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Whether you’re tired of making the same old small talk, or simply looking to spice up your next date night, consider trying out some of these great conversation starters for couples. We’ve got 150 thought-provoking questions for couples to ask one another.
In a long term relationship, or even in a newer one, sometimes you run out of things to talk about and the conversation starts to drag. That’s totally normal and totally ok. But if you’re looking to liven up the conversation, what’s a modern couple to do? Well, we’ve got you covered!
We’ve come up with a list of questions for couples that range from silly and fun to deep and thought-provoking. There are questions about relationships, your childhood, your likes and dislikes, and even your opinion on which direction the toilet paper roll should face (it clearly should be in the “under” position, by the way).
Communication is key to a happy, healthy, and strong relationship. And we can all use a little help now and again. If your chatter is growing a bit stale, these questions for married couples are great for shaking things up and keeping things fresh (the questions can certainly apply to engaged or dating partners, too). Wouldn’t you love to have a great, meaningful conversation with the person you care about? Of course, we all love to feel like we are asking each other the important questions.
About These Questions for Couples
You don’t have to talk about the same things over and over. You don’t need to settle for typical questions and pat answers. With these 150 fun and unique conversation topics for couples, you’ll never run out of things to talk about! And you’ll discover a whole lot more about the person you love. (PS: Asking these questions makes for a great free date night idea).
We’ve divided our couples conversation starters into five sections: the first focuses on general, fun questions for couples to answer together. These make great road trip questions for couples, too, and would be perfect to pull out during a long car ride.
The second section delves into romance and relationships. These topics are designed to spark discussion about the present and future of your relationship and to help you improve and grow in your love. Feel free to add your own thought-provoking relationship questions as they come to you.
The third section presents our most deep questions for couples. These topics deal with matters of life, death, and spirituality. These can get a bit heavy, so you might want to tackle them one at a time, or reserve them for an at-home date night. (See all of our best at home date night ideas).
We lighten things up for you in sections four and five, which are fun questions for couples, and would you rather questions for couples. Ask these when you’re wanting to be a bit silly together.
So are you ready? Dive in. These couples conversation starters are for everyone. They are questions for dating couples, for married couples, or for couples who have been together for many, many years. You will definitely get to know your partner better with these 150 questions.
Great Conversation Starters for Couples – Date Night Questions
This section has a perfect selection of conversation starters for new couples. These questions are light and fun and are ideal for those just getting to know one another. These are also good if you want to keep the topics light; if you’re not quite in the mood to dive into those deep conversation starters for couples, but are still looking for some thoughtful questions for couples.
What’s your favorite childhood memory?
Your least favorite childhood memory?
What is the earliest thing you remember?
Would you rather be a billionaire or have an endless supply of knowledge?
Tell me about something you experienced that you have no explanation for.
Who was your superhero or idol growing up?
Do you prefer the beach or the mountains?
What’s your favorite song lyric? Why?
Who was the worst teacher you ever had?
Who was the best teacher you ever had?
If money were no object, what destination would you want to travel to?
What would be your dream job?
What job or type of work would you never ever want to have?
Who were you closest to growing up, your mom or dad? Or someone else related to you?
Tell me about 3 things you used to be scared of as a child.
What 3 things would you say you’re scared of now?
What is your greatest fear?
Would you rather have the power of time travel or the power to see the future?
Would you rather have the ability to fly or the ability to be invisible?
If you had just one last meal, what would you choose to eat?
Do you believe in ghosts or the supernatural?
Have you ever had a supernatural experience?
Money, power, or good looks: which would you rather have an unlimited supply of?
Describe your perfect weekend.
Describe your perfect date.
What’s the best advice you ever received?
Who would play you in a movie about your life?
What would a movie about your life be called?
If you could live in any era what would you choose?
What toy was your absolute favorite growing up?
What is the saddest book you’ve ever read?
Who is your celebrity crush?
Who was your celebrity crush as a teenager?
What are your pet peeves?
What is the best gift you’ve ever been given?
What is your dream home like?
What possession do you treasure most of all?
What book or film can you not imagine your life without?
What 5 people, alive or dead, would you invite to a dinner party?
What wild animal would you be most afraid to encounter?
What creature/insect would most creep you out if you found it crawling on you?
What was the first album/record/CD you ever owned?
What’s your preferred Monopoly playing piece?
If you could have one amazing talent what would it be?
What stresses you out most when traveling?
Who was your favorite family member growing up?
Tell me about your most embarrassing moment.
What celebrity do you think most resembles me? Most resembles you?
Have you ever had an enemy?
Thinking seriously, could the Earth be flat?
What do you think is the greatest television show of all time?
Would you rather win a Nobel Prize or an Academy Award?
What one food would you banish from this earth if you could?
What’s the scariest story you’ve ever heard?
Who is the most famous person you have ever met?
What’s something you’ve done that most people wouldn’t know or guess about you?
You’re strapped in a rocket ship about to go to the moon. Are you thrilled? Or terrified?
What is the correct way for toilet paper to sit on the roll?
What movie always makes you cry?
Thought-Provoking Questions about Relationships
These are excellent relationship conversation starters: ideal for married couples, or for those who are in a long-term relationship. These thought-provoking relationship questions get more serious, delving into more intimate topics, discussions of past relationships, relationship goals, deal-breakers, and more.
What’s the #1 quality you look for in a partner?
Which of our marriage vows do you think is the most important? (Or if you’re not married, which marriage vow would be most important to you?)
Is there a couple you know that you really look up to?
What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done to impress a crush?
What’s your relationship deal-breaker?
What’s your favorite memory of me? Multiple memories welcome!
What’s your favorite part of my body?
What’s something that we’ve never tried in bed that you would like us to try?
On what part of your body do you most like to be touched?
Tell me about a mistake you made in a previous relationship, or something you regret.
What would be the best gift I could give you?
What makes you feel better when you’re sad or stressed?
Describe your perfect afternoon with me.
What is the most romantic movie you’ve ever seen?
What’s one thing that you think would make our relationship better?
What do you think is the biggest cause of or contributing factor towards divorce?
Has our relationship had any effect on your spirituality? Has it changed since we’ve been together?
Do you have a “type,” or did you have one before we got together?
What is the worst date you’ve ever been on?
What song reminds you of me?
What do you think is the ultimate “break up” song?
What is the glue that keeps couples together?
Are you ever jealous of something about me?
What makes you feel the most loved?
If you could change something about me, what would it be?
What do you think would be the most romantic place for us to travel together?
Do you believe in soulmates?
When was the time I made you laugh the most?
Do you worry about our relationship? What would make you feel more secure?
Tell me about your first crush.
When did your parents talk to you about the birds and the bees?
Do you prefer surprises (like on anniversaries) or making plans together?
What do you wish for our relationship?
Where do you see us 5 years in the future? 10 years?
What do you think is the biggest myth about relationships?
What do I do that irritates you?
What do you admire most about me?
Deep Conversation Topics for Couples – Other
These deep questions to ask your significant other are not focused on romantic topics, but instead cover other significant and meaningful subjects. These are important things: discussion topics for couples that should not be missed.
If you could make one change to the world before you die, what would they be?
What does love mean to you?
Do you believe in an afterlife?
If someone gave you an envelope with your death date inside of it, would you open it?
How do you think the world came into existence?
What’s your biggest regret?
What is your greatest achievement?
Were you close to your parents growing up?
What was the most life-changing event you’ve ever experienced?
What were the 3 happiest days of your life?
What is your biggest flaw?
What was the worst day of your life?
What do you love most about yourself?
Have you ever had a falling out with a friend? What happened?
What’s the biggest trouble you’ve ever been in?
Do you believe that pure happiness exists? Have you ever felt it?
What’s the most important thing I should know about you?
Have you ever had your heart broken?
What song do you want to be played at your funeral?
Would you rather live to be 100 with many regrets or live just 20 more years with absolutely no regrets?
Who is the black sheep in your family?
Who is the angel who can do no wrong?
What legacy do you/would you want to leave for your kids? If no kids, younger members of your family?
Do you feel like you’re living your best life? If not, what could you be doing to change that? How could I help you?
Why do you think we’ve been put here on earth? Do you think life has a purpose?
Silly Questions to Ask Each Other
We wanted to make sure to send you off with something fun and light. Not all of your date night conversation starters need to be serious and thought-provoking. Humor is everything! Have fun with these couples conversation starters!
What is your silliest pet peeve?
What’s the most ridiculous nickname you’ve ever been given?
How long will you last in the zombie apocalypse?
What would you bring for an adult show and tell?
What movie have you seen dozens of times?
If animals could talk, which one would be the biggest jerk?
If you could read one person’s mind, whose would it be and why?
What is your most useless talent?
What is the funniest joke you know by heart?
If you were part of the circus, what job would you have?
You have $500 to spend only on yourself. What do you spend it on?
What is the weirdest thing you have ever eaten?
What is the weirdest thing you’d be open to eating?
What would make you lose on Fear Factor?
Are you a competitive person?
What annoys you most when you’re at an airport?
Would You Rather Questions for Couples
Who doesn’t love a good would you rather question now and again? These are even sillier than anything that has come before. Enjoy!
Would you rather fight a tiger or a shark?
Would you rather be teeny tiny or a massive giant?
Would you rather have endless spring or endless fall?
Would you rather be able to talk to your dog or have your dog talk to you? (One choice only)
Would you rather live alone in the world’s most opulent mansion, or with 75 of your closest friends in a studio apartment?
Would you rather be forced to lose your sense of taste or your sense of smell?
Would you rather shave your head bald or get a bad haircut?
Would you rather have diarrhea on a 10-hour flight or be stuck next to someone who had it?
Would you rather eat only pizza for 1 year or eat no pizza for 1 year?
Would you rather wear the same socks for a month or the same underwear for a week?
Would you rather be able only to whisper or only to shout?
Would you rather be the smartest or the funniest person in the room?
How to Use these Romantic Conversation Starters
So how can you make the most of this list of couples conversation topics? There are a few different options!
The easiest is to grab our free, downloadable copy of this list. This provides you with a document you can download and save. If you’d like to print it, that’s a great idea. Pop the printout in your purse and bring it along on your next date night. You can also keep the download right on your phone, so you can simply pull it up when you’re looking for some fresh conversation prompts to get the talking going.
While these conversation starters for couples are awesome for date night, they also make an awesome list of deep road trip questions for couples. Your road trip will fly by as you take the opportunity to grow closer to your significant other and learn something new about each other.
Get a Printable Version of These Questions!
Take them with you on a road trip, your next date, or wherever. You can also save the PDF to your mobile device for easy reference.
Use these conversation starters on your next date night. Need ideas? See our posts:
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- Nerdy Date Ideas
- Date Ideas for Married Couples
- Winter Date Ideas
- Summer Date Ideas
- Spring Date Ideas
- Romantic Date Ideas
Amy Hartle is the author of Do You Love Me? How To Stop Seeking Reassurance in Relationships, a book on reassurance seeking and relationship anxiety. Both her book and this blog are born of personal experience; Amy shares expert relationship advice from the lessons learned during her own 10+ years with her husband, as well as couples travel tips and romantic getaway recommendations, all gleaned while traveling the world together.