Would You Rather? Questions for couples

One of you reads both options, you both pick in secret, then reveal on three. The best part is talking about why you picked differently.

Would You Rather?

Always have hot coffee or Always have a fully charged phone?

All prompts (243 prompts)

🤸 Warm-up

Always have hot coffee or Always have a fully charged phone?
Understand what animals are saying or Speak every language in the world fluently?
Have your own theme song play whenever you walk into a room or Have a sitcom laugh track after every joke you make?
Always hit green lights or Never wait in a checkout line again?
Remember every dream you have or Choose what you dream about?
Watch only “The Office” for the rest of your life or Watch only “Grey's Anatomy” for the rest of your life?
Never hear “Last Christmas” again or Never hear “Macarena” again?
Fall asleep in 30 seconds flat or Never hit snooze again?
Win big on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” or Win “Family Feud” with your whole family?
Always have perfect hair or Always have the perfect outfit?
Speak only in rhymes for a whole day or Sing instead of talking for a whole day?
Win a year's supply of coffee or Win a year's supply of chocolate?
Always find a parking spot right by the door or Always get a seat on a packed train?
Always be 10 minutes early or Always be 5 minutes late?
Have unlimited internet anywhere on Earth or Have a phone battery that never dies?
Always know the right thing to say or Always know when to stay quiet?
Unsend one text a day or Peek at one of someone else's texts a day?
Be TikTok famous or Be a legend in your neighborhood?
Board game night at a friend's place or A binge-watching night under a blanket?
Endless summer or Endless snowy winter?
Free pizza once a week for life or Free movie tickets once a week for life?
Always know what time it is or Always know where your keys are?
Be able to imitate any voice or Be able to draw any face from memory?
A remote that fast-forwards through boring moments or An “undo” button for the last 10 seconds?
A surprise party for your birthday or A quiet birthday all to yourself?
A year off with full pay or Your dream job starting tomorrow?
Sing like Adele or Dance like a “Dancing with the Stars” pro?
Always get the last word or Always be right, but quietly?
Cats or Dogs?
Morning coffee on the balcony or Evening tea under a blanket?
Every weekend off or Every Monday off?
A home full of plants or A home full of pets?
Name any song in two seconds or Name any movie from a single frame?
Be able to sleep anywhere or Be able to eat anything?

🏠 Everyday life

Always do the dishes or Always take out the trash?
Do all the ironing for the rest of your life or Wash all the windows for the rest of your life?
A studio apartment right downtown or A house with a garden in the middle of nowhere?
A neighbor who drills every Saturday at 8 a.m. or A neighbor who sings in the shower at midnight?
One big grocery run a week, with a list or A trip to the store every day for one thing?
Get up at 6 a.m. and have your afternoons free or Get up at 10 a.m. and work until evening?
Never wash dishes by hand again or Never hang up wet laundry again?
Sleep under one shared blanket or Sleep under two separate blankets?
Sleep with the window open when it's freezing or Sleep with the window shut in a heat wave?
A fridge that is always full or A home that is always clean?
Work from home in your pajamas or Work at the office with free coffee and people around?
Cook dinner every day or Do the dishes after dinner every day?
Never lose a sock in the wash again or Never hunt for a charger again?
Your own little garden plot or A big balcony with a city view?
Sundays on the couch or Sundays on a bike?
The bathroom all to yourself every morning or Coffee in bed every morning?
Buy everything that's on sale or Buy only what's on the list?
A meal plan for the whole week or A daily 5 p.m. summit on what's for dinner?
A robot that cleans or A robot that folds laundry?
Walk the dog at 6 a.m. or Clean the litter box every day?
A perfectly organized closet or A perfectly organized phone?
Renovate everything yourself or Hire contractors and wait six months for them to show up?
A bathtub or A rain shower?
Clean up right after the party or Leave it all until morning?
Know all your neighbors by name or Know no one and enjoy the peace and quiet?
A night in with a book or A night out with friends?
Get rid of the TV or Get rid of the microwave?
A ground-floor place with a yard or A tenth-floor place with a view?
Share the remote or Share the last slice of pizza?
Wake up to birdsong or Wake up to the smell of coffee?
Clean once a week for three hours or Clean for ten minutes every day?
A washing machine that hangs up the laundry itself or A fridge that orders the groceries itself?
A family with three little kids next door or Party-loving college students upstairs?
Endless fights over the thermostat or Endless fights over what to watch?
Do laundry every week or Buy new socks every week?

🍕 Food

Mac and cheese for life or Grilled cheese for life?
Nothing but burgers for the rest of your life or Nothing but pizza for the rest of your life?
A sweet breakfast or A savory breakfast?
Ice cream on a beach boardwalk or Cheese fondue in a mountain cabin?
A kebab at 3 a.m. or Drive-thru fries at 3 a.m.?
No more chocolate, ever or No more chips, ever?
A jelly donut or A Boston cream donut?
Sunday chicken soup at Grandma's or Sunday brunch at a trendy café?
Mayo on everything or Ketchup on everything?
Just the turkey for Christmas dinner or Just the sides for Christmas dinner?
Pineapple on your pizza or Ketchup on your pizza?
Eat out every day or Cook at home every day?
A personal chef or A personal pastry chef?
Always cook from Grandma's recipes or Always cook with whatever's left in the fridge?
Always order the same thing or Always order something new?
Eat food so spicy it makes you cry or Never eat anything spicier than ketchup?
Nutella by the spoonful, straight from the jar or Pickles straight from the jar?
Cheesecake or Apple pie?
Pancakes for dinner or French toast for dinner?
Coleslaw with every meal or Potato salad with every meal?
Salted popcorn or Caramel popcorn?
Start your diet next Monday or Start your diet right now, but with cheat-day Fridays?
A bold new recipe for date night or A tried-and-true classic for date night?
Dip your fries in a milkshake or Eat chips with chocolate?
Only Italian food for life or Only Asian food for life?
No more coffee, ever or No more tea, ever?
A backyard barbecue or Dinner at a Michelin-star restaurant?
Always get the last slice of pizza or Always get the first slice of cake?
Only soup for a month or Only sandwiches for a month?
Unlimited ice cream in your freezer or Unlimited fries from your favorite food truck?
Be able to bake the perfect loaf of bread or Be able to make perfect sushi?
Always cook together or Take turns cooking and get nights off?
A cheap old-school diner for life or A trendy vegan café for life?
A gas station hot dog or A convenience store sandwich?
Dinner at 5 p.m., like your grandparents or Dinner at 10 p.m., like in Spain?

✈️ Travel

A vacation in the mountains or A vacation by the sea?
An all-inclusive beach resort or Backpacking and trekking in Peru?
A night train across half the country or A cheap flight at 6 a.m.?
Explore museums or Lie on the beach?
A road trip across Europe in a camper van or A week at a hotel with a pool and spa?
A sightseeing plan down to the hour or No plan at all, just see what happens?
A sailing trip on a big lake or A mountain cabin with no cell service?
The same trusted spot every year or Somewhere new every year?
Pack a week before the trip or Pack an hour before you leave?
Explore every corner of the country you live in or Fly to the other side of the world?
A free vacation with the in-laws or A full-price vacation with no in-laws?
A tent under the stars or A hotel with an ocean view?
Lose your luggage at the airport or Lose your passport halfway through the trip?
Dive with sharks or Go skydiving?
The Alps in winter or The French Riviera in summer?
A week in Paris or A week in Tokyo?
Free flights for life or Free hotel stays for life?
A road trip with no GPS or A guided tour with a travel agency?
One shared suitcase or Two separate suitcases?
A packed beach with snack stands everywhere or An empty beach with no bar for miles?
A Caribbean cruise or A farm stay in the countryside with goats?
Always the window seat or Always the aisle seat?
A year traveling around the world or A down payment on a home?
Eat only local food abroad or Hunt down food from home when abroad?
A hot air balloon ride over Cappadocia or A gondola ride in Venice?
The northern lights in Norway or A safari in Kenya?
Forget your charger or Forget your swimsuit?
The best room in the hotel or The best table in the restaurant?
The tropics in winter or The Baltic Sea in summer?
A weekend in Rome or A weekend in Amsterdam?
Explore a city at night or Explore at sunrise, before the tourists show up?
Cross Europe by train or Fly, but with three layovers?
Get to the airport three hours early or Sprint to the gate at the last minute?
A vacation with friends or A vacation just the two of you?
A vacation with hourly Instagram stories or A completely offline vacation?

💘 Romantic

A surprise date planned by your partner or A date you plan together down to the minute?
A handwritten love note or A playlist made just for you?
Breakfast in bed or A candlelit dinner?
Slow dance in the kitchen to the radio or Sing at the top of your lungs together in the car?
A photo together every week for a whole year or A letter you write together to open in 10 years?
One small compliment every day or One huge romantic gesture every month?
Read your partner's mind for one day or See yourself through their eyes for one day?
Spooning or Falling asleep holding hands?
A kiss in the rain or A midnight kiss on New Year's Eve?
Swap hoodies or Swap playlists?
Wine and talking until sunrise or A movie and cuddles under a blanket?
Say “I love you” every day or Show it with actions and rarely say it?
A proposal on a mountaintop or A proposal at home in your pajamas?
A wedding with 200 guests or Eloping on a beach, just the two of you?
A movie date or A bowling date?
Matching tattoos or Matching bracelets?
A week together with no phones or A week apart, writing handwritten letters?
Butterflies in your stomach forever or Feeling calm and safe forever?
A poem written just for you or A song sung to you in front of everyone?
A foot rub or A back rub?
Always be able to make your partner laugh or Always be able to comfort them?
See all your partner's childhood photos or Read their high school diary?
Valentine's Day at a restaurant or Valentine's Day at home with pizza?
A sunrise date or A date under the stars?
Remember every conversation you've ever had or Remember every kiss you've ever shared?
Fight rarely, but loudly or Fight often, but briefly?
A romantic weekend in Venice or A romantic weekend in a cabin in the woods?
Relive your first date or Relive your first trip together?
Love at first sight or Love that slowly grows out of friendship?
Notes on the fridge or Sweet texts in the middle of the day?
Flowers for no reason or Your favorite candy for no reason?
A museum date or An amusement park date?
Be able to cook your partner's favorite dish or Be able to sing their favorite song?
A shared calendar or A shared Netflix account?
You always make the first move or Your partner always makes the first move?

🦄 Absurd

Have a fox tail or Have fox ears?
Sneeze glitter or Hiccup soap bubbles?
Say everything in a movie trailer voice or Have subtitles appear above your head when you talk?
Always have a warm donut in your pocket or Always have a cold pickle in your pocket?
Fight one horse-sized duck or Fight a hundred duck-sized horses?
Turn into a fox every time you sneeze or Turn into a cat every time you yawn?
Have a pigeon that follows you everywhere or Have a seagull that steals your fries every day?
Every text you send also goes to your mom or Every photo you take gets pinned to the neighborhood bulletin board?
Talk to plants or Talk to a fridge that comments on your midnight snacking?
Live in a gingerbread house or Live in a LEGO castle?
Sweat maple syrup or Cry lemonade?
Have eyebrows that give away every thought or Have a nose that grows every time you lie?
Burst into song whenever you get annoyed or Dance every time someone compliments you?
Work for a cat in a tie or Work for a goose in a pantsuit?
Honk like a car horn when you're angry or Jingle like a bell with every step?
Summon a cab with a whistle or Summon pizza with a snap of your fingers?
Have hands instead of feet or Have feet instead of hands?
Spend a day as an ant or Spend a day as an elephant?
Have a hamster-sized dragon or Have a dragon-sized hamster?
Go to a job interview in a dinosaur costume or Go to your own wedding dressed as Santa?
Have hair that changes color with your mood or Have nails that glow every time you lie?
Ride an ostrich to work or Ride a giant turbo-charged snail to work?
An alarm clock that blasts cheesy wedding hits or A rooster that crows in your bedroom?
Drink everything through a straw for life or Eat everything with chopsticks for life?
Teleport, but only to the nearest convenience store or Fly, but only a few inches off the ground?
Turn invisible, but only when nobody's looking or Read minds, but only pigeons' minds?
A rubber duck squeak with every step or A whoopee cushion every time you sit down?
Everything tastes like pizza or Everything smells like fried onions?
Super strength, but only for opening jars or Super speed, but only for bagging groceries at checkout?
Live in a musical where everyone sings or Live in a world where everyone whispers?
Have a fox as your financial advisor or Have an owl as your therapist?
A keyboard that only types IN ALL CAPS or A phone that signs off every text with “Kind regards”?
Speak only in “Shrek” quotes or Speak only in “Star Wars” quotes?
Wings that only work in the rain or Gills that only work in the bathtub?
A postcard from a stranger every day or A few bucks found on the sidewalk every day?

⚖️ Tough choices

Go back in time and change one thing or See your future, with no way to change it?
Less money and more time or More money and less time?
Your dream job at an average salary or A boring job at triple the average salary?
Always say exactly what you think or Never say what you really think?
Win 10 million or Live 10 extra years in perfect health?
Forget your entire childhood or Be unable to make new memories for a year?
Live near family in a small town or Live far from family in your dream city?
Win every argument or Never argue again?
A year with no internet for a million dollars or A year without seeing friends for a million dollars?
Lose all your photos or Lose all your messages?
Read everything on your person's phone or Let your person read everything on yours?
Always know when someone is lying or Always be able to convince anyone of anything?
Be the smartest person in the room or Be the funniest person in the room?
Have a perfect memory or Be able to forget what hurts?
Give up coffee forever or Give up TV shows forever?
Never be late or Never be stressed?
Spend your whole life in one city or Move to a new country every year?
Undo one decision you made or Make one decision for someone else?
Hear an honest review of your life from the people closest to you or Never know what they really think of you?
A few friends for life or Lots of friends for a little while?
Know everything about the world's future or Know everything about the world's past?
Lose your sense of smell or Lose your sense of taste?
Lucky in love or Lucky with money?
Always play it safe or Always take the risk?
Talk a problem through right away, in the heat of the moment or Sleep on it and talk in the morning?
A year off right now or Retire five years early?
A life without music or A life without movies and TV?
Change one thing about your looks or Change one thing about your personality?
Live with the in-laws rent-free for a year or Rent your own place for a year at double the rent?
Fame with zero privacy or Anonymity and total peace?
Always hear the honest truth or Always hear what you want to hear?
Know every language on Earth or Be able to play every instrument?
Live one day as your person or Let your person live one day as you?
Be able to apologize without a “but” or Be able to forgive without ever bringing it up again?