Yes or No Questions for Couples
One-word answers to start with, and a little story behind each one.
- Time
- 5–20 min
- Players
- Two players, no turns
- Best for
- Road trips and short waits
- Deck
- 100 questions in 5 categories
How to use these yes or no questions
- Pick a category from the menu under the card, or keep “All categories”.
- Read the question on the top card aloud and both answer it.
- Swipe the card away, or tap “Next question”, for the next one. Questions do not repeat until you have seen the whole category.
- Tap the heart to save a question on this device, or tap “Make a 10-question list” for a list you can copy.
When to ask yes or no questions
Yes or no questions fit into the small gaps of a day. The first answer takes a second, so you can stop after one card or keep going for an hour, and the why behind each answer is where you learn something new about each other.
Long drives
What if and Opinions keep the car talking between playlists, and one word is enough when the road needs attention.
Waiting for a table
A few Easy ones fill the ten minutes before your name is called, with no setup and nothing to explain.
A tired weeknight
When neither of you has energy for a long talk, thumbs up or down on the couch still turns into a real conversation.
Ways to play yes or no
Thumbs on three
Read the card, count to three, and both show a thumb up or down at the same moment. Two thumbs alike and two thumbs apart are equally good news: each one comes with a reason worth hearing.
Guess first
Before your partner answers, say out loud what you think they will pick. Then they give the real answer and one sentence of why, and you swap roles for the next card.
Turn a double yes into a plan
Stay on About us and save every card you both say yes to. By the end of the evening the hearts on this device hold a short list of things to try together.
Getting more out of a one-word answer
- Stuck between the two? Say “sometimes” and tell your partner when.
- Keep the yes or no quick and the why as long as it wants to be.
- A yes next to a no is not a problem to solve. It is two different stories, and you get to hear both.
All 100 yes or no questions for couples by category
The complete list, grouped by category. The cards above draw from the same list, so you can read ahead here and play there.
Easy ones
Warm-up questions about small habits, answered before you can overthink them.
- Do you make your bed most mornings?
- Is a Sunday afternoon nap worth the groggy wake-up?
- Do you hum without noticing while you cook?
- Are you a morning person, honestly?
- Do you keep your phone on silent most of the time?
- Is there a snack in your bag right now?
- Do you say hello to dogs you pass on the street?
- Can you whistle a whole song from start to finish?
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- Do you still own a pair of socks from years ago?
- Is your favorite color the same as when you were ten?
- Do you check the weather before you get dressed?
- Could you fall asleep in a moving car within five minutes?
- Do you like your toast almost burnt?
- Is your phone’s home screen neatly organized?
- Do you read the instructions before building furniture?
- Could you go a whole weekend without looking at a screen?
- Do you keep every birthday card you get?
- Do you talk back to the TV during a show?
- Do you know all the words to at least one very long song?
- Is your sock drawer sorted by color, even a little?
Opinions
Pizza toppings, plane seats and other questions with a strong yes or no.
- Is pineapple welcome on pizza?
- Should socks with sandals be allowed outside the house?
- Is a hot dog a kind of sandwich?
- Are pancakes a perfectly good dinner?
- Is it okay to recline your seat on a short flight?
- Should the toilet roll hang over the front?
- Is a movie ever better than the book it came from?
- Is November too early for festive music in the shops?
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- Should ketchup ever go on scrambled eggs?
- Should every home have one drawer for random stuff?
- Is checking your phone at the dinner table rude?
- Is a rainy day the best excuse to stay in?
- Should spoilers be fair game a week after an episode airs?
- Does arriving ten minutes early count as being on time?
- Should everyone know how to cook at least five meals?
- Is a voice message nicer than a long text?
- Should birthdays last a whole week instead of one day?
- Is a road trip more fun than flying to the same place?
- Does water taste better ice cold?
- Are paper books better than reading on a screen?
About you
How you like your days, your quiet time and your small proud moments.
- Do you still remember the phone number of your childhood home?
- Would you call yourself a planner?
- Is there a song that puts you in a good mood every single time?
- Do you like a big fuss on your birthday?
- Could you live in a big city for the rest of your life?
- Are you calmer in traffic than you used to be?
- Do you like to know about a surprise before it happens?
- Is there a small skill you are quietly proud of?
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- Would you pick up a musical instrument at this point in life?
- Do you need some quiet time after a busy day with people?
- Are you a slightly different person when you are hungry?
- Do you write a list for almost everything?
- Can you say no easily when someone asks you a favor?
- Do you order the same dish every time at a favorite restaurant?
- Is your handwriting easy for other people to read?
- Did you like school when you were little?
- Would your ten-year-old self be impressed by your life now?
- Do compliments make you a little shy?
- Do you remember most of your dreams in the morning?
- Can you keep a gift hidden until the big day?
About us
Little questions about the two of you, from date nights to inside jokes.
- Do you still remember our very first conversation?
- Does our home feel like a mix of both of us?
- Do we laugh at the same kind of jokes?
- Should we have a standing date night every week?
- Do you think I know your usual order by heart?
- Is there a song that feels like it belongs to us?
- Should Friday nights have a little ritual that only we do?
- Do we have an inside joke you would never explain to anyone?
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- Would you go on our first date again, exactly the way it happened?
- Should we learn something new together this year?
- Is cooking together more fun than eating out?
- Do you like the evenings when we do nothing at all together?
- Should we take more photos of the two of us?
- Could we plan a whole weekend away in one evening?
- Is there a place you would love to take me back to?
- Do we have a favorite spot in our town?
- Should we write each other short notes now and then?
- Do you think we make a good team in the kitchen?
- Would you swap chores with me for a week?
- Is Saturday morning our best time of the week?
What if
Rockets, secret doors and talking dogs: would you say yes?
- If you could live anywhere for a year, would you move abroad?
- Would you go to space if someone offered you a free seat on a rocket?
- If you could read minds for a day, would you actually use it?
- Would you want to know one thing about your future today?
- If a friendly dog followed you home with no tag, would you keep it?
- Would you live in a tiny house for a year?
- If you could speak every language overnight, would you travel more?
- Would you hand in your phone for a month to travel the world?
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- If you met your future self, would you ask for advice?
- Would you take a cooking class on a trip to another country?
- If time stopped for one extra hour a day, would you spend it asleep?
- Would you go on a TV quiz show if they called you tomorrow?
- If you could live one day from this year again, would you know which?
- Would you spend a year in a cabin with no internet?
- If you could be famous for one day only, would you say yes?
- If we could teleport, would we still take road trips?
- Would you visit the world a hundred years from now if you could come back?
- If you found a secret door at home, would you open it right away?
- Would you adopt a very old pet that needed a quiet home?
- If animals could talk to you, would you tell anyone?
Frequently asked questions
How many yes or no questions for couples are there?
There are 100 questions, 20 in each of five categories: easy ones, opinions, about you, about us, and what if. The cards and the list on this page use the same set.
How is this different from never have i ever?
In never have i ever you answer about things you have already done. These cards ask what you like, think or would do, so the answers can change from one year to the next. For picking between two options, try this or that.
Do yes or no questions work on a first date?
Easy ones and Opinions need no shared history, so they fit a first or second date well. About us makes more sense once there is an us. For more openers, see first date questions.
Can the driver play on a road trip?
Yes. The passenger reads the card and the driver answers out loud instead of with a thumb, with both hands and eyes kept on the road.