At the first meeting, everyone is nervous. The tongue turns to stone, and nothing smart comes to mind. So that this does not spoil your evening, use a cheat sheet. These 50 questions will help you feel more confident and get to know your interlocutor better.
In any conversation, two points are very important: prick up your ears and ask open-ended questions. After all, you want to know more about your counterpart and get to know her or him better, right? Especially when it comes to a potential partner.
Warm up questions
- Did you get here well?
- Have you been here before?
Questions about food (always a great topic of conversation!)
- Do you prefer beer or wine?
- Have you ever had a vegan period?
- Do you pay attention to organic products or do you think that all these inscriptions and icons are nonsense?
- Do you enjoy cooking?
- Ever made sushi on your own?
- Does your weekend start with a hearty breakfast, or is a cup of coffee enough for you?
Questions about work (after all, we spend most of our time there)
- Where did you study (received education)?
- Why did you choose the profession you are doing now?
- Do you like your job?
- Do you like to work in a team or are you a lone fighter?
- Do you consider yourself a goal-oriented person?
- What is your favorite thing to do after a hard day at work?
- Can you imagine a completely different job?
Questions about family and friends
- How and where did you grow up?
- Do you have brothers and sisters?
- How often do you see your parents?
- You have a big family?
- How often do you communicate with your best friend (girlfriend)?
- How did you meet him?
- What was the funniest stupid thing you’ve ever done together?
- Do you have a company (circle of friends)?
- Do you like traveling with friends?
Questions about music, sports, hobbies
- Do you like to play sports?
- How often do you do it?
- What sport would you like to try?
- Are you a member of any club?
- What book have you read two or more times?
- Do you prefer to read books or magazines?
- Do you play any instrument?
- What song makes you sing along or dance along?
- Which series did you watch in full in one weekend?
- What movie have you watched multiple times or could watch over and over again?
- Do you like going to the cinema?
Vacation Questions
- How did you spend your last vacation?
- Do you prefer backpacking or all-inclusive travel?
- What do you like: city tours, relaxing on the beach or walking in the wild?
- What would you choose – mountains or sea?
- What was your most exciting trip?
Questions about childhood
- What posters hung in your children’s room?
- Did you enjoy going to school?
- What did you want to be when you were little?
Questions about views, values
- If you had a talent, what would it be?
- If you could travel back in time, what year would you travel to?
- What famous person do you admire?
- Who would you like to meet from contemporaries or characters from the past?
- Are you interested in politics?
- Have you ever held an honorary or status position?
Even if you ask two questions from each category in an evening, you will have a certain idea of the interlocutor. And maybe you will get a taste and develop a topic that interests you. Or maybe your interlocutor also saw this cheat sheet: we bet that in this case you will have a fascinating conversation!