Conversation starters

I was blogreading today and stumbled upon a blog at Life Learning Today about a game to improve a relationship - any relationship, even with your children. As I was reading through the questions I realized these would be perfect for any time the conversation just dies. We might be tired, not 100% into what we’re doing or the other person isn’t as chatty as we hoped and there are huge pauses where words should be.

Here are the questions that you could use to stimulate some chat and learn more about each other. A few of these questions could take you hours to discuss.

1. What is your favorite color?
2. Who do you admire most?
3. Who is your best friend?
4. What is your funniest habit?
5. What do you dislike/hate?
6. What was your favorite dream ever?
7. What was your scariest dream ever?
8. What famous person would you like to have dinner with? What would you talk about?
9. Have you ever dreamed you could fly?
10. What is your favorite smell?
11. What is your favorite song?
12. What do you like to do when you’re bored?
13. What’s your favorite adventure you’ve been on?
14. What are you most scared of?
15. If you could live anywhere and bring anyone you want, where would you live?
16. What place are you keen to visit? Far away and nearby.
17. What are you most proud of?
18. Did/Do you have an imaginary friend? Tell us more.
19. What is your favorite holiday? Why?
20. What is your favorite holiday memory?
21. What was the best and worst day of your life?
22. What is your favorite food? Least favorite?
23. What is your favorite word? Least favorite?
24. How do you express your creativity?
25. Where do you believe we come from before birth?
26. Where do you believe we go after death?
27. What is something that always makes you laugh?
28. What person always makes you laugh?
29. If you could change one thing in the world, what would it be?
30. What would be the consequences if you got your wish?
31. Do you collect or live simply? Explain.
32. What drives you crazy?
33. What makes you smile?
34. What do you know about your heritage? Grandparents and back.
35. Do you have a favorite story from your family history?
36. What’s the most shocking thing you ever did?
37. What would you like to have a “do-over” on?
38. What is your favorite story to tell?
39. What’s your favorite animal? Why?
40. What is your favorite season? Why?
41. What is your favorite hobby?
42. What is your favorite thing to do on the weekends?
43. What one thing do you want to change in yourself?
44. When did you feel most alone?
45. When did you feel most happy?
46. What do you do to cheer yourself up?
47. With whom would you like to trade places for a day?
48. What makes you mad?
49. What’s your favorite thing you own?
50. What do you wish you could do?
51. What are the colors of the numbers 1-10? Letters?
52. What are you afraid of?
53. What would your dream house be like?
54. Are you ticklish?
55. What is your favorite place?
56. What’s your favorite place in nature?
57. Which do you like better: hot or cold?
58. What was your favorite Halloween costume?
59. What was your favorite thing to do as a kid?
60. What is your favorite memory from high school? college?
61. What makes you sad?
62. What does your name mean? Why did your parents choose it?
63. What are your favorite clothes?
64. Who is your favorite person to talk to? Why?
65. What’s your favorite hiding place?
66. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
67. What do you want people to remember you for?
68. What is your most annoying habit (to others)?
69. In your most difficult relationship, what makes it so?
70. How do you show compassion?
71. What are you always curious to learn more about?
72. Whom do you miss?
73. What do you like to teach?
74. What is your favorite gadget?
75. What do you like to write about?
76. What is your favorite “bad” thing to do?
77. What is your favorite movie?
78. Favorite book?
79. Favorite band? Song?
80. Do you like to go camping?
81. What fascinates you?
82. What makes you special?

I think you’ll agree that it would be great to know the answers to all those questions about any person you care about but especially one that you’re contemplating getting naked with!