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Conversation starters for dating are… kind of crucial.<\/span> Initiating conversation with a total stranger, or someone you barely know, can be tough\u2014especially if you\u2019re not used to encounters like this, or you consider yourself to be fairly quiet or introverted<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether you\u2019re chatting with someone you\u2019re interested in on a dating app or in real life, it\u2019s so helpful to have some interesting conversation starters on hand ready to throw out there. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not only does this help avoid awkward silences, but it also helps you get to know each other, and see whether you\u2019re compatible or not\u2014which is essential when it comes to dating.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Great conversation starters can lead to deeper, and more meaningful conversations, which means better dates, and stronger connections.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are 70 fun, and interesting conversation starters for dating to get you off to a flying start<\/span>…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

70 Great Conversation Starters for Dating<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. What are your favorite things to do on weekends?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Who are three of the most important people in your life?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. What is a skill you wish you had?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Do you find it easy to open up to people?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. What are you passionate about in life?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. What kind of friends did you have in secondary school\/high school?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Are you an introvert or an extrovert?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Are you good at keeping secrets?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. What\u2019s the most thoughtful thing someone has ever done for you?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. What is your favorite type of food, and why?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

11. What are three words that you’d use to best describe yourself?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12. What do you look for in a friendship?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13. If you could pursue any career, what would you choose to do?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

14. What are you watching on Netflix right now?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

15. Do you have any regrets in life?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

16. How romantic are you on a scale of 1-10, with 1 being not romantic at all?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

17. What\u2019s the most spontaneous thing you\u2019ve ever done?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

18. What is your favorite drink?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

19. Where\u2019s your favorite place that you\u2019ve lived?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20. What is the best advice you\u2019ve been given?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

21. If you had three wishes in life, what would they be?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

22. If Morpheus offered you the blue pill and the red pill, which one would you take?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

23. Where is your favorite place in the world, and why?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

24. What life accomplishment are you most proud of?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

25. If you had a superpower, what would it be?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

26. When something bad happens, who do you talk to first?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

27. If you could any 3 people \u2014 past or present \u2014 to a dinner party, who would you invite?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

28. If you had a theme song, what would it be?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

29. What would your perfect first date look like?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

30. What is your spirit animal?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

31. Do you prefer texting or speaking on the phone?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

32. If someone cheated on you, what would you do?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

33. What was your favorite class at school?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

34. What was the best part of your day today?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

35. What\u2019s your favorite book, and why?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

36. What is the worst thing someone could do on a date with you?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

37. What would your signature dish be on Masterchef?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

38. What is the worst pickup line you\u2019ve heard?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

39. If you could only eat 5 things for the rest of your life, what would they be? <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

40. If you were on death row, what would you choose as your last meal on earth?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

41. What\u2019s the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

42. Have you ever had a really awkward date?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

43. What is your Myers Briggs type?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

44. Do you believe in a higher power?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

45. If you could stop time, what would you do?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

46. Do you believe in marriage?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

47. If you were given a lump sum of money to start a business, what kind of business would you start?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

48. What is your favorite animal?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

49. You\u2019re going to live on a desert island for 3 months \u2014 what 3 things would you bring with you?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

50. If you could buy a plane ticket to anywhere, where would you choose?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

51. What is your favorite way to stay healthy?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

52. What is more important \u2014 doing what you love, or doing what you’re good at?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

53. If you would time travel, where would you go?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

54. If you won the lottery, what would you do with the money?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

55. If you knew today was your last day on earth, what would you do?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

56. What\u2019s your favorite movie of all time, and why?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

57. Tell me your biggest fear?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

58. What did you want to be when you were a child?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

59.. What is your family like?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

60. Where do you want to travel to next?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

61. What qualities do you look for in people you date?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

62. Are you close to your family?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

63. What has been the best year of your life so far?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

64. What is the scariest thing that\u2019s ever happened to you?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

65. What is a saying that you try to live by in life?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

66. What is your favorite dessert?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

67. Do you have any celebrity crushes?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

68. Do you think aliens exist?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

69. Do you believe in astrology?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

70. Have you changed much over the past ten years?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Try some of these conversation starters<\/a> for dating<\/span> next time you\u2019re talking to someone you don\u2019t know, and see where they take you!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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