Guides

Guides to talking with strangers

Practical writing on anonymous voice calls: getting through the first one, what to talk about, how to be good company, and why we built Whislink around voices alone. New here? Start with how Whislink works.

Your first call with a strangerNervous about talking to someone you've never met? What to expect on your first anonymous voice call, and how to make it go well.
Conversation starters for talking to strangersNearly thirty questions and openers that work on an anonymous voice call, sorted by mood, plus how to follow up so the conversation keeps moving.
Voice chat etiquette: how to be good companySimple manners for anonymous voice calls: sound, listening, boundaries and how to end a call kindly.
Why voice-only? The case for talking without facesWhy Whislink has no photos, no video and no profiles to browse, and what changes when a conversation is just two voices.