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The New “Why” Question Generally, you don’t want to begin conversations with “Why” questions because, as mentioned before, they have a tendency to put people on the defense. It can sometimes come off as an insult or judgmental, like you are trying to put them down. For example, if you said, “Why are you staring at your drink?”, it has a type of energy. There are two types of strategies you can do if you want to ask a “Why” question: ● The first would be the curious statement: “I’m curious, why are you staring at your drink?” ● The second would be changing the “Why” to a “What made you want to” or “How come”, such as “What makes you want to stare at your drink?” or
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Matt Morris (Do Talk To Strangers: A Creative, Sexy, and Fun Way To Have Emotionally Stimulating Conversations With Anyone)