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Let’s Start a Conversation

June 28, 2016 By Lena 30 Comments

A few days ago, my girlfriend sent me an email entitled, “Clean Conversation Starters.”

I’m going on a blind date, she wrote, and I want to know which conversation starters I should throw out there to get to know him better. Which ones should I bring up?

ratherFirst, I have mad respect for anyone who will attempt a blind date in 2016. With dating apps, photoshop, internet creepers, etc – it takes a special kind of confidence (bravery? foolishness?) to meet a stranger for drinks.

Second, conversation starters!! How delightful!

I spent the next little while pouring over the questions, pausing to mentally answer most of them (and surprising myself with some of my responses!). So, let’s play a little game today – go ahead and select one or two of the following conversation starters, copy and paste the question and leave your answer in the comments!

Would you rather eat your favourite meal for every meal for the rest of your life or never be able to eat your favourite meal again?

Would you rather live in a place where it is always hot or always cold?

Would you rather be poor with lots of good friends or rich with no friends?

Would you rather lose all of your money and valuables or all of the pictures you have ever taken?

Would you rather never be able to eat warm food or never be able to eat cold food?

Would you rather be a famous director or a famous actor?

Would you rather take a vow of celibacy or take a vow of silence?

I look forward to reading your answers! And in case you were wondering, I’d rather live in a place where it is always hot, and I’d much rather be a famous director!

Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: conversation starters, fun, would you rather

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  1. Stephanie LaPlante

    June 28, 2016 at 10:58 am

    Would you rather be poor with lots of good friends or rich with no friends?

    I’d rather be poor with lots of good friends…like I am now-ish. LOL. I wouldn’t trade the friends I have for all the money in the world.

    Reply
    • Lena

      June 29, 2016 at 7:37 am

      Great answer! I know many people who’d choose to be rich with no friends!

      Reply
      • kathy downey

        July 4, 2016 at 10:31 am

        Its sad but those people will never experience true friendship

        Reply
  2. kathy downey

    June 28, 2016 at 11:24 am

    I would rather be poor with lots of good friends than rich with no friends..With good friends you are rich.

    Reply
  3. mrdisco

    June 28, 2016 at 12:50 pm

    Would you rather eat your favourite meal for every meal for the rest of your life or never be able to eat your favourite meal again?

    Yes. Yes I would. Bacon for life!

    Reply
  4. Darlene Schuller

    June 28, 2016 at 1:38 pm

    I would take a vow of celibacy over silence. I would rather live where it’s hot then where it’s cold.

    Reply
  5. Judy Cowan

    June 28, 2016 at 3:35 pm

    Would you rather live in a place where it is always hot or always cold?

    Definitely somewhere it is always hot.

    Reply
  6. Lynda Cook

    June 28, 2016 at 4:42 pm

    Would you rather take a vow of celibacy or take a vow of silence?
    I will take the celibacy, I can’t keep quiet that long..lol

    Reply
    • Lena

      June 29, 2016 at 7:37 am

      Me too, Lynda… me too!

      Reply
  7. Melinda Jana

    June 28, 2016 at 6:51 pm

    those are good questions….I think I’ll ask BF tonight ;)

    Reply
  8. Debbie Bashford

    June 29, 2016 at 6:42 am

    Would you rather eat your favourite meal for every meal for the rest of your life or never be able to eat your favourite meal again?

    I would eat my fav meal for the rest of my life

    Reply
    • Lena

      June 29, 2016 at 7:36 am

      Wow, Debbie! Now I HAVE to know – what is your favourite meal?

      Reply
      • Debbie Bashford

        September 2, 2016 at 7:55 am

        honey garlic ribs, roasted potatoes and corn on the cob

        Reply
  9. Vivian Dionne

    July 2, 2016 at 5:23 pm

    Would you rather live in a place where it is always hot or always cold?

    I would rather live somewhere always hot, I love tropical places.

    Reply
  10. Darlene Wissenz

    July 4, 2016 at 2:12 pm

    Would you rather lose all of your money and valuables or all of the pictures you have ever taken?

    I would rather lose my money and valuables

    Reply
  11. Cheryl

    July 6, 2016 at 10:34 am

    These questions are very difficult and it’s hard to pick one to answer because both results are very tough but I guess I would pick to eat my favourite meal for every meal for the rest of my life

    Reply
  12. Susan T.

    July 6, 2016 at 4:07 pm

    Would you rather live in a place where it is always hot or always cold? Always hot please. Of course I live in the Rockies where it is mostly cold. :(

    Would you rather be poor with lots of good friends or rich with no friends? Poor with good friends. Having no friends would be one of the worst things I could imagine!

    Reply
  13. kathy downey

    July 16, 2016 at 8:17 am

    I would rather eat my favourite meal for every meal for the rest of your life …..yes Pizza everyday

    Reply
  14. Anne Taylor

    July 16, 2016 at 5:01 pm

    Celibacy for me! Its a bit different, but since my husband and I took our vow of celibacy, our marriage has never been better.

    Reply
  15. Leslie Crosbie

    August 1, 2016 at 9:13 pm

    Great topics!

    Would you rather eat your favourite meal for every meal for the rest of your life or never be able to eat your favourite meal again?
    Answer- never eat my favourite meal again because if I could ONLY eat it, it would become my least favorite!

    I would rather be poor with lots of friends and I would pick my pictures over any money or item!

    Reply
  16. Gina A

    August 7, 2016 at 10:44 am

    Never eat my favourite meal again.
    Somewhere hot.
    Money/valuables.
    Never eat warm food.
    Famous actor.
    Vow of silence (but I would not take life-long vows for either of these!)

    Reply
  17. sue frampton

    August 17, 2016 at 8:36 pm

    Would you rather live in a place where it is always hot or always cold? I like the cold

    Reply
  18. Debbie Bashford

    September 2, 2016 at 7:58 am

    Would you rather live in a place where it is always hot or always cold? It would really depend on the temperature ranges we are talking about. I don’t mind the heat if there is no humidity and I like the cold as long as it no colder than -20

    Reply
  19. Debbie Bashford

    September 3, 2016 at 7:07 am

    Would you rather be poor with lots of good friends or rich with no friends?
    Honestly would rather be rich I worry about money all the time it would be nice not to

    Reply
  20. Debbie Bashford

    September 4, 2016 at 7:04 am

    Would you rather lose all of your money and valuables or all of the pictures you have ever taken?

    Pictures

    Reply
  21. Debbie Bashford

    September 5, 2016 at 7:02 am

    Would you rather never be able to eat warm food or never be able to eat cold food?

    never be able to eat cold food

    Reply
  22. Debbie Bashford

    September 6, 2016 at 6:46 am

    Would you rather be a famous director or a famous actor?

    a famous director

    Reply
  23. Debbie Bashford

    September 7, 2016 at 6:11 am

    Would you rather take a vow of celibacy or take a vow of silence?

    celibacy

    Reply
  24. kathy downey

    January 22, 2017 at 11:37 am

    Would you rather be a famous director or a famous actor?
    a famous director
    Would you rather lose all of your money and valuables or all of the pictures you have ever taken?
    Photo’s are my memories you can never take from me

    Reply
  25. Debbie White Beattie

    February 5, 2017 at 12:15 am

    1. favorite meal
    2. place that’s always HOT!
    3.poor
    4.photos(sleeping in the street doesn’t appeal to me)
    5.never eat cold food
    6. famous director
    7. celibacy(I wouldn’t be able to keep my mouth shut)

    Reply

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