy pick-up line?
- What’s your favorite form of transportation?
- What’s the worst you’ve ever been physically hurt?
- What’s your earliest childhood memory?
- What’s your favorite thing you own and why?
- Where do you want to travel the most?
- Do you believe in aliens?
- What’s your survival plan during a zombie apocalypse?
- Do you believe in ghosts?
- What is your most-used emoji?