Printable question cards for couples
A free PDF with 48 cards from the Couplete app: questions and a few action cards from eleven of its decks. Print it, cut along the dashed lines and you have a deck for the table, a date night or a gift.
There are two versions, A4 and US Letter. Each is seven pages: one page of instructions and six sheets of eight cards.
Play them as cards
First Dates
What is something you are weirdly good at?
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How to print them
- Thicker paper or card stock feels more like a real deck. Ordinary printer paper works too.
- Print single-sided at 100% scale (“actual size”).
- Cut along the dashed lines. Each sheet gives eight cards.
- Shuffle, put them face down and take turns drawing.
The cards in the PDF
First Dates
- What is something you are weirdly good at?
- What is your most controversial food opinion?
- What is something you believed as a kid that turned out to be wrong?
- What's a smell that takes you straight back to childhood?
- What's a question you wish people asked you more often?
- Action card: Show each other the last photo in your camera roll and explain it.
Things I Love About You
- What is a small thing I do that makes you feel loved?
- Finish the sentence: "I feel most loved when you…"
- What is a habit of mine you found annoying at first and now kind of love?
- What is something about me you hope never changes?
- Action card: Give each other a 30-second compliment without stopping. No repeating yourself.
How We Fight
- When we argue, what do you need from me most — space, a hug, or to be heard?
- What does a good apology look like to you?
- What is a fight we had that you now find funny?
- What's one thing about our conflicts that has improved since we met?
- Action card: Look each other in the eyes and say: "Even when we fight, we are on the same team." Hold hands for 20 seconds.
Money, Home & Life
- Are you a spender or a saver? What makes you say that?
- What chore do you secretly hate the most?
- What is your definition of "clean enough"?
- What would you do with an unexpected windfall of money?
- Action card: Swap one chore with each other for the coming week. Decide which ones now.
Couple’s Voyage
- If our love story were made into a movie, what would be the title and which actors would play us?
- What is your favorite memory of our relationship so far?
- What was the first thing you noticed about me?
- What is something we are weirdly good at?
Shared Values
- How do you express love and affection?
- How do you define success in life?
- How do you define and pursue happiness?
- Action card: Each person shares one thing they are grateful for about the other.
Have You Ever?
- Have you ever tried a weird food combination and liked it?
- Have you ever burst out laughing in a quiet room?
- Have you ever accidentally called your boss or teacher "Mom" or "Dad"?
- Have you ever laughed so hard you snorted your drink out of your nose?
Hypothetical Scenarios
- If you could have any superpower just for a day, what would it be?
- Imagine you can time travel; which era would you visit first?
- If you found a magic lamp, what would your three wishes be?
- If you had to live on a desert island with only three items, what would they be?
Planning a Family
- What traditions from your childhood would you like to pass on?
- How do you envision daily family life?
- What’s your view on pets and their role in a family?
Hobbies & Leisure
- What hobby have you always wanted to try but haven't yet?
- What’s your favorite way to spend a rainy day?
- What sport or game are you surprisingly good at?
- Action card: Each person says two truths and one lie about their hobbies; the other guesses the lie.
Inner Struggles
- Do you have a fear that you feel is irrational? What is it?
- How do you comfort yourself after a difficult day?
- What personal victory have you achieved that might seem small to others but is significant to you?
- What words of encouragement do you offer yourself during tough times?
The peach cards in the PDF are action cards: they ask you to do something instead of answering.
These cards come from the First Dates, Things I Love About You, How We Fight, Money, Home & Life, Couple’s Voyage, Shared Values, Have You Ever?, Hypothetical Scenarios, Planning a Family, Hobbies & Leisure and Inner Struggles decks in the Couplete app, which has 670 cards in 12 decks.