Would you rather?

40 questions worth arguing about

1. 1. Who of you is the better gift picker?

   Which gift was a real bullseye?

2. 2. Which of you has the driest humor in the group?

   Who sometimes doesn't even notice it was a joke?

3. 3. Who of you is more likely to send food back at a restaurant?

   How does the other react when you do?

4. 4. Which of you is most often broke before the end of the month?

   What does the money go on?

5. 5. Who of you more often makes the first move toward making up?

   Which gesture says more than words for the two of you?

6. 6. Which of you listens most patiently when someone has a problem?

   Who immediately gives unsolicited advice?

7. 7. Who of you gets up earlier in the morning to have time for themselves?

   What do you do in that quiet time?

8. 8. Which of you orders the most adventurous thing on the menu?

   What was the most exotic dish?

9. 9. Who of you would be more likely to push for getting a pet together?

   Which animal would it be?

10. 10. Which of you always brings too much food to the picnic?

    What is left over at the end?

11. 11. Who of you runs out of steam faster during shared exercise?

    Which activity tests your patience?

12. 12. Which of you has the most group photos on their phone?

    Who never deletes anything?

13. 13. Who of you writes the sweeter messages throughout the day?

    What was the last loving message?

14. 14. Which of you has the worst taste in music, according to the others?

    Which song is the piece of evidence?

15. 15. Who of you re-records a voice note three times before sending it?

    What makes you so unsure about how you sound?

16. 16. Which of you sends voice notes that run longer than three minutes?

    Does the other actually listen to the whole thing or skip ahead?

17. 17. Who of you says everything's fine when nothing actually is?

    How does the other tell something's wrong anyway?

18. 18. Which of you would survive a phone-free week better than expected?

    What would you miss most during that week?

19. 19. Who of you underestimates themselves more than the other can stand?

    Name a strength in each other that gets talked down.

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

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

21. 21. Who of you would rather wake up in the other's life for one day?

    What would you change first during that one day?

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

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

23. 23. Who of you would be the lead if your life were a TV series?

    Which scene would be the trailer moment?

24. 24. Which of you goes quiet first when someone new enters the picture?

    How long before the other one even notices?

25. 25. Who of you has more shopping carts sitting full and unordered?

    What's been waiting there for months for an excuse?

26. 26. Which of you has held back your honest opinion of an ex for too long?

    Say it now — enough time has passed, it's allowed.

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

    Generosity or avoidance? Be honest.

28. 28. Which of you has done more favors without ever keeping score?

    Who secretly owes who one right now?

29. 29. Who of you runs on caffeine more than on actual sleep?

    How many cups on an honest day?

30. 30. Which of you would rather live the other's life for a year?

    What's appealing about it, and what would put you off?

31. 31. Who of you still needs to win an argument about absolutely nothing?

    What was the last pointless fight really about?

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

    What house rule would you set with it?

33. 33. Who of you would approach the other on a bus today, unprompted?

    Would you even notice each other as strangers?

34. 34. Which of you finds it harder to be happy when the other wins?

    How does it show? Be honest, everyone's felt this.

35. 35. Who of you would rather march for a cause that truly matters?

    What would actually be worth sacrificing a Saturday for?

36. 36. Which of you would actually admit to breaking something of the other's?

    Is there an open case? Now's the moment to confess.

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

    Does recognition matter more than you'd admit?

38. 38. Which of you could actually say no to a favor for the other?

    When did you last say no, and how did it feel?

39. 39. Who of you has a hidden talent that almost never gets shown?

    Show it to each other sometime this week.

40. 40. Which of you would honestly say the other's outfit isn't working today?

    Do you actually want that kind of honesty from each other?