Icebreaker Questions for Couples
15 easy openers for a new couple, or an old one in a bad mood.
15 questions · Free
What is the best thing that happened today?
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About Icebreaker Questions for Couples
Icebreaker questions for couples do not have to be for new couples. Fifteen low-stakes questions are just as useful on a tired Wednesday when neither of you has anything to say, which happens to everyone regardless of how long you have been together.
Sample questions to get you started
- 1What is the best thing that happened today?
- 2What are you looking forward to this week?
- 3What is the last thing you bought that you love?
- 4What would your ideal Saturday morning be?
- 5What is something small that always cheers you up?
- 6What is the best meal you have had recently?
- 7What are you watching or reading at the moment?
- 8What is a place you would go back to?
- 9What is something you have been meaning to do?
- 10What is the best advice you have been given?
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- 11What did you enjoy most as a child?
- 12What is a skill you would like to have?
- 13What is something you are good at that surprises people?
- 14What is a thing you own that you would not replace?
- 15What is something you would like to do together soon?
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How to play Icebreaker Questions for Couples
- Keep every answer under twenty seconds. This deck is a warm-up.
- Move on quickly if a card produces nothing.
- Follow it with a longer deck once you are both warmed up.
Why couples love this game
The hardest part of any conversation is the first thirty seconds. Something easy to answer gets both of you talking, and once you are talking the harder questions arrive by themselves without anyone having to introduce them.
Tips to make it more fun
- Fifteen cards should take about ten minutes. Do not stretch it.
- It works well while cooking or driving.
- If a card sparks something real, drop the deck and go with it.
- Deep Questions is the natural follow-up once the ice is gone.
Frequently asked questions
What are good icebreaker questions for couples?
Easy ones with a short answer. The point is to get both people talking, not to get somewhere — the deeper questions turn up on their own once the first thirty seconds are out of the way.
Are icebreakers only for new couples?
No. They are just as useful on a quiet evening years in, when neither of you has anything to say and starting is the only difficult part.
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