These fun conversation starters were a catalyst for MR and I after we met and started chatting on the phone long distance. We'd been playing 20 questions but after a few weeks, you begin to run dry on things to ask on the fly. There was so much to get to know about each other but the cards sparked great conversations, made us laugh and definitely took away any nervousness or tension. Cute, huh? ;) Some questions dive pretty deep while others are shallow as a parking lot puddle and just make you laugh. I'd highly recommend them for long distance phone calls, road trips or ice breaker activities. It's neat to hear what you can learn about people you already know fairly well. I even used them for the role of Table Topics Master at our Toastmasters meeting at work.
Example questions from my set, the Dinner Party Edition:
If it were necessary to add two countries to the U.S. which would you pick?
Would you rather your home had a pool, a tennis court or a rose garden?
What's the best way to deal with stress?
Are you old school or new school?
Where is change needed in your life?
If you could only take one cd for a cross country road trip which would you choose?
I bought my box - the adorable brown and Tiffany-blue damask image below - at Poeme, the darling stationery store on Hyde Park Square for ~$25. Visit http://www.tabletopics.com/ to see sample questions or order your own! I'd love to collect some of the other versions; there's a wide range of topics from kids to adults, family oriented to naughtiness. They also have an iPhone app now for $2.99 - might be perfect for this weekend's road trip with some of my best girlfriends from college!
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