Good date questions

What is your favorite way to spend a day off?

Beach, hike, scuba

Do you like to cook? What is your specialty?

More practical, sushi, saag, pasta is my go to. Just learned good kbbq recipe

What is your favorite type of food?

Pierogies, pasta, sushi

What’s the best vacation you’ve ever taken and why?

I did a trip to Florida that was total relaxation and freedom. Made me want to live nearer to a beach and now I do. It was because there weee no expectations of anything

Do you have any travel bucket list destinations?

I’d like to see some mountains overseas. But I’m not much of a solo traveler I want to of experience something with someone

What was the last book you read or show you binge-watched?

I’m reading a book with my mom right now about morality. Brandon Sanderson’s books. Young Sheldon, west wing, good place.

What’s your favorite way to unwind after a long day?

Paint or a movie and chores

Are you a morning person or a night owl?

I have to be both for work but would tend more towards night owl.

What hobbies or interests do you have that you’re passionate about?

Space stuff for work. music/improv. Scuba.

What are some of your favorite things to do on the weekend?

Get outside and touch grass. Easy beach days. Planned little trips

What music do you enjoy listening to?

Wide variety. Anything with clever lyrics

Where the hell is my husband. Air

Billy Joel. Beatles. Musicals. Sabrina carpenter

Are you into podcasts or do you prefer music?

Music or little YouTube sitting shows. They could be podcasts but I prefer to see thier faces. Ie. Ask Hank anything, shardcast/intentionally blank. Taskmaster. Would I lie to you.

What’s your favorite genre of film?

Romantic comedy action comedy.

I also like a good docudrama

Are you more of a dog person or a cat person?

I grew up dog person but have met a lot of nice cats in recent years.

Do you have any pets?

No just my roommates

What’s your favorite childhood memory?

Christmas hockey table. calling Santa’s workshop and rescheduling Christmas.

What’s one thing people are usually surprised to learn about you?

I’m musically and artistic despite being an engineer

What’s your favorite holiday?

Christmas because it affects the whole atmosphere of life. And bc Christmas movies.

What’s the most exciting thing you’ve ever done?

Flew in zero gravity for work. Other adventures include hiking philmont, northern tier waterfall slide.

What’s your dream job?

I have it.

What are some of your goals for the next few years?

Land humans on the moon and be a part of that history and inspiring exploration. We owe a debt to the universe to explore—we are explorers reachi neg the next hilltop.

What’s the most important lesson you’ve learned in life?

Don’t waste your time. Overthinking and worrying about things is a cost in your life. I do this a lot but at what cost? Spend your time and your effort as wisely as your finances.

How do you like to celebrate special occasions?

Time with others eating food and playing boardgames as a family.

What’s your favorite thing about your current job?

There’s always something interesting happening. It’s the threshold of technology and exploration.

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?

I’d like to have some closer mountains but I have been enjoying the beach so here works well for me. Would like a little bit of a smaller more friendly town.

What would your perfect day look like?

Wake up prep for brunch date. Date ends up expending to an activity such as shopping in a market. End the day with a live show. Sprinkle in some trail running or beach going or scuba and then end the day with a movie on my (new!) couch

What qualities do you appreciate most in a friend?

Likelihood of answering a phone call and chatting. All I really want from my non local friends is to chat on the phone. For local friends add in the likelyhood they show up to something I’ve planned or to invite me to something they’ve planned

What are your thoughts on family? How important is it to you?

I’m close with my family. Talk on the phone a lot especially with my mom. Board game family time is number one for me when I visit home for home for holidays.

Do you believe in love at first sight? Why or why not?

Yes. But that doesn’t mean that’s the person you marry. I found my best friend in college because of the shirt they were wearing and we started classes together. I’ve felt the love at first sight thing before. I feel like i know it when I see it.

What do you think makes a relationship successful?

Ha! I thought that said stressful. Being present when you’re around each other. Genuine share interests and activities. Time shared together.

Stressful—all the first impressions stuff is stressful to me. I know I’m good at being a long term for someone. This dating part is hard though

Do you prefer giving or receiving gifts?

Can I even say receiving? Who doesn’t like receiving gifts? It’s important to match energy with gift giving and I like coming up with creative or surprising gifts. And I love when someone can do that for me.

What’s your love language?

Gift giving. Quality time. Words of affirmation.

Have you ever been in a long-distance relationship? What was that like?

Yes awful never again. I was more invested and it ended.

What would be a deal breaker for you in a relationship?

Lack of curiosity about the world.

If you could have dinner with any celebrity, who would it be and why?

It would be interesting to have dinner with Elon as long as I was isolated from any negative consequences. Maybe a dinner with Hank Green and Elon. That would be wild.

What’s your most embarrassing moment?

i made a video for a friend as a gift and the video went waaay too long. Literally unplugged it to make it stop and said the computer died.

What’s a skill you’d like to learn and why?

If you could time travel, would you go to the past or the future?

What’s your biggest pet peeve?

What’s your favorite quote or motto?

If someone wrote a book about your life, what would the title be?

What is your biggest fear?

Do you believe in fate or do we control our own destiny?

What’s something you wish you could do?

Do you have any hidden talents?

What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?

What’s a major event that has shaped who you are?

How do you handle stress?

What do you value most in life?

If you had a superpower, what would it be?

What’s your favorite way to stay active?

What are some causes or issues you’re passionate about?

How do you define success?

What’s your idea of a perfect date?

What’s your biggest achievement so far?

What is your proudest accomplishment?

How important is personal space to you?

Do you think people can change? Why or why not?

What does friendship mean to you?

What are some things on your bucket list?

How do you feel about social media?

Do you consider yourself an introvert or an extrovert?

What are you most passionate about?

Do you believe in second chances?

What makes you laugh the most?

What’s your favorite way to spend time with friends?

How do you deal with conflict?

Do you enjoy surprises or prefer to plan ahead?

What is something that you’re currently working to improve about yourself?

What’s the best gift you’ve ever received?

What’s your favorite season and why?

Do you have a favorite family tradition?

What’s one piece of technology you can’t live without?

Have you ever had a mentor? What impact did they have on your life?

What do you think is the key to happiness?

What would you do if you won the lottery?

What’s your favorite way to give back to the community?

Do you believe in soulmates?

What type of legacy do you want to leave behind?

Do you have any favorite family recipes?

How do you celebrate your birthday?

What significant events in history interest you the most?

What is your favorite way to express yourself creatively?

Can you share a funny story from your life?

What is your favorite way to learn new things?

How important is it to you to have alone time?

What is your favorite memory from school?

What’s something you do that you always tell yourself you’ll stop doing?

If you could change one thing about the world, what would it be?

What is one thing that makes your life easier?

What’s the most adventurous thing you’ve ever done?

Is there a skill or talent you wish you had?

What inspires you to be better?

What’s your favorite family memory?

What is something you like to do that you think most people wouldn’t enjoy?

What’s your idea of a dream home?

What is something that you have always wanted to try?

How do you plan your future?

What do you think about therapy?

What’s your favorite way to celebrate achievements?