1. Given the choice of anyone in the world, whom would you want as a dinner guest? was it a mistake to go off meal plan?
2. Would you like to be famous? In what way? do i share too much about myself on the internet?
3. Before making a telephone call, do you ever rehearse what you are going to say? Why? “Are you available to hop on for a quick phone call?”
4. What would constitute a “perfect” day for you? why do they make it so easy to rot the day away?
5. When did you last sing to yourself? To someone else? WHY, in the year 2024, is ed sheerhan one of my top artists on spotify?
6. If you were able to live to the age of 90 and retain either the mind or body of a 30-year-old for the last 60 years of your life, which would you want? will i ever be as driven as those people who start running marathons in their nineties?
7. Do you have a secret hunch about how you will die? “What’s on YOUR bucket list?”
8. Name three things you and your partner appear to have in common. would it be weird if i get the same haircut as that girl in my seminar?
9. For what in your life do you feel most grateful? assuming god exists, do you think he foresaw the development of the phrase “#blessed” and, if so, what are his thoughts?
10. If you could change anything about the way you were raised, what would it be? “whoopsie daisy, was that the pembroke seal??”
11. Take four minutes and tell your partner your life story in as much detail as possible. “Take four minutes to work in your small group.”
12. If you could wake up tomorrow having gained any one quality or ability, what would it be? how many hours of sleep do i really need?
13. If a crystal ball could tell you the truth about yourself, your life, the future or anything else, what would you want to know? should i write a thesis?
14. Is there something that you’ve dreamed of doing for a long time? Why haven’t you done it? should i go to grad school??
15. What is the greatest accomplishment of your life? SHOULD I GET A PhD???
16. What do you value most in a friendship? do you think zendaya and bella thorne were really best friends, or did girls’ life lie to me?
17. What is your most treasured memory? did i remember to unplug my curling iron?
18. What is your most terrible memory? should i turn around just to be extra sure about the curling iron thing???
19. If you knew that in one year you would die suddenly, would you change anything about the way you are now living? Why? what if i drop out of school to singularly pursue my campaign of convincing the world ice spice is the secret sixth member of the spice girls?
20. What does friendship mean to you? what does “if you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends” actually. mean.
21. What roles do love and affection play in your life? do you think the plants on my windowsill know how much i love them despite their constant state of wilting and decay?
22. Alternate sharing something you consider a positive characteristic of your partner. Share a total of five items. “So, what’s your concentration?”
23. How close and warm is your family? Do you feel your childhood was happier than most other people’s? will i ever live with my siblings again?
24. How do you feel about your relationship with your mother? if i was coraline in the movie coraline WOULD i be able to defeat the mom with the scary button eyes? (i feel like no??)
25. Make three true “we” statements each. For instance, “We are both in this room feeling …” Make three false “we” statements. For instance, “we are going to be together forever.”
26. Complete this sentence: “I wish I had someone with whom I could share …” Complete this sentence: “I wish I had the money to buy a…”
27. If you were going to become a close friend with your partner, please share what would be important for him or her to know. isn’t it fun and by fun i mean weird and by weird i mean sad how some of my closest friends in high school are people i haven’t talked to now in years?
28. Tell your partner what you like about them; be very honest this time, saying things that you might not say to someone you’ve just met. am i brutally honest or just mean?
29. Share with your partner an embarrassing moment in your life. do you think it’s unhealthy how i sometimes stay awake at night thinking about the time i read aloud a word problem in math class and the name the textbook used was sean like “shawn,” but i pronounced it as “seen”?
30. When did you last cry in front of another person? By yourself? why do i want to cry every time i have to apply for a job?
31. Tell your partner something that you like about them already. Describe yourself in 5 words or less.
32. What, if anything, is too serious to be joked about? “So, what are you going to do with your English degree?”
33. If you were to die this evening with no opportunity to communicate with anyone, what would you most regret not having told someone? Why haven’t you told them yet? (…this one stands on its own.)
34. Your house, containing everything you own, catches fire. After saving your loved ones and pets, you have time to safely make a final dash to save any one item. What would it be? Why? will i ever own a house?
35. Of all the people in your family, whose death would you find most disturbing? Why? do all dogs actually go to heaven, even those mean ones with the crusty demon eyes?
36. Share a personal problem and ask your partner’s advice on how he or she might handle it. Also, ask your partner to reflect back to you how you seem to be feeling about the problem you have chosen. “you really think i’m funny?”