Would you rather questions for couples & friends

40 questions worth arguing about

1. 1. Who of you is more in charge of getting up early on vacation?

   Who is more likely to miss the breakfast buffet?

2. 2. Which of you rallies the crew together for a reunion?

   When did the last meetup go sideways?

3. 3. Who of you would help the other in the middle of the night without hesitation?

   When did one of you last prove that?

4. 4. Which of you most often makes plans that then fall through?

   Which plan never came together?

5. 5. Who of you secretly checks when the other was last online?

   Be honest - are you after closeness or proof?

6. 6. Which of you underestimates how well-liked you actually are?

   Tell the other how people actually talk about them.

7. 7. Who of you is quietly more ambitious than they let on?

   What have you secretly always wanted to prove?

8. 8. Which of you talks yourself into impulse buys the fastest?

   What's the last purchase neither of you actually needed?

9. 9. Who of you would handle six months of long distance more calmly?

   What would you miss the most during that time?

10. 10. Which of you remembers tiny details the other forgot ages ago?

    Test it: what were you wearing the day you met?

11. 11. Who of you is more likely to be secretly living a second life?

    What would that second life actually look like?

12. 12. Which of you would get jealous over the other's new friendships?

    Has that actually happened? Be honest with each other.

13. 13. Who of you tips more because looking away feels too awkward?

    Generosity or avoidance? Be honest.

14. 14. Which of you would bring the other along if life suddenly took off?

    What's the first thing you'd do together?

15. 15. Who of you goes for a walk alone when they're in a bad mood?

    Does company help then, or is space better?

16. 16. Which of you needs compliments more but never admits it?

    Give each other one you'd never normally say out loud.

17. 17. Who of you will be the quirkier one of you two at seventy?

    Which habit will have doubled by then?

18. 18. Which of you would actually befriend a ghost living in your house?

    What house rule would you set with it?

19. 19. Who of you would drop everything overnight and start fresh?

    What trigger would actually be enough?

20. 20. Which of you would seriously suggest sharing a place in old age?

    What would that household look like in forty years?

21. 21. Who of you would mention a good deed as if by accident?

    Does recognition matter more than you'd admit?

22. 22. Which of you feels like the third wheel faster in a group?

    What helps more: joining in or just leaving early?

23. 23. Who of you would sooner get a tattoo dedicated to the other?

    And what exactly would it say?

24. 24. Which of you feels more pressure when everyone else in the group moves on?

    What do you actually want, and what's just peer pressure?

25. 25. Who of you could still draw the floor plan of a place you used to live in from memory?

    What little detail about that place comes straight back to you?

26. 26. Which of you would make up a game to pass the time if your train stopped between stations?

    What would you play?

27. 27. Who of you groups the groceries on the checkout belt so they're ready to pack in the right order?

    What's your rule for keeping the tomatoes from getting squashed?

28. 28. Which of you would choose seats together at the back of a concert over two great seats apart?

    Which artist would you split up for?

29. 29. You bump into a neighbour who gets both your names wrong. Who of you would correct them with a smile?

    What if they'd done it three times already?

30. 30. Which of you spots houses in estate agents' windows where your whole friend group could live?

    What room would be an absolute must?

31. 31. Who of you pulls a face at the other in the lift mirror just before the doors open?

    Do you have a little ritual that stops the moment someone else turns up?

32. 32. Which of you would love to record your own audio tour of the neighbourhood, with your stories instead of the landmarks?

    What would the first stop be?

33. 33. Who of you stops to browse property listings on a walk together and pick out your imaginary future home?

    What feature has made you dream, even when the price was way out of reach?

34. 34. Which of you would change your order if the server at your regular café asked, "The usual?"

    Would you like them knowing your order, or would you want to surprise them?

35. 35. When you're finding an address on foot, who of you navigates by things like “the balcony with the bike” instead of street names?

    What's a landmark you both recognise without any explanation?

36. 36. Which of you checks whether you can pet the animals before starting a mission in a video game?

    What little distraction makes you forget the goal when you play together?

37. 37. When you're doing a jigsaw puzzle together, who of you would rather hide the picture and discover it piece by piece?

    Would you still allow yourselves a quick peek?

38. 38. Which of you would spend your last fairground tokens trying to win a cuddly toy instead of going on another ride?

    What cuddly toy could tempt you?

39. 39. Who of you would love to record a little radio show together about your week?

    What would you call your show?

40. 40. Which of you shows the other the inside of their fridge on a video call to ask what to cook?

    What could you make together with just three ingredients left?