Important Dating Questions

Faith

Would you consider yourself a Christian? At what point in your life did your relationship with Christ become important? Are you actively attending and/or involved with a local church? How important is it for you for the person you are dating to be of the Christian faith? In what area of your faith discipline would you say you are trying to improve?

Personal

Where are you originally from? What do you like to do when you are not working? What initially attracted you to me? What are your strengths and weaknesses in relationships? What do you look for when it comes to dating someone? What are deal-breakers for you? What do you like to do for fun?

Family

How close are you to your family? How important is family to you? Are there any family events that are important to you? What do you like most and least about your family? Who are you closest to in your family? What is a memorable family experience(s) for you?

Career/Business Goals

What are your career goals? Are you currently doing what you ultimately wanted to do in your life? If not, what are you doing to move closer towards your career goal? How do you balance work and dating? Where do you see yourself in your profession in the next five years?

Relationship History

What's been your longest relationship? What areas you realize you need to work in when it comes to dating? Do you keep in contact with former dating individuals? How do you manage disagreements in relationships? Have you ever experienced a heartbreak or caused someone's heart to be broken?

Finances

Are you a good manager of your finances? Are you a spender or a saver? What's your Credit Score? (If you are moving towards engagement/marriage) Is there anything I need to know when it comes to your finances? (When the relationship is getting serious)

Parents

Are your parents still together? What are some positives and negatives you observed in your parents relationship? How often do you speak and/or see your parents? How long do you date before you usually introduce who you are dating to your parents?

Childhood

How was your childhood? What are some positives and negatives memories? Have you experienced any childhood pains that you have not fully healed from? What would you consider a happy and a sad memory from your childhood? If you could change anything about your childhood, would you?

Dating Expectations

What are your expectations when it comes to dating? In what ways did your previous relationship experiences meet or fail your expectations? How did you develop some of your expectations when it comes to dating? How do you respond when your expectations are not met? Are you good at remaining accountable of what is expected of you when dating?

Friendships

Who would you consider your close friend(s)? Are you private about your relationship or do you share your relationship details with your friends? How important is it for who you are dating to be cool with your friends? How important are friendship(s) with you? Do you go out of your way to maintain positive friendship(s)?

Personality

Would you consider yourself an introvert (shy) or extrovert (lively)? Are you aggressive in nature or passive? Do you speak your mind or do you reserve your thoughts? Would you consider yourself an Alpha person (meaning you take charge)? How would your close friends describe your personality?

45 Additional Questions

Are you more of a TV Show or Movie person? How often do you travel? Have you ever traveled outside of the country? If so, where? What type of books to you like to read? What book(s) impacted your life the most? What’s your favorite food? Do you have any siblings? Have you ever had a celebrity crush? If so, who? What’s your biggest pet peeve? If you could live anywhere else, where would you live? Are you a morning or night person? Do you like your job? What are you very passionate about? When is your birthday? Where did you go to school? What makes you really laugh? What’s your next life’s goal? What TV show(s) did you enjoy growing up? Who would you consider your role model(s)? Do you currently have mentors in your life helping you stay focused on your dreams? What’s your favorite holiday? What fact about you would surprise me most? Are you a huge sports fan? If so, who is your favorite team? What is the best single piece of advice you have ever received that you still try to live by? What’s been your most embarrassing moment to this day? If your life was a move, what would the title be? In one word, how would you describe yourself? For what in your life do you feel most grateful for? What is most important for you in someone you are dating? Are you quick to end a relationship, or do you work through hard times? How do you handle making hard decisions? What’s the hardest decision you ever had to make in your life? Would you consider yourself a people-pleaser at times? How do you handle constructive criticism? Do you desire to have children? If so, how many? Would you ever adopt a child? Do you believe in gender roles? Why do you desire to be in a relationship? Do you believe in friendship before dating?

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