Guide two
Questions for Two
Couples who have been together for years can still surprise each other. The trick is asking questions you do not already know the answer to.
How to use these
- Take turns reading a question aloud. Both answer.
- Either of you can pass, no explanation needed.
- Listen to understand, not to reply. Follow-up questions are the best part.
- Stop while it is still fun.
Light: for any evening
- What is the best thing you ate this month?
- If we could swap jobs for a day, what would surprise you most about mine?
- Which song would you choose as the theme tune for this year?
- What is a small luxury you would never give up?
- Where would you go if we had a free day and a full tank of fuel?
- What is a film you could watch again and again?
Curious: getting to know each other again
- What did you want to be when you were small, and what happened to that dream?
- Who was your favourite teacher, and why?
- What is a family tradition you would like us to keep or start?
- Which moment in our time together would you like to live again?
- What is something you have changed your mind about in the last few years?
- What is a compliment you remember years later?
Dreaming: looking ahead together
- What would a perfect ordinary weekday look like for us in five years?
- What is one adventure you would like us to save up for?
- What skill would you like us to learn side by side?
- How would you like us to celebrate our next milestone?
- What is something you would like us to do more of, and less of?
A simple question jar
Write questions on slips of paper, fold them into a jar, and add a new one each week. Over time the jar becomes a record of what you were curious about.