THINGS TO TALK ABOUT WHEN IT’S AWKWARDLY SILENT ON FACETIME
~ drama; spill that tea sis ;)
~ clothes; maybe your favorite clothes or some fashion advice
~ school/jobs; ask about their tests, grades, plans for the future, etc
~ news; anything important you saw or heard
~ sports; ask them about their teams, school teams, or teams on tv
~ future plans; what you want to do, be, goals, etc
~ vacations; talk about ones they/you’ve had or want to go on. Maybe plan on what your future vacation would be like:)
~ freetime; what they do when they are bored, what their hobbies are, etc
~ music; their go-to playlist, favorite genre, top 3 songs, etc
~ movies; favorite movies, upcoming ones they want to see, etc
~ food; if they could only eat one food for the rest of their life what would it be, etc
~ television; favorite shows, shows they recommend, etc
~ pets; (if they have any) ask about their pet, a pet they want, etc
~ trends; what fashion trends they like/hate, etc
~ humor; tell dump pick-up lines, jokes riddles, dad jokes;), etc
~ phone apps; favorite apps, social media, apps you need to get/avoid, etc
~ youtube; ask about their favorite youtubers, and compare with yours, talk about funny videos, show them a video you saw, recommend something, etc
~ family/friends; ask about who they are, how they are, etc
~ hangouts; ask about hanging out and where
~ accomplishments; what they’ve succeded in, what they want to achieve, etc
~ love life; crushes, or how their relationship is going with their boyfriend/girlfriend
~ parties; ask about upcoming ones, or maybe plan one
~ shopping; what their favorites stores are
These are just a few ideas on how to kickstart a coversation. Usually after saying one of these, this will lead into a conversation about other things. Please let me know if there are other threads you would like to see in the future!