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First Date.60 first date questions

Skip the small talk and find out who is actually across the table.

25–40 min 60 cards 1–2 people
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Free timeYes/NoHidden skillTravelPop-cultureMorningsCringe+45 more
Sample card

What is the weirdest way you have met a new person?

About the First Date deck

First Date mixes quick either-or questions (morning coffee or snooze button?) with ones that take longer to answer, like the topic you could talk about for hours or the first date you would plan if money didn't matter. The cards near the end get more personal: what your oldest friend would warn me about, and which red flag you always spot too late.

You don't have to play it as a game on the date itself, though some people do. Plenty read through it beforehand and keep three or four questions in their back pocket for when the conversation stalls.

All 60 first date questions

  1. What does your perfect day off look like?

  2. Pineapple on pizza—yes or no?

  3. What is a skill no one would guess you have?

  4. If you could leave for anywhere tomorrow, what would be the destination?

  5. Which series did you last binge-watch?

  6. Morning coffee or snooze button?

  7. Who has the best embarrassing story about you?

  8. What is a food you refuse to eat?

  9. Which impractical job have you always secretly wanted?

  10. What is a concert you have been to and won't forget?

  11. Which book has stuck with you lately?

  12. What is a movie you can watch again and again?

  13. Who or what inspires you?

  14. What are you quietly working toward right now?

  15. Tell me about something you keep saying you'll do.

  16. Do you have strange habits or routines?

  17. Preferably in the city or in the country?

  18. What was your favorite game as a child?

  19. Which guilty pleasure would you defend in a courtroom?

  20. Which celebrity would you want to have dinner with?

  21. What is the weirdest way you have met a new person?

  22. What skill would you like to learn immediately?

  23. I'm coming over for dinner. What are you making?

  24. Which season do you become a completely different person in?

  25. Do you have a life motto?

  26. Which hobby did you start but quit immediately?

  27. What podcast are you listening to right now?

  28. What do you think is people's first impression of you?

  29. Describe the first date you'd plan if money didn't matter.

  30. Are you more of a planner or someone who lives in the moment?

  31. Relaxing on the sofa or an adventure outside?

  32. What turns you weirdly competitive?

  33. Which social media channel do you use the most and why?

  34. Are you a cat or a dog person?

  35. What always makes you laugh?

  36. Which date idea would make you fake an emergency?

  37. What topic could you talk about for hours?

  38. What is a song you only dare to listen to alone?

  39. Backpacking or luxury hotel?

  40. Spicy or mild?

  41. What is the scariest movie you have seen?

  42. What is your favorite way to waste time?

  43. What is the first thing you do after waking up?

  44. Which app would you delete last from your phone?

  45. What are you looking forward to this year?

  46. The last time you had a crush, how weird did you get about it?

  47. If you got a tattoo, what would it be and where?

  48. What did past-you do that present-you is still fixing?

  49. What have you wanted to ask me tonight?

  50. What is your best memory of childhood summers?

  51. Do you play board games or video games?

  52. What is your "go-to" drink at a bar?

  53. If you could choose one superpower, what would it be?

  54. What would your oldest friend warn me about?

  55. What is the most inspiring place you have visited?

  56. Which question do you hate being asked on a first date?

  57. How would you describe me to your friend after tonight?

  58. Which compliment do you still think about years later?

  59. Which red flag do you always spot too late?

  60. What is an embarrassing song on your phone playlist?

How to play First Date

  1. Start the deck and read the first card out loud. Whoever wants to answer goes first, or go around the group.
  2. Swipe left or tap the arrow for the next card, and swipe right to go back. Skip any card that doesn't suit the moment. There are no points.
  3. Follow-up questions count. If an answer is interesting, stay on it before moving to the next card.

Going through every card takes about 25–40 min, but there's no need to finish in one sitting. The deck runs in your browser with nothing to install, and your place is saved on this device, so you can stop and pick it up later.

Further reading

First Date Questions: What to Ask and When to Ask ItWhy the usual first date questions fall flat, how to pace an hour together, and ten questions sorted by when to ask them.