Speed Dating for Couples
15 questions, two minutes each, as if you had just met.
15 questions · Free
Tell me about where you grew up.
One phone between the two of you — the card says whose turn it is.
About Speed Dating for Couples
Speed dating questions for couples come with one rule: answer as though the other person knows nothing about you. No shorthand, no "you know what I mean", no referring to shared history. Two minutes per card, fifteen cards, and a surprising amount of new information.
Sample questions to get you started
- 1Tell me about where you grew up.
- 2Tell me what you do, as if I have no idea.
- 3Tell me about your family.
- 4What do you do with your free time?
- 5What was the best year of your life?
- 6What is something you are proud of?
- 7What are you afraid of?
- 8What do you want in the next five years?
- 9What was your last relationship like?
- 10What do your friends say about you?
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- 11What do you do when you are stressed?
- 12What is something you have changed your mind about?
- 13What would you do with a year off?
- 14What are you looking for in a person?
- 15Why should I see you again?
Tap the game above to play through all prompts.
How to play Speed Dating for Couples
- Set a two-minute timer for each answer.
- Answer as though you had just met — no shorthand, no shared references.
- The listener may not interrupt or correct anything.
- Swap after every card.
Why couples love this game
Couples develop a compressed language where whole stories get replaced by a single reference. Banning that forces you to tell the full version again, and the full version always contains something the compressed one lost.
Tips to make it more fun
- Use the full two minutes even if you run out at ninety seconds.
- No corrections allowed, even if the story is remembered wrong.
- It is a genuinely good anniversary game.
- Sit facing each other rather than side by side.
Frequently asked questions
Why would a couple play speed dating questions?
Because you have to answer as if the other person knows nothing, which bans the shorthand couples fall into. Telling the full version of a story you have compressed into a single reference nearly always turns up something new.
How long should each answer be?
Two minutes, timed, and use all of it. The interesting material usually arrives after the point where you would naturally stop.
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