It’s no secret that dating is no easy task and sometimes the hardest thing to do on a date is to think of question to ask to keep the conversation going. We all dread those moments where neither person has anything to say and you sit there in awkward silence. Sometimes it’s good to have some back up questions just in case the conversation lulls. They don’t need to be in depth and they don’t need to be too personal, but they’re a good starting point to make sure that no date will ever enter the awkward silence.
Travel
What’s the best trip you’ve ever taken?
What city or country would you live in if given the chance?
If you could go anywhere in the world right this minute, where would it be?
What’s one sight in the world you want to see before you die?
What’s on your bucket list?
What’s your ideal vacation?
What’s the most spontaneous thing you’ve ever done? (Doesn’t have to be travel.)
Personal
What’s your favorite band?
Have you ever seen them in concert? Who have you seen in concert?
What’s the best gift you’ve ever received? Given?
Who’s your role model?
What was your favorite movie growing up? Favorite musician?
What’s your favorite meal/comfort food?
Do you have any siblings or nicknames?
Are you a morning person or a night owl?
Have you ever kept a New Years resolution?
Coffee or tea?
Which parent were you closer to growing up?
What’s your favorite book? Author?
How many times have you moved?
Were you popular in high school?
What’s something you’re bad at?
What’s something you’ve always wanted to try?
Randoms
What was your favorite subject in school?
Favorite dessert?
If you could go to any decade, what would it be?
If you could meet any person, dead or alive, who would you choose?
Have you ever won anything?
If you won $1 million tomorrow, what would you spend it on?
If you could have any superpower, what would you choose?
Cat or dog person?
What’s your least favorite vegetable?
If you’re apartment was on fire, what would you grab?
As you can see, there are dozens of questions you can ask on a date to keep it going, and some of these questions could turn into whole conversations of their own. Make a note of a few, and the next time you’re on a date and feel a lull coming, be sure to break out the list. Just maybe don’t bring the actual list with you, they might think that’s weird.
