Dating Cards: for more productive insightful and playful encounters

The School Of Life

ISBN 10: 1915087635 ISBN 13: 9781915087638

Publisher: The School of Life Press, 2023

Synopsis

Great dates are made up of great conversations: ones where we find out more about one another, discover what makes us both tick, share some of what we like and reveal how we see the world.

This is a collection of cards that can be used out on a date to help provoke the best kinds of discussion.

This pack includes 52 cards, each one posing an intriguing question or setting a challenge, designed to provoke, entertain and stimulate. As a bonus, the cards are graded according to how probing they are (Easy, Medium and Hard), so that you can playfully match the discussion with the flow of an evening.

 

Example Questions:

• How might you entertain a five-year-old child that a friend left you with for an hour or two?
• Sketch the course of three previous relationships you’ve had.
• Without thinking too much, complete the sentence: ‘The problem with most of the people I’ve been on a date with is...’
• Who would you like to go back and apologise to - and for what?
• Describe your first kiss?
• What are the main points you would like to be covered in a speech at your funeral?

About this title

About the Author

The School of Life is a global organisation helping people to lead more fulfilled lives. We do this via our articles, books, app, films, therapeutic services and corporate offering.

The School of Life Press brings together the thinking and ideas of the School of Life creative team under the direction of series editor, Alain de Botton. Our range of books and products explore essential topics in psychological and emotional life, including relationships, parenting, friendship, careers and fulfilment.

From the Back Cover

Great dates are made up of great conversations: ones where we find out more about one another, discover what makes us both tick, share some of what we like and reveal how we see the world.

This is a collection of cards that can be used on a date to help provoke the best kinds of discussion. This pack includes 52 cards, each one posing an intriguing question or setting a challenge, designed to provoke, entertain and stimulate. As a bonus, the cards are graded according to how probing they are (Easy, Medium and Hard) so that you can playfully match the discussion with the flow of an evening.

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Example Questions:

How might you entertain a five-year-old child that a friend left you with for an hour or two?

"Sketch the course of three previous relationships you’ve had."

Without thinking too much, complete the sentence: "‘The problem with most of the people I’ve been on a date with is…"

Who would you like to go back and apologise to – and for what? 

Describe your first kiss? 

What are the main points you would like to be covered in a speech at your funeral?

Edition details

• Publisher: The School of Life Press
• Publication date: 2023
• ISBN 10: 1915087635
• ISBN 13: 9781915087638
• Binding: Cards
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 52