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Have you ever thought of interesting what-if questions to ask your friends or partners? For example, what if you could go back in time? Or what if Taylor Swift or Brad Pitt had a crush on you? The term ‘what if’ adds so much appeal to random questions. But, of course, sometimes things may topple, or funny answers may fill the room with giggles and laughter. When you spend time with your friends or loved ones, playing a quick what-if question round may spread some laughter and add to your joy. Your friend could certainly come up with wild responses, while the caring ones will always give you wise answers. Moreover, couples could confront each other with some romantic and daring questions to keep the spark of love alive.
What If Questions For Couples (Girlfriend/Boyfriend)
Frame what-if questions by considering the interesting facts about your lover. They will appreciate your attempt and share an out-of-the-box what-if question in response. So, start right away!
- What if your parents don’t show interest in me?
- What if we were stuck in an elevator and I kissed you?
- What if I asked you to move in with me?
- What if I had only one day to live?
- What if you were pregnant?
- What if you were stranded on a deserted island with me, but we had no water and food?
- What if we broke up? Would you get over it quickly, or would it take you a long time to heal?
- What if we woke up tomorrow with two kids?
- What if you met a time traveler? What kind of questions would you ask them?
- What if we were given the opportunity to live on Mars?
- What if your ex-partner wrote you a love letter?
- What if we have different goals in the future?
- What if we had all the money in the world but had to spend it in a day?
- What if you could give your significant other the most expensive gift?
- What if there was no love in your life? Would you survive?
- What if another person asked me out on a date? Would you be jealous?
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- What if your lover cheated on you?
- What if someone you love committed a crime? Would you turn them in or help them hide?
- What if we fall out of love one day?
- What if you woke up one day and your memory was wiped? Do you think you will still fall in love with me?
- What if you could speak to animals? What’s the first thing your pet would say to you?
- What if we could relive one moment from the past? What would it be?
- What if I was a witch? Would you still be with me?
- What if we were immortals?
- What if we could be a couple from any movie? Which couple would we be?
- What if our house had a secret room?
- What if my close friend proposed to you?
- What if you could live forever with me? Would you be able to commit right now?
- What if I were a mafia? Would you love me either way?
- What if you had a choice to stay with one person for the rest of your life? Does the thought of that scare you or excite you?
- What if we could meet our future selves? What would you want to ask them?
- What if we could undo one thing in our relationship? What would it be?
- What if you find out I am in a lot of debt? Would you still be with me?
- What if you get a call at night that I’m in jail?
- What if we could be a couple from any book? Which couple would we be?
- What if we don’t share the same religious views?
- What if you could live with your lover for the rest of your life in your dream house but cannot ever talk to them?
You can make the what-if questions more fun by asking sweet questions. Kirby Johnson, a blogger, used what-if questions with her boyfriend and asked him if he would remarry if she went missing for five years. But that is not all. She then asks if he would break his second marriage to return to her if she suddenly arrives after five years. Johnson’s boyfriend then made the answer cute and romantic by saying that he would never marry someone else and would keep looking for her (i).
Quick tip- What if you could live forever by sacrificing love? Would you still want to?
- What if you could ask one person to live with you for 1,000 years? Who would you ask?
- What if your crush had to move to another city? Would you wait for them or find a different boyfriend or girlfriend?
- What if the love of your life gets lost? Would you ever be able to move on?
- What if your lover bought you flowers? What flowers do you think they would be?
- What if we have different views on raising kids?
- What if we cannot fulfill each other’s love languages?
- What if we never grow older but our kids do?
- What if we could read each other’s thoughts? Would you want to?
- What if you could predict the future? Would you tell me about it?
- What if you had all the knowledge in the world? How would you use it?
- What if we had the ability to fly? Where would we go?
- What if I was blind and deaf? How would you communicate your love to me?
- What if we swap genders?
- What if we bought a house that was haunted?
- What if we could taste emotions?
- What if you had the chance to sail around the world with your love?
- What if someone wanted you to be their fake boyfriend or girlfriend to make their significant other jealous?
- What if you disappeared with your boyfriend/girlfriend in a dense jungle?
- What if you planned your dream date with a celebrity crush? What would you do?
- What if I had measles? Would you still want to be with me?
- What if your childhood crush tells you they liked you? Would you leave me for them or stay?
- What if I was pregnant? Would you ask, “Is the baby mine?” Or would you trust me?
- What if we lived in a world with no mobile phones?
- What if our thoughts appeared as text bubbles above our heads?
- What if we could only speak in the form of emojis?
- What if our dreams are the actual reality?
- What if our eyes change colors according to our emotions?
- What if we could shrink ourselves to the size of bugs? Which room would we explore first?
- What if we don’t share the same taste in music?
- What if we find somebody else’s time capsule in the backyard?
- What if we could hear the music that plays in people’s minds when they think?
- What if I were arrested? Would you break up with me or find a different guy?
- What if you had a chance to take someone special to Moon?
- What if you had to design a dress for your girlfriend or boyfriend? Would you?
Point to consider- What if I dressed up as a boy or a girl? Would you recognize me?
- What if we were Romeo and Juliet of the 21st century? Would you find that odd?
- What if you could shape your future just as you wanted it to be?
- What if someone wrote a love story inspired by you?
- What if we had to compete in a dance competition? What kind of dance would we do?
- What if you became the King/Queen of England?
- What if you could be any Disney villain? Who would you be?
- What if all the gyms in the world disappeared?
- What if you can control the color of the sky? What color would it be most of the time?
- What if you have to delete all the pictures on your phone to experience a certain moment again?
- What if you met your favorite fictional character in reality?
- What if you could stop time for a year?
- What if you were a hero or a villain in your favorite movie?
- What if the Law of Attraction exists in real?
- What if you have to get a tattoo of your boyfriend/girlfriend?
- What if there was no electricity supply for a year anywhere in the world?
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- What if you received a free diamond to gift it to your beloved?
- What if we found dinosaurs living on a remote island? Would it be like Jurassic Park?
- What if you could remember and visualize everything that happened to you from the time you were born?
- What if you could never sleep? What would you do with the extra hours?
- What if you were a barber, and you need to give your special someone’s dad a haircut?
- What if your girlfriend/boyfriend takes all the important decisions of your life?
- What if you had to spend 100 days on a deserted island all alone? What ten things would you take with you and why?
- What if you won a Ferrari in a lottery?
- What if you were invited to high tea with the Queen of England?
- What if you were offered the opportunity to go to Mars?
- What if you were shipwrecked on a horrifying island?
- What if you were the President of the United States of America?
- What if you woke up and started speaking an alien language?
- What if you woke up and discovered you were the only person left on Earth?
What If Questions to Ask Your Friends
Entertain your close buddy! Turn their dull afternoon joyous. Pick some of these whimsical and thought-provoking what-if questions to ask your friends, and let the friendly text question battle begin.
- What if you could teleport yourself to any future city in the world?
- What if you could go back in time and meet your ancestors?
- What if the world were about to end in fifteen minutes?
- What if I had no money? Would you still be friends with me?
- What if you were friendzoned by your crush?
- What if you were a mad scientist?
- What if you could only read one book for the rest of your life?
- What if you could be any superhero?
- What if you could only drink one thing for the rest of your life?
- What if I disappear one day? Where would you look for me?
- What if you had voodoo dolls?
- What if you lost your power of hearing for a day?
- What if we could camouflage like a chameleon?
- What if a war broke out right now? Would you fight or hide?
- What if you could erase one historical event?
- What if you had a lot of friends, but they were from a different world?
- What if you found out you were married to an animal?
- What if a fortune cookie were to tell you what to do? Would you listen?
- What if you could never hear again? What music would you miss the most?
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- What if you had to choose between dying and letting someone else die instead?
- What if you could bring one extinct species back to life?
- What if you could have any superpower?
- What if the world had no laws? What would you do?
- What if your life had a narrator? Who would you want it to be?
- What if you could only listen to one artist for the rest of your life? Who would it be?
- What if all the water on Earth dried up?
- What if your nose grows longer every time you lie?
- What if you were sent to school again?
- What if your current life was just a dream? Would you be sad or glad?
- What if you were Terminator in real life?
- What if someone gave you a suitcase full of money?
- What if you were a teacher? What subject would you teach?
- What if you could never lie?
- What if your friends give you birthday bumps every day for a week?
- What if you were God for one day?
- What if you can only go on a hot air balloon blindfolded?
- What if you could cross a river only by swimming?
- What if everyone openly expressed how they feel about you? Would that scare you?
- What if humans lost the ability to think?
- What if all the conspiracy theories are true?
- What if the government announces a purge, like in the movie “Purge”?
- What if you could only wear a blanket for clothes?
- What if you were given a chance to visit the Bermuda Triangle?
- What if you had a meeting on the 110th floor and the elevator broke down?
- What if you get an opportunity to become the first human to land on Mars?
- What if you could delete three mistakes of your life? What would they be?
- What if you had to live in a city with no rules? Would you be scared?
- What if your nose grew like Pinocchio’s every time you tell a lie?
- What if you were a video game character?
- What if someone found out your deepest, darkest secrets? Would you be embarrassed?
- What if you could live for 1,000 years?
- What if you could freeze time whenever you wanted to?
- What if you could be any animal from the Amazon?
- What if you could design a new car for Mercedes?
- What if your TikTok account got hacked?
- What if your pillow started talking to you at night?
- What if the stars fell out of the sky?
- What if you could go back to the beginning of life?
- What if the continents remained the same and never broke apart?
- What if you were given a chance to visit the most dangerous tribe in the world?
- What if you had to form meaningful connections with strangers as a job?
- What if you lost 100 million dollars on a bet?
- What if you were a Harry Potter character?
- What if you had to sacrifice yourself for someone you love?
- What if you had magic shoes?
- What if you saw a ghost after office?
- What if you had to cook spaghetti and meatballs every day for me?
- What if aliens abducted you like in a famous science fiction movie?
- What if you could never eat your favorite food again?
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- What if you could only live somewhere as hot as lava?
- What if your parents call you every 10 minutes or they never call you? Which one would you prefer?
- What if your favorite artist came back to life? What song would you want them to sing?
- What if black holes lead you to a parallel universe?
- What if you find out you have a long-lost twin?
- What if you were born on the Moon?
- What ifyou woke up and realized you turned bald?
- What if you were attacked by a wild animal?
- What if you had a chance to go to the Aokigahara Forest?
- What if you discovered you did a great invention in the past?
- What if you were pranked on the streets?
- What if you had a personal jet?
- What if you were granted three wishes? What would you wish for?
- What if you had to lose a body part? Which would you choose to give up and why?
- What if you woke up next to a dead stranger?
- What if dogs could talk like humans?
- What if you could change your skin color? What would you choose to look like?
- What if you landed in PubG game mode forever? What would your chosen day be like?
- What if the entire Earth started flooding?
- What if you had the skills to surf a tsunami? Would you do it?
- What if you realize humans are going extinct in the next 5 years?
- What if you could rename all the days of the week? What would they be?
- What if you were stuck in a house with a ghost?
- What if you met a time traveler? What would you ask them?
- What if you went for a walk in the woods and found a money tree?
- What if you woke up and discovered you had horns?
- What if you woke up and were twenty years older?
- What if Frankenstein haunted your bedroom at night?
- What if you were to get a chance to shoot the next series of Fast and Furious starring Vin Diesel?
- What if you could bring dead people to life?
- What if you had to choose between fame and fortune?
- What if your Thanksgiving turkey runs away from the dinner table?
- What if you found a wallet with a Bitcoin hacking script in it?
- What if you could change one thing about the person you love? What would it be?
- What if you could only drive a toy car? Would you still go out as often as you do?
- What if Earth collapses on itself?
- What if you were asked to grow your own food?
- What if you can only sleep for 30 minutes every day for a year?
- What if you were cast in the Suicide Squad movie? What kind of hero would you be?
- What if you had to overcome your biggest fear to get a promotion?
- What if you could change one thing about yourself? What would it be?
- What if you could live underwater because you had gills and fins?
- What if you get to know the world we live in is a simulation?
- What if you hit a car in a parking lot, but nobody saw you do it?
- What if you knew you had the key to all the Pyramids?
- What if you could choose how you were to die?
- What if you won a deal to eat 100 Pizza?
- What if you were Shakespeare?
Funny What If Questions
Check out these fresh and funny what-if questions. The answers you get would be hilarious.
- What if I went to prison with you for stealing Domino’s Pizza?
- What if I got really fat like a Sumo wrestler?
- What if I had cousins living on Mars?
- What if you found out I was Rihanna’s ex?
- What if everyone on the planet suddenly turned into Zombies?
- What if someone threw you a surprise party at Savanna Desert? Would you like it or be annoyed?
- What if you had to dance at the parliament?
- What if you were a chimp in a movie?
- What if we woke up one day and the sun was gone?
- What if you had to choose only one cake flavor to enjoy for the rest of your life? Which one would you pick?
- What if all the KFC joints disappeared tomorrow?
- What if you meet a talking unicorn? Would you pet it?
- What if you found out I’m one of the biggest kingpins in the world?
- What if we are living in a simulation?
- What if you could change into whatever object you wanted?
- What if you could un-invent something?
- What if you were to date Donald Trump?
- What if you were the magic carpet from Aladdin?
- What if you were to live in an igloo with goblins?
- What if you were a puppy, and I were your owner?
- What if you could only use your index fingers? Would you like that challenge?
- What if you could only eat with your toes from now on? Would you find this fun or annoying?
- What if the floor was lava? How would you move from one place to another?
- What if you could delete one word from the dictionary? What would it be and why?
- What if dinosaurs were still alive? Would you be scared of them?
- What if AI takes over the government?
- What if you realize that your eyebrows disappeared?
- What if Rose shared her space with Jack? Would he be alive?
- What if the President and Governor are required to obey your orders for five minutes? What would you ask them to do first?
- What if you turned into a werewolf on Friday nights?
- What if you had a tail?
- What if you were a rat?
- What if you were real-life Doraemon?
- What if you were swallowed by a whale?
- What if we throw all our trash in a volcano?
- What if the Megalodon was still alive?
- What if there were only poisonous oceans in the world?
- What if fish could walk on land?
- What if we did not have any bones?
- What if every time you hiccup, you fainted?
- What if we reincarnated as our pets when we die?
- What if all the members of the Royal family were immortals?
- What if your daddy was Mike Tyson?
- What if children could rule the world?
- What if you were married to a goat?
- What if you were left on a stranded island?
- What if you could climb and swing on trees like a monkey?
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- What if I drop you as a parcel to Planet X?
- What if your footsteps made an animal sound every time you walked?
- What if our baby teeth never fell out?
- What if you had to share a name with your pet? What would it be?
- What if you had to dance to save your life? What song would you pick?
- What if trees could walk?
- What if we all lived in our own personal bubbles and could not feel human touch?
- What if the spiders in your house were as tall as you?
- What if you joined a cult?
- What if your favorite celebrity pranked you?
- What if you were a pencil and I were a sharpener?
- What if your granny danced like Michael Jackson on weekends?
- What if you were made to fight Undertaker?
- What if you were the Joker from Batman’s Gotham city?
- What if you can only wear dirty shirts to work?
- What if the world ended in 2033? What plans would you make?
- What if we all had the same hairstyle?
- What if our pets started texting us?
- What if our shadows refused to follow us?
- What if people had to wear Halloween costumes for the entire year?
- What if you could talk to your future self through voicemail?
- What if sharks were herbivores and goats were carnivores?
- What if you had a pencil that could make whatever you draw come to life?
- What if you get to know you are a distant cousin to Snoop Dogg?
- What if you were left alone on a roller coaster ride that lasts up to nine hours?
- What if all your crayons had emotions according to color?
- What if you can only drink expired soda?
- What if you became a pilot with a fear of heights?
- What if every time we burped, we became smarter?
- What if you can only talk to people by lying to them?
- What if you had to live through the scariest horror movie you watched?
- What if the Moon was made of something edible?
- What if you found out you are a long-lost prince or princess?
- What if all houses were required to be decorated like giant fruits?
- What if I could read your mind?
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Frequently Asked Questions
1. Is it reasonable to ask ‘What If’ questions?
The ‘What If’ game is an exciting way to understand a person better. The game will let you explore the other person’s character by hypothetically placing them in difficult situations. The game is an icebreaker and could lay a foundation to know the other person better. However, play the game only if the other person likes the idea. Do not ask any inappropriate questions. If they seem reluctant to answer a question, respect their choice.
2. How do you answer ‘What If’ questions?
Play according to your feelings when answering ‘What If’ questions. There’s no rule that you must answer them as well. If you are hesitant to give a reply, pass the question or let the other person know that you are not comfortable sharing the details at the moment.
3. How do you play ‘What If?’
Playing ‘What If’ requires no special setup. You could be hanging out with friends and start asking these questions. If you are on a date, these questions could be a great way to start a conversation, create a connection with your date, and get to know each other better.
4. How can ‘What If’ questions be used in education?
‘What If’ questions can open avenues for exploration in education. They can promote critical thinking by encouraging students to think outside the box. For example, questions like ‘What if Earth had no gravity?’ or ‘What if plants started walking?’ can start conversations and be educational in a fun way.
5. What are some limitations of “What If” questions?
‘What If’ questions are mostly speculative in nature, and answering them could be slightly difficult. They usually do not have much basis in reality and usually lack information too. However, as each answer depends on the individual’s character, experiences, and perspectives, such questions could prove provocative and lead to arguments in some cases.
6. How can ‘What If’ questions be used in personal development?
You can ask ‘What If’ questions to yourself to make decisions and for setting goals. For example, you can ask questions like ‘What if I left the job I am in to follow my dreams?’ or ‘What if I can complete the task within the stipulated time?’ So, you can use ‘What If’ questions to discover various facets of your own personality. You can also use them to overcome fear and for problem-solving.
Asking a fun round of fanciful and far-reaching what-if questions could help you explore the imaginative side of your friends and partner. These questions are also good ice breakers to help you understand others’ thoughts and express your ideologies. While the above what-if questions are fun, you may add more and tailor the list based on your gang or boyfriend’s personality. This game could be never-ending since a single what-if question could lead to some more if you are attentive to the replies and they are creative with their answers. So, for your next gathering, try using these questions as fun conversation starters.
Infographic: ‘What If’ Questions For Couples And Friends
Ever wondered what your partner or friend would do in a weird or hypothetical situation? If yes, we have compiled some of the craziest, funniest, and naughtiest ‘what if’ questions for you to ask and liven the mood. Explore the list below, pick the ones you are most curious about, and find out their take on it. Illustration: Momjunction Design Team
Personal Experience: Source
MomJunction articles include first-hand experiences to provide you with better insights through real-life narratives. Here are the sources of personal accounts referenced in this article.
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