Conversation Ice Breakers

Ice Breakers

You And Your

Conversation…

February 28, 2018

When you meet someone new or on a date for the first time and you don’t know what to say.  Try these… It’s called The Getting To Know You Game

• What was your most memorable childhood experience? How has it impacted your outlook on life?
• What did you like best about high school? What did you like least about high school?
• Do you like your name? If you could change it, what would you change it to?
• Which of your qualities do you attribute to your mom? Which of your qualities do you attribute to your dad?  Which qualities are uniquely your own?
• Does your family have a nickname for you?
• How did your parents discipline you? Would you discipline your children the same way?  Why?
• What is your family most proud of you for?
• Do your closest friends tend to be men or women? Why do you think this is?
• What’s most common among all your friends?
• What are your views on affirmative action?
• Who would you prefer to never speak to again? What made them so undesirable?
• What event in your life would you like to permanently forget?
• What’s the most regrettable thing you’ve ever done to someone? How do you think their life was changed as a result?
• What’s the nicest thing a stranger has ever done for you?
• What’s the nicest thing you’ve ever done for a stranger?
• What’s the greatest personal challenge you’ve ever faced? How did it change you?
• How would you describe your most memorable birthday?
• Have you ever experienced road rage? What happened?
• Who has had the greatest positive impact on your life?
• What situations have you been able to talk your way out of?
• Have you ever had a near death experience? What was it like?  How did it make you feel?
• Have you ever lost someone very close to you? What effect did it have on you?
• Which of your personal beliefs do you feel so strongly about that you will never compromise?

Excerpted from The Book of Fabulous Questions by Penelope Frohart

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