50 Questions to Ask On a First Date That are Perfect to Get to Know Them Better

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Are you going on a first date soon and are looking for some inspiration? I’ve got you covered!

First dates can be daunting and it’s not always easy to know what to ask. You don’t want to always ask the same cliché questions but at the same time, there are things you definitely need to know.

In this article, I’ve included various questions you can ask on a first date to get to know them. This includes essential questions about themselves and their life but also some more light-hearted ones that can help to get the conversation going if it gets a bit awkward.

Questions to get to know them

1. Do you have any hobbies?
2. Where are you from? / Have you always lived here?
3. Do you like travelling? If so, what type of holidays do you usually go on?
4. Are you more of an indoors or outdoors person?
5. What does your job consist of? Do you like it?
6. Do you have any pets?
7. Do you have siblings? Are you close with them?
8. Do you have any nicknames?
9. What genre of movies do you usually watch? Any favourites?
10. Do you do any sport?
11. What’s the most adventurous thing you’ve ever done?
12. What do you think is your best quality?
13. Do you have a best friend? How did you meet?

Light-hearted questions to ask on a first date

1. What’s your go-to karaoke song?
2. If you could instantly become an expert in something, what would it be?
3. Have you ever been told you look like someone famous?
4. What’s your favourite ice cream flavour?
5. What was your favourite cartoon as a kid?
6. Coffee or tea – and how do you take it?
7. What’s a silly fear you have?
8. Do you collect anything?
9. If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
10. Can you share a fun fact about you that you think would make me laugh?
11. What’s your go to drink on a night out?
12. If your friends were talking to me right now, how do you think they’d describe you?

Questions to get the conversation going

1. Have you read or watched anything interesting lately?
2. Is there anything at the cinema you’d like to see these days?
3. What’s your favourite memory?
4. What’s the one thing you couldn’t live with?
5. What do you usually do on weekends?
6. Are you a morning person or a night owl?
7. Do you like going out or do you prefer quiet evenings at home?
8. Do you have a bucket list? What is on it?
9. Do you like cooking? If so, what kind of dishes do you enjoy making?
10. If you could speak any language fluently, which one would it be and why?

Funny questions to ask on a date

1. Are there any words that you hate saying or hearing?
2. What’s the funniest misunderstanding you’ve ever been a part of?
3. If you could be a character from any TV show or movie for a day, who would it be and why?
4. What’s the most ridiculous fact you know?
5. What’s the weirdest food you’ve ever eaten? And what’s the weirdest you would eat?
6. Have you ever sent a text to the wrong person? What happened?
7. If you could rename yourself, what name would you pick?
8. What’s the funniest thing you’ve done on a dare?
9. If your friends try to embarrass you, what story do they tell?
10. Is there any fun travel story you would never tell your parents about?

Questions to ask at the end of the date

1. What was your first impression of me? Do you still have the same impression now?
2. What’s one thing you wish we had discussed but didn’t?
3. Did you enjoy tonight?
4. Do you have any plans this week you look forward to?
5. Would you like to go out again?

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