116 questions in 10 groups
The questions that work are the ones she hasn't been asked a hundred times. “What do you like to do?” is a dead end. “What's a smell that instantly takes you back somewhere?” usually isn't.
Everything below is grouped by mood: easy questions for early dates, deeper ones for a long night in, cute ones for text, and a group of honest questions about money, families and conflict that most couples put off too long. The last group is about you, and it's built to become a quiz.
Tap through at random. Take turns answering, you go first.
What's your go-to order at a place you've never been before?
Ask fewer questions and listen longer. If she's telling a story, the next question on the list can wait. Most of the good stuff comes out in the second and third minute of an answer, not the first.
Don't grade the answers. If she says her ideal weekend is nothing at all and you had a hiking trip planned, that's useful information, not a problem to solve tonight.
Remember what she says. The quickest way to show you were listening is to bring an answer up a week later: the restaurant she mentioned, the friend she misses, the trip on her list.
Light questions that still tell you something real. Good for early dates, long drives, or waiting for food.
Her childhood, family, and the places that shaped her. Let these run long; the stories are the point.
For a night when you want to laugh more than talk. Both of you should answer these, and you're allowed to argue about the answers.
Questions for when you have time and she's in the mood to talk. Listen more than you respond, and don't try to fix anything she brings up unless she asks.
Questions about your relationship that tend to bring up good memories, and sometimes a useful honest answer.
Big-picture questions about work, home, and what she wants. Ask with curiosity; the point is to learn, not to lock in answers.
Money, conflict, families, and boundaries. These aren't romantic, but they stop small differences turning into big ones later.
Sweet, slightly flirty questions that work in person or by text.
Quick ones for the middle of the day or a long-distance stretch. Specific questions get real replies.
These are about you, which makes them perfect quiz questions. There's one right answer, and she either remembers it or she doesn't.
The questions about you have one right answer each, so they make a good quiz. Write your own, answer them first, and send her the link. She guesses, the site keeps score, and you both see what she got wrong.
This-or-that or multiple choice: 'Wings or pizza on game night?', 'Which friend would I call first?'.
Your answers are the answer key. Pick how many she can miss and set a stake for if she misses more.
She plays on her phone. You both get the score and every question she missed.
Quizzes boyfriends send to their girlfriends. Answer them yourself first, then share the link.
Some questions are really statements. “Would you ever cheat?” asked out of nowhere sounds like suspicion, and “Is that what you're wearing?” isn't a question at all. Comparisons with exes, hers or yours, rarely go anywhere good either.
If there's something that's been bothering you, say that directly rather than fishing for it with a question. The honest talks group above is a better way in: “What does trust look like day to day for you?” opens the topic without accusing anyone.
If you want to compare how you each show affection, try the free love language test. For a broader look at where you match, there's the relationship compatibility test.
Specific questions get better answers than broad ones. 'What's a smell that instantly takes you back somewhere?' leads to a story; 'What do you like?' leads to a shrug. Start with a couple of easy ones, then move to something deeper if the conversation is flowing.
Try 'What part of yourself took the longest to like?', 'What do people usually get wrong about you at first?', or 'What does feeling at home mean to you?'. Ask when you have time and privacy, and listen without jumping in to fix things.
'What's a song that makes you think of us?', 'What's your favorite photo of the two of us?' and 'What's something small I did that meant more than I realized?' are sweet without being cheesy, and they work over text too.
Use the questions about you, the ones with one clear answer, like your takeout order or the movie you'll always rewatch. Write them as this-or-that or multiple choice questions on Couples Quizzes, answer them yourself, then send her the link and see how many she gets right.
Avoid questions that are really accusations in disguise, like 'Would you ever cheat?' asked out of nowhere, and anything comparing her to your exes. Questions about money, kids and families are worth asking, just not as rapid-fire interview questions on a third date.
A handful. If a question turns into a 40-minute conversation, that's the best outcome, not a reason to speed up. Come back to the list another night.
Make a quiz about yourself and put it to the test.
Make a quiz for her