First Date

Easy openers and good-story prompts for getting to know someone new, without it feeling like a job interview.

Questions: 40
Light: 14
Medium: 14
Deep: 12

A taste of the deck

Light
What's something that instantly puts you in a good mood?
Medium
What's the story your friends always make you tell?
Deep
What's something you're still figuring out about yourself?

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Light

What's something that instantly puts you in a good mood?
What's the best thing you've eaten this month?
If this week had a soundtrack, what song would be playing right now?
What's a small, oddly specific thing you're weirdly good at?
Are you a plan-everything person or a see-where-the-night-goes person?
What's your go-to coffee order, and what do you think it says about you?
What were you completely obsessed with when you were twelve?
What's a hobby you picked up and dropped faster than you'd like to admit?
What's the last thing that made you laugh so hard you couldn't breathe?
Where in this city would you take someone to show them who you are?
What's your most controversial food opinion?
Morning person, night owl, or something chaotic in between?
What's something you've been looking forward to lately?
What's the best compliment a stranger has ever given you?

Medium

What's the story your friends always make you tell?
What do people usually get wrong about you when they first meet you?
What's something you've changed your mind about in the last few years?
What does a perfect Sunday look like for you, from wake-up to bedtime?
Who has had the biggest influence on how you see the world?
What's a risk you took that actually paid off?
What's something you're quietly proud of that rarely comes up in conversation?
What's a green flag you notice in people straight away?
What would your closest friend say is your best quality?
What's a trip that changed you, even just a little?
What are you trying to get better at right now?
If you could relive one day from the past year, which one would you pick?
When do you feel most like yourself?
What's the most spontaneous thing you've ever done?

Deep

What's something you're still figuring out about yourself?
What does feeling at home mean to you?
What's a moment that made you grow up a little faster?
What's something you believe that most people around you don't?
What kind of person are you hoping to be ten years from now?
When do you feel most understood?
What's a lesson you've had to learn more than once?
What's something you wish more people asked you about?
Honestly, what does a good life look like to you?
What's a fear you've slowly been getting braver about?
What's something that's easy for you to give but hard for you to receive?
Which part of your life are you most curious to see unfold?

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One person reads, everyone answers.