(This list will probably grow as I think of more life-altering questions that should definitely be asked)
- Pancakes or waffles? Waffles are better. Always.
- Colgate, Crest, Aquafresh, or store brand toothpaste? This is serious business! People say it's more important to ask if they squeeze the tube from the end or the middle. They're wrong. Brand is WWWAAAAYYYYY more important!
- Coffee or tea? Both is an option too. So if you're a both (like me) maybe it's not as important....but still helpful to know.
- Favorite sport to watch? Because if you love watching soccer and they only like golf, you've got a real problem on your hands.
- Tent or camper/cabin? Or maybe they're just not into camping at all. In which case, RUN LIKE THE WIND!! Unless you're not into camping either, then it's a match made in heaven.
- Favorite sport to play? If you only like to play ultimate frisbee and all they want to play is tennis, someone is going to have to learn a new sport.
- If given the chance to go anywhere in the world (and by chance, I mean if they had enough free time from work/school/real life and had saved up enough money to do it), where would they go? Are they into traveling on the cheap by going to somewhat still developing nations, or are they into Western Europe and Hawaii?
- If given the chance to go anywhere in the world (this time chance means plenty of free time and money is not a factor), where would they go? These are two very different questions. Maybe. For me they are at least.
- Dish soap: store brand or name brand? There are many, many products where it makes absolutely no real difference if you go with the store brand over the name brand....in fact, you often save money by foregoing the big brand and don't sacrifice any of the quality. Dish soap is not one of those products. The money that you save on the store brand is re-invested in buying 3 times as much dish soap as you would if you just sprung for the Dawn in the first place. Basically, this question is asking if the price tag is the bottom line or if quality is a factor when making a purchase. It covers a lot more than just dish soap. Also, this is probably the most helpful question on this list.
- Book vs movie based on book? This question is pretty broad in meaning. It could simply mean which do they generally prefer, but it could also mean which do they prefer to expose themselves to first. Or maybe they separate the two things in their minds in order to thoroughly enjoy both. For me, I like to read the book first so that I can compare how I imagined a scene to how the movie director imagined it. The only exception to that is with Jane Austen books; I have to see the movie first so that I can have a face & character to put with each name, otherwise I get really confused as to how everyone is connected.
- Mac or PC? This is important! It could be a touchy subject and lead to a lot of fights. Or it could just really hurt your bank account because you'll have to buy both.
- What's their favorite genre of ___(insert media form here)___? You don't want all of your facebook friends to see that you're in a relationship with someone who has very different genre preferences. Also, it could cause unnecessary stress on your relationship...I guess.
- How would they order the importance of the following things: friends, family, God, spouse/boyfriend/girlfriend, and self? This can tell you a lot about a person and their priorities. Maybe this question is more important than the dish soap one.
- Xbox, Playstation, or Nintendo? If this question holds any sort of significance in your heart, it needs no further explanation. If you couldn't care less, this question is optional.
- Chocolate or vanilla? Hey, ice cream is EXPENSIVE, so let's try to save a few bucks by only buying one carton of it at a time.
- Crunchy or creamy? Same concept, peanut butter is expensive, so why buy two different kinds if you don't have to?
- Dogs or cats? Even if they'd opt for neither, everyone has a preference, and if that preference is opposite yours you may have some issues down the road.
- Early bird or night owl? Because if you're an early bird and they're not, your "Good morning!" text when you wake up might not be the most welcome thing ever, and their "Good night!" text might come just a little later than you'd want it to.
- Paper or plastic? It's helpful to know, and helpful to know the reasoning behind their preference. Maybe they go plastic so that they have trash bags for their car or baggies to clean up after their dog, or maybe they go paper so that they always have some brown paper to wrap up a package on the fly. Maybe they have reusable grocery bags that they use all the time. Or maybe they really really don't care.
That's all I've got for now. Remember, facebook official = officially official. Use your facebook relationship status responsibly and save yourself a lot of "OMG! What happened?!" comments to respond to when it doesn't work out because your one true love can't stand camping in a tent and for you that's the only way to go.
