60 Truth Questions for Couples: Funny, Deep and Face-to-Face

Funny warm-up questions

1. 1. What is the weirdest habit of mine that you secretly like?
2. 2. Which of us would survive longer on a reality show?
3. 3. What outfit of mine should make a comeback?
4. 4. What is the most ridiculous thing we have argued about?
5. 5. What nickname would you give me if you had to choose a new one?
6. 6. What meal describes our relationship?
7. 7. Who is more likely to get us lost?
8. 8. What is my most predictable sentence?
9. 9. Which photo of us makes you laugh every time?
10. 10. What tiny thing do I do that gives away my mood?
11. 11. If we had a couple mascot, what would it be?
12. 12. Who would be worse at keeping a surprise secret?
13. 13. What harmless thing am I way too competitive about?
14. 14. If our relationship were a TV genre, what would it be?
15. 15. What is the funniest first impression you had of me?

Questions that actually reveal something

1. 16. When do you feel most understood by me?
2. 17. What is something you wish we did more often?
3. 18. What is one thing we handle really well as a team?
4. 19. What memory of us do you revisit most?
5. 20. What do you think I worry about more than I admit?
6. 21. What is something I taught you without realising?
7. 22. When have you felt proud of us?
8. 23. What is one small ritual you never want us to lose?
9. 24. What kind of day brings out the best in us?
10. 25. What is something you want us to learn together?
11. 26. What do you think has changed most since we met?
12. 27. What do you hope feels exactly the same five years from now?
13. 28. What is one way I can support you better?
14. 29. Which conversation between us changed something important?
15. 30. What makes you feel appreciated?

Bolder questions for when the room is comfortable

1. 31. What do you wish I asked you about more often?
2. 32. What is something you were nervous to tell me at first?
3. 33. When have you misunderstood me completely?
4. 34. What do you think I misunderstand about you?
5. 35. What boundary is important for you that people sometimes overlook?
6. 36. What is one insecurity you wish had less power over you?
7. 37. When do you need space instead of advice?
8. 38. What kind of apology feels meaningful to you?
9. 39. What difficult thing have we handled better than you expected?
10. 40. What is something you would like us to be braver about together?
11. 41. What fear about the future do you rarely say out loud?
12. 42. What compliment from me has stayed with you?
13. 43. What makes you feel closest to me?
14. 44. What is one assumption couples should never make about each other?
15. 45. What part of our relationship deserves more attention?

Future, dreams and “what if” questions

1. 46. If we could live anywhere for one year, where would you choose?
2. 47. What adventure should we stop postponing?
3. 48. What does a perfect ordinary weekend look like to you?
4. 49. What skill should we learn as a pair?
5. 50. If money were not a factor, what project would you start?
6. 51. Which tradition would you like us to create?
7. 52. What place would you love to revisit with me?
8. 53. What are you most curious about in our next chapter?
9. 54. What would make our home feel even more like ours?
10. 55. What do you want us to laugh about when we are old?
11. 56. What is a goal you want me beside you for?
12. 57. What does “enough time together” feel like to you?
13. 58. What do you hope we are better at next year?
14. 59. What should we celebrate more often?
15. 60. What is one question you wish was on this list?

Turn the list into an actual game

Reading a list works, but randomness keeps people from carefully choosing the safest question. Dirty Truth: Say It to My Face is designed to turn this kind of conversation into a face-to-face party round with a spinner, multiple modes and prompts so the attention stays on the people in the room rather than on searching for the next question.

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