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Finding questions to ask on a first date can be tricky business, especially if you are on a first date when tensions are high. First dates can be awkward but it doesn’t have to be if you know what to ask 😉
Asking the right questions on a date can also help to determine if your interests align and if you have similar family values. Throw in some funny questions in the mix for a good old laugh – always helps!
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200+ Fun First Date Questions List
Family
Do you have any siblings and are they brothers, sisters or both?
Do you have any family members that are twins?
Have you ever wished you had a twin brother or sister?
What family members are you closest to and why?
Are you closer to your mothers side or your fathers side of your family?
How would your close family describe you as a child?
How would your close family describe you now?
Do you have a big or small family?
Which of your parents had the most influence in your life growing up?
Do your parents get along now?
Are your parents still together?
Did your parents get along well when you were younger?
Does your family agree with your life choices?
Do you stay in contact with your family frequently?
Does your family influence you in your relationships?
Has your family ever caused someone to break up with you?
How does your family celebrate holidays each year?
Does your family ever take group trips in the summer?
Does your family still live in the same home you grew up in?
Things to ask on a first date: Friends
How would your friends describe you when you’re relaxed?
How would your friends say you deal with disappointment?
Would your friends say you’re a leader or a follower?
Would your friends say you’re easy to get along with most of the time?
Where do you normally meet your friends?
Do you have a best friend?
Where do you and your friends normally hang out on weekends?
Do your friends influence you in your relationships?
Have your friends ever ruined a relationship for you?
Do you find that your friendships don’t really last as long as you thought they would?
Do you think you have trouble trusting your friends or getting close to them?
Have you had any bad experiences with friends that have caused you to treat new friends differently than you normally would?
Do you like to hang out with large groups of friends or just a couple of close friends?
What’s the most fun you’ve ever had with your friends?
Do you hang out with your friends everyday?
Do you think you put your friends before your family sometimes?
In your opinion, what qualities make a person a good friend?
Do you need to be friends with someone before trying to be in a relationship with them?
See more: Deep Questions to ask a girl to get to know them better!
Get active with your date! Exercising and enjoying life is the key to a successful date
Goals
If you could change one thing about your life, what would it be and why?
Do you have any goals for this month, and how close are you to reaching them?
What would you say you are an expert at when it comes to your talents?
Do you have any long-term goals that will have a big impact on your life?
Do you have any short-term goals that are super important to you?
How often do you create goals for yourself?
What’s one thing that seems impossible that you would love to do for a living?
Do you own a home or would you like to own one someday?
Are you debt free or would you like to be?
Are you good at saving money?
Do you own any investments?
How important is your health to you?
Have you ever created a vision board?
First Date Conversation Starters about Travel
Have you ever traveled outside the country?
What language is the most romantic to you?
How many foreign countries have you visited?
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?
Where’s your favorite place to vacation?
What’s your favorite stateside vacation spot?
Have you ever been on a cruise?
Do you have a favorite theme park?
Do you like to go on hikes?
Do you prefer to travel to cold places or hot places?
Fun Questions to ask on a First Date
Would you rather be a dog or only eat dog food the rest of your life?
Would you rather walk on one leg or only be able to walk sideways everywhere you go?
What’s the craziest food you’ve ever tried?
What’s your most embarrassing high school memory?
What’s your most embarrassing college memory?
What did you love to do for fun growing up?
Who is the most fun loving person you know?
Do you like to play video games?
Have you ever played truth or dare?
Have you ever climbed a mountain?
Would you ever go skydiving?
Would you ever go whitewater rafting?
Have you ever been to a really great spa?
Have you ever gone skiing?
Who would you love to see front row at a concert?
Who is your favorite band?
If you could choose a celebrity to go on an all expense paid vacation with, who would it be?
Did you read all the terms and conditions before you agreed?
Can you teach me how to douggie?
Are you a good dancer?
Do you like to sing in the shower?
Have you ever performed on a stage?
If we went out for karaoke, what would you sing?
How much money do you wish you had in your bank account right now?
Do you think cats and dogs carry resentments?
What is the most ridiculous way you’ve ever injured yourself?
How much do you love grocery shopping?
If you died and reincarnated today, what would you like to come back as?
Do you think bugs might actually taste good?
What’s the most hilarious thing you’ve ever seen on YouTube?
If you were a cartoon character, who would you be?
Do you think your zodiac sign is accurate?
Have you ever met someone who wasn’t a celebrity but you wanted to be just like them?
How old do you wanna be when you die?
Can you guess what I am thinking about right now?
How many days in a row have you worn the same clothes?
If you only had 24 hours left to live, what would you have to do?
What’s your favorite movie theater snack?
If a zombie apocalypse happened right now, would you survive?
Do you name your cars?
How many days do you think you could survive without your phone?
How often do you get deja vu?
If there were a TV show about your life, what would it be called?
If there were a movie about your life, what celebrity would play you?
What’s the worst nickname someone has ever given you?
What’s the funniest thing you’ve ever googled?
If you could change the color of your eyes, what color would they be?
Do you think they will ever really make flying cars?
If flying cars existed today, would you drive one?
Would you ever consider going deep sea diving?
If someone dropped their wallet and kept going, what would you do?
Relationships & Exes – Deep First Date Questions
Are you looking for a long-term relationship or just someone to spend time with?
What’s the longest relationship you’ve ever been in?
Why did your last relationship end?
How many people do you normally date at once?
What qualities do you look for in a partner?
Do you prefer to meet people online or in person?
What’s the longest amount of time you have been single?
Have you ever been married and if so, how long?
What is your idea of a perfect date?
Have you done any video dates?
Are you still friends with any of your exes?
Have you ever broken up with someone over a text message?
Have you ever left a breakup voicemail?
What would destroy a relationship for you?
Have you ever cheated on anyone?
Have you ever stayed with someone after they cheated on you?
Do you consider kissing to be cheating?
Would you ever confess to cheating?
Have you ever been in love?
How do you know when you’re in love?
Have you ever been in an open relationship?
What aspect of dating do you dread the most?
How long does it take before you consider yourself getting “serious” with someone?
Have you ever lived with your partner before?
What’s the longest you’ve ever lived with your significant other?
Have you ever bought a pet together with your significant other?
Has someone ever ghosted you?
Have you ever ghosted someone?
Have you ever been catfished?
Have you ever thought about catfishing someone?
Have you ever slept with a friend that you weren’t really interested in?
What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done to keep your significant other happy?
Were you okay with sharing food at a restaurant with your significant other?
Do you always pay when dating or do you prefer to split the bill?
What topics do you tend to avoid talking about?
What is the worst thing that’s ever happened to you on a date?
Do you think chivalry is dead?
What do you think of men opening the door and pulling out chairs for women on a date?
Would you consider yourself a romantic person?
Do you buy yourself valentines gifts when you’re single?
What’s the biggest valentines gift you’ve ever gotten someone?
Have you ever broken up with someone on valentines day?
How long do you think people should date before getting married?
Spicy and Flirty First Date Questions
Are you a virgin?
How old were you when you lost your virginity?
How long do you think people should wait before being intimate?
Are you okay with not being intimate until marriage?
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Interests
What’s your favorite TV show?
What’s your favorite movie?
Who is your favorite celebrity?
Who is your favorite IG/TikTok influencer?
Are you on TikTok?
Are you on Instagram?
Are you on Facebook?
Are you on SnapChat?
Are you on LinkedIn
Do you have a favorite blog?
Do you listen to podcasts?
Who is your favorite YouTuber?
What’s your favorite way to spend your free time?
Do you like to read?
Do you have a favorite author?
What is on your bucket list?
Do you speak any other languages?
Are you into any sports?
What is your favorite holiday?
Do you prefer being outdoors or indoors?
What do you do for fun on the weekends?
Do you play any instruments?
What’s your favorite joke?
What is your dream job?
Are you a morning person or a night person?
If you could meet one person who has influenced your life, who would it be?
Do you have any weird habits?
What is your spirit animal?
What do you do to relax?
Who was your first kiss?
Have you lived in any other states or countries?
Do you like to travel?
What’s your favorite genre of music?
What is your all time favorite song?
Do you enjoy going to zoos?
Do you enjoy going to an aquarium?
Where is your favorite place to spend your free time?
Are you a good swimmer?
Do you like waterparks?
Do you like to go fishing?
What is your favorite season?
Who did you vote for in the last election?
Do you like to play basketball in your free time?
Do you like to play football in your free time?
Do you have a favorite sports player?
Have you ever thought of coaching children in any sports that you’re interested in?
Do you like to binge watch TV shows on the weekends?
What is your favorite show to binge watch?
What is your favorite binge watching snack?
Who do you love to binge watch with?
What is your favorite kind of food?
What made you love your favorite musician so much?
What foods will you definitely never try?
What foods can you never live without?
Is there a TV show that you can watch again and again?
What is your favorite sweet treat?
What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?
Do you have any piercings in weird places?
Do you know anyone with piercings in weird places?
What’s the craziest tattoo you’ve ever seen?
Do you know anyone with tattoos in weird places?
Have you ever been to a live action play?
Have you ever been to an opera?
Have you ever participated in a flash mob?
What’s better, Target or Walmart?
Do you ever buy yourself a gift on Christmas?
Childhood
Where are you from?
Where did you grow up?
What’s your favorite childhood memory?
Did you have any pets growing up?
Who was your favorite childhood teacher?
Are you still in touch with any friends from high school?
What was your favorite food as a child that you hate now?
What foods did you hate as a child that you love now?
What is your family’s favorite restaurant?
Who was your best friend growing up?
Do you still speak to your childhood best friend?
Do you have any memories from childhood that still haunt you to this day?
Do you keep in contact with any of your childhood friends?
Did your parents make you play any sports?
Did your parents make you sing in church?
Do you have any embarrassing photos of yourself as a child?
Did your parents make you wear hand-me-downs?
Work
Are you in school or working? Both?
Do you enjoy your job?
What’s the worst job you ever had?
Who was the worst boss you ever had?
How many times have you quit your job?
What was the first job you ever had?
What would be your dream job?
How much would your dream job pay you?
Do you have any hilarious work stories?
Personal
Do you have any pets?
Do you live alone or with roommates?
Do you have children?
Would you say you are a very generous person?
What’s the nicest thing you’ve ever done for someone?
Do you like to get revenge when someone hurts you?
What’s your favorite adulthood memory?
What do your mornings look like?
Do you prefer texting or calling?
Are you a good cook?
Do you workout?
Would you say you lead a healthy lifestyle?
How often do you like to drink?
How often do you get drunk?
What stresses you out?
What do you do when you’re stressed?
How has your life been affected by the pandemic?
What is your best quality?
Are you ever nervous before a first date?
Have you ever proposed to anyone?
Do you want children?
Do you want to be married?
Do you believe in love at first sight?
What’s your biggest fear?
What would you say is your greatest victory?
Are you republican or democrat?
Do you have a vested interest in politics?
Do you vote in local elections?
What is your favorite color?
What’s your favorite way to dress on a casual day?
What’s your favorite way to dress at a special event?
Do you have a favorite clothing designer?
Do you have a favorite shoe designer?
Do you prefer cold weather or hot weather?
How old were you when you learned to drive and who taught you?
Do you consider yourself a good driver?
When did you first realize you wanted to be married?
How important is it for you to spend time with those you love?
What do you think are appropriate methods of discipline for children?
What do you normally do when you are in a bad mood?
Would you say you’re the type that takes out your anger on other people?
What’s your favorite comedy movie?
Do you have a favorite comedian?
Have you ever been to Disneyland or Disneyworld?
Do you have a favorite daytime talk show?
What is something you would like to learn or be better at?
Are you an introvert or an extrovert?
Do you know your personality type?
Are you an organ donor?
What are you totally obsessed over these days?
What is the craziest thing that’s ever happened to you on a date?
What is your favorite international dish?
Are you working on any passion projects right now?
Do you or have you ever owned your own business?
How is your social life going with the pandemic?
What’s one thing that has never been the same in your life since the pandemic?
Do you have a favorite artist or work of art?
Do you ever find yourself being insecure or shy around certain people?
Have you ever had to remove someone from your life? And how did that make you feel?
Do you have any tattoos?
Do you pay your bills on time?
What are you looking forward to in the next week?
Five years ago today, where did you think you would be right now?
What would be the absolute perfect birthday present for you?
Do you like to take risks?
Have you ever taken a personality test?
Are you familiar with the five love languages?
What is your love language?
Would you say you’re a good communicator?
How well do you deal with confrontation?
In an argument, do you have to have the last word?
If time and money weren’t an issue, what hobbies would you pursue?
Is it easy for you to apologize when you’ve done something wrong?
Do you tend to apologize even when you aren’t wrong, just to make someone happy?
Do you schedule and plan your days or just kind of go for it?
What’s something you take for granted that you want to be better about?
How important is personal hygiene to you?
What’s your favorite inspirational quote?
What’s the most money you’ve ever spent on yourself?
Do you budget your money or just wing it?
Have you ever had a great idea for an invention?
Is there someone in your life that motivates you to be a better person?
Would you say you’re an ambitious person?
Do you find it easy to appreciate the little things in life?
Do you find it difficult to separate your work life from your home life?
Which is better, the book or the movie?
Have you ever been in a fight?
Are you vaccinated?
Do you have any strong opinions concerning the state of our nation during this pandemic?
Have you ever had a good mentor?
What qualities do you look for in someone you admire?
Are you a good singer?
What food do you consider your comfort food?
If you could go back in time, what would you tell yourself in high school?
What three words best describe who you are?
Do you take showers or baths?
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