Yesterday was Valentine’s Day. Back on February 12, 2018 I had blogged about Falling in love and Table Topics questions. A half-dozen articles in the last six months describe sets of fifty or more first-date questions which also can be used for the impromptu Table Topics section at a Toastmasters club meeting.
One article by Sanjana Gupta at VeryWellMind on September 18, 2024 is titled 50 First Date Questions to Make a Great Impression. Hers are divided into three categories:
Casual and Light-Hearted Questions [20]
Deep and Meaningful Questions [20]
Questions for Navigating Awkward Silences [10]
A second article by Chanel Campbell at The Glowing Muse on October 28, 2024 is titled 50 Good Questions to Ask on a First Date. Hers are divided into five categories:
Ice-Breaker First Date Questions [10]
Funny First Date Questions [10]
Flirty First Date Questions [10]
Deep and Meaningful Questions [10]
Light-hearted First Date Questions [10]
A third article by Emily Weaver at PopSugar on January 29, 2025 is titled 70+ First-Date Questions to Keep the Conversation Moving. Her six categories with 76 are:
Funny First-Date Questions [11]
Important First-Date Questions [12]
Ice-Breaker First-Date Questions [15]
Flirty First-Date Questions [12]
Serious First-Date Questions [14]
Would-You-Rather First-Date Questions [12]
A fourth article at Lifebulb on February 4, 2025 that has 58 questions is titled First Date Questions to Get to Know Someone Deeper. There are four categories:
Ice Breaker Questions [10]
Questions to Get to Know Someone [10]
Deep Conversation Starters [20]
Compatibility Questions [18]
A fifth article by Jenna Ryu at SELF on February 12, 2025 is titled 50 Non-Awkward Questions for a First Date That’ll Actually Spark a Connection. Her three categories are
If you want to start off light and casual [14]
If you’re looking to learn more about them – without overstepping [20]
If you’re ready to suss out your compatibility [16]
A sixth article by Isabelle Eyman at Camille Styles on February 14, 2025 is titled 50 Thoughtful First Date Questions That Skip the Small Talk. Her five categories are:
Getting to Know Each Other [10]
Personal Interests and Hobbies [10]
Life Values and Beliefs [10]
Fun and Lighthearted Questions to Ask on a First Date [10]
Future Goals and Ambitions [10]
Her ten about getting to know each other are:
1] What’s the best book you’ve read recently?
2] How would you describe your perfect day?
3] What’s something you’re passionate about?
4] What’s one thing you’ve always wanted to try but haven’t yet?
5] Do you have a favorite childhood memory that still makes you smile?
6] What’s your favorite way to spend a weekend?
7] If you could lve anywhere in the world for a year, where would it be?
8] What’s the most unusual job you’ve ever had?
9] Who or what inspires you most?
10] What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?
I have a good reply to the eighth question. When I was serving as a medic I once had to take footprints of all our aircrew. (Footprints are one way to identify the dead after a crash and fire). I mentioned that on November 10, 2024 when I blogged about Some memories of the Air Force Reserve – for Veterans Day. The Air Force manual had vague and useless advice about inking the glass plate used for prints. But the Treasury Department had a manual on Palm Prints with great specific advice: just put a sheet of white paper beneath the glass, and then ink until you can barely see the paper. Problem solved.
The silhouette came from Openclipart.
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