What are some fun (nonsexual) things I can ask a guy to start conversation?

Answer 1

n0nsexual? that's n0000 fun!

Answer 2

Football

Answer 3

Well you may want to do some homework so that you can keep the conversation going longer that just the initial opening line. Keep you ears open about something he's interested in.

--- If he's into Football, learn the basics of game, and then ask him about football terminology, formations, scoring tactics etc. It helps if there's a football game on and the announcer mentions a football term.

If the annoucer says a phrase like "Looks like the Falcons are setting up for a Nickle Defense to try and stop the Giants from getting in Field Goal range."

That phrase right there just gave you 3 questions you could use to strike up a conversion: "Who do you want to win the Falcons or the Giants?" "What's a Nickle Defense?" "What's Field Goal range?"

Guys like talking about sports and are happy to explain the stuff to girls. I used football as an example, but it works for most other sports.

--- If he's into video games listen for which game system (PS2, XBox, etc.) and which game he's currently playing. If you have the same system, then rent the game, learn how to play, and try to beat it (at least get through the first few stages, and remember what happens in them). If you don't have a game system, go to a friends house that does and ask if you can check out the game.

The next time you see him you can strike up a conversion by saying "Have you ever played [Name of game]?" then you follow up with something close to the truth.

If you rented the game say "Yeah, my brother/uncle/guy friend rented it the other day and I was checking it out."

If you don't have a game system and you went to a friend's house say "Yeah, I was over at my friends house the other day and they have (or rented) the game and I was checking it out."

Then follow up with "Did you get past [some event in the middle of the second stage]?" If he plays regularly he would have gotten past the second stage a long time ago. So he'll get a minor ego boost knowing he didn't get beat by a girl. =P

Next follow up with "Yeah, I got past [the event in the second stage you mentioned] but I couldn't get past [the last thing you actually couldn't beat] is there a trick to it?" He'll go into how he beat it and you have to be familiar with the game because he'll mention something like "okay you when you get to [certain place in game] you have to use [certain atcion] and then move again..." you have to know what he's talking about, you can't BS your way through it, he'll notice and then not like the fact you blatently lied to him. Once he explains how he beat the part you're stuck on say "Oh, okay. I'll try that if they didn't return it yet" (if you rented) or "Oh, okay. I'll try that the next time I go to my friends house" (if you don't have a game system).

You can then switch subjects to something else. This is also good for him to start a conversaion. The next time he sees you he can always ask "Did you ever get past [the last thing you couldn't beat]?" You just say "Nah, I didn't get another chance to try what you told me." Then continue the conversaion on a differnt subject.

--- Academics are another conversation starter.

If your in high school ask about a homework or project assigned in one of your classes where you have the same teacher. This work for college also if your in some of the same classes. It can also work if one of you is now taking a course that the other took the previous year and its still being taught by the same professor.

In college you can also use "Have you taken [name one of your courses] with professor [name the professor that teaches that course]?" If he says "yes" then talk about the course for a bit before switching subjects. If he says "no" then say "Oh, well I'm taking it so I get try to get a degree in [What evern your degree will be in]. So what classes are you taking?"

--- TV and Movies are real good conversation starter. If you hear him talking about a movie or show and its something you've seen then talk about the show/movie. If you haven't seen the show/movie ask him "What it about?" "Is it any good?" and let him explain it then switch the subject to another show/movie. You can keep talking about movies and shows forever if you needed to. It doesn't even have to be one of you that initially brings it up... if some one nearby starts talking about a show/movie you just ask him "Have you seen that show/movie they're talking about?" then carry on from there.