1. Given the choice of anyone in the world, who would you want as a dinner guest?
2. Would you like to be famous? In what way?
3. Before making a telephone call, do you ever rehearse what you’re going to say? Why?
4. What would be a “perfect” day for you?
5. When did you last sing to yourself? To someone else?
6. If you’re able to live to the age of 90 and can keep either the mind or body of a 30-year-old for the last 60 years of your life, which would you want?
7. Do you have a secret hunch about how you’ll die?
8. Name three things you and your partner appear to have in common.
9. What do you feel most grateful for in your life?
10. If you could change one thing about the way you were raised, what would it be?
11. Take 4 minutes and tell your partner your life story in as much detail as possible.
12. If you could wake up tomorrow having gained any one quality or ability, what would it be?
13. If a crystal ball could tell you the truth about yourself, your life, the future, or anything else, what would you want to know?
14. Is there something you’ve dreamed of doing for a long time? Have you done it? If not, why?
15. What’s your greatest accomplishment?
16. What do you value most in a friendship?
17. What’s your most treasured memory?
18. What’s your most terrible memory?
19. If you knew that in 1 year you’d die suddenly, would you change anything about the way you’re living now? Why?
20. What does friendship mean to you?
21. What roles do love and affection play in your life?
22. Alternate sharing something you consider a positive characteristic of your partner. Share a total of five items.
23. How close and warm is your family? Do you feel your childhood was happier than others?
24. How do you feel about your relationship with your mother?
Set III
25. Make three true “we” statements each. For example, “We’re both in this room feeling … “
26. Complete this sentence: “I wish I had someone who I could share … “
27. If you were going to become a close friend with your partner, please share what would be important for them to know.
28. Tell your partner what you like about them. Try to be honest, saying things you might not say to someone you’ve just met.
29. Share with your partner an embarrassing moment in your life.
30. When did you last cry in front of another person? By yourself?
31. Tell your partner something you like about him or her already.
32. What, if anything, is too serious to be joked about?
33. If you were to die this evening with no opportunity to communicate with anyone, what would you most regret not having told someone? Why haven’t you told that person yet?
34. Your house, containing everything you own, catches fire. After saving your loved ones and pets, you have time to safely make a final dash to save any one item. What would it be? Why?
35. Of all the people in your family, whose death would you find most disturbing? Why?
36. Share a personal problem and ask your partner’s advice on how they might handle it. Then, ask them to reflect back to you how you seem to be feeling about the problem you’ve chosen.
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