Would you rather questions
Pick who's playing and how bold to go. Every question has two answers worth defending.
- Read one out.
- Everyone picks a side.
- The fun is in the why, so ask it.
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All 99 would you rather questions
Light
- Would you rather never use your phone at dinner again or never order dessert again?
- Would you rather be able to talk to animals or speak every human language?
- Would you rather give a toast at every wedding you go to or never be invited to one?
- Would you rather have a rewind button or a pause button for your life?
- Would you rather always be 10 minutes early or always 20 minutes late?
- Would you rather have a personal chef or a personal assistant?
- Would you rather give up cheese or chocolate forever?
- Would you rather sneeze glitter or hiccup bubbles?
- Would you rather have a theme song every time you walk into a room or a laugh track for everything you say?
- Would you rather be the funniest person in the room or the smartest?
- Would you rather give up music or give up movies and TV?
- Would you rather explore the deep ocean or outer space?
- Would you rather have your dream job with a two-hour commute or an okay job five minutes from home?
- Would you rather never wait in line again or never sit in traffic again?
- Would you rather have perfect weather on every day off or the best table at any restaurant?
- Would you rather be able to fly but only a foot off the ground, or turn invisible but only when nobody is looking?
- Would you rather speak only in rhymes for a day or sing everything you say?
- Would you rather have a dog that can talk or a cat that does your chores?
- Would you rather eat your favorite meal every day for a year or never eat it again?
- Would you rather be an extra in a famous movie or the star of a terrible one?
- Would you rather spend a year traveling with no plan or a year at home with no obligations?
- Would you rather never do laundry again or never wash another dish?
- Would you rather have free flights for life or free groceries for life?
- Would you rather play any instrument by ear or draw anything from memory?
- Would you rather have a house in the countryside or an apartment in the middle of the city?
- Would you rather spend a day in 1926 or a day in 2126?
- Would you rather only be able to whisper or only be able to shout?
- Would you rather host dinner for 12 every week or never host again?
- Would you rather know how every movie ends before you watch it or never be able to finish one?
- Would you rather always lose your keys or always forget why you walked into a room?
- Would you rather live in a treehouse or on a houseboat?
- Would you rather be great at small talk or great at public speaking?
- Would you rather have the world's best coffee every morning or the world's best bed every night?
- Would you rather win an Olympic medal or an Oscar?
- Would you rather always have wet socks or always have a pebble in your shoe?
- Would you rather have your life narrated by a sports commentator or a nature documentary host?
- Would you rather have a fridge that restocks itself or a suitcase that packs itself?
- Would you rather have a slide in your home or a secret room?
- Would you rather work from a beach with bad Wi-Fi or an office with a perfect view?
- Would you rather have every meeting turned into an email or every email turned into a meeting?
- Would you rather give a presentation in your pajamas or without any slides?
- Would you rather sit next to a coworker who talks nonstop or one who never replies?
- Would you rather have a desk by the window or a desk by the snacks?
- Would you rather run a team of 10 or work alone on something you love?
- Would you rather only have meetings before 9:00 am or only after 5:00 pm?
- Would you rather have dinner with your favorite author or your favorite musician?
- Would you rather be the friend who plans every get-together or the one who says yes to all of them?
- Would you rather have a first date at a fancy restaurant or a street food market?
- Would you rather have a partner who's a great cook or a great dancer?
- Would you rather plan every date for the rest of your life or never plan one again?
- Would you rather sleep on a couch for a month or go without hot showers for a month?
- Would you rather have to hop everywhere or skip everywhere?
Deep
- Would you rather have dinner with your 10-year-old self or your 80-year-old self?
- Would you rather live in a city you love with no friends there, or a city you dislike with all your friends?
- Would you rather have a perfect memory or be able to forget anything you choose?
- Would you rather always say exactly what you're thinking or never be able to speak your mind?
- Would you rather be the best player on a losing team or the worst player on a winning team?
- Would you rather be remembered for your kindness or your achievements?
- Would you rather have a few close friends or lots of good acquaintances?
- Would you rather relive your best day once more or never have a bad day again?
- Would you rather have one huge adventure a year or a small one every week?
- Would you rather know what everyone thinks of you or never know what anyone thinks of you?
- Would you rather redo one decision from your past or get a glimpse of your life in 10 years?
- Would you rather live one life that lasts 200 years or five lives of 40 years each?
- Would you rather have a job you love that pays little or a job you don't mind that pays a lot?
- Would you rather always be honest even when it hurts or always be kind even when it means bending the truth?
- Would you rather spend a year somewhere new where nobody knows you or a year back where you grew up?
- Would you rather have the courage to try anything or the patience to finish everything?
- Would you rather be a great listener or a great storyteller?
- Would you rather master one skill completely or be pretty good at 20 different things?
- Would you rather be known at work for your ideas or for how you treat people?
- Would you rather have a mentor who's brutally honest or one who's endlessly encouraging?
- Would you rather do work that's always interesting or work that's always calm?
- Would you rather have your family live next door or a flight away?
- Would you rather keep every photo you've ever taken or every message you've ever received?
- Would you rather have a quiet life with no surprises or a messy life full of stories?
- Would you rather know all the answers or always have good questions?
Bold
A little daring, never explicit
- Would you rather always know when someone is lying or always get away with lying?
- Would you rather be stuck in an elevator with your boss or your ex?
- Would you rather have your search history read out at a family dinner or your group chat read out at work?
- Would you rather be set up on a blind date by your best friend or by your family?
- Would you rather kiss in the rain or slow dance in the kitchen?
- Would you rather share a toothbrush or a phone with your partner for a month?
- Would you rather say "I love you" first or hear it first?
- Would you rather be caught singing alone in the car or rehearsing an argument out loud in the shower?
- Would you rather have your family sit in on your next work meeting or your coworkers sit in on your next family dinner?
- Would you rather accidentally reply-all to the whole company or send your manager a voice note meant for a friend?
- Would you rather perform a song you wrote at an open mic or read your teenage poetry out loud?
- Would you rather give an honest review of every gift you've ever received or confess every white lie you told last year?
- Would you rather let your best friend choose your next tattoo or your next partner?
- Would you rather do karaoke in front of your whole office or stand-up comedy in front of strangers?
- Would you rather let a friend read your texts for an hour or pick your outfits for a week?
- Would you rather have your most embarrassing moment become a meme or your proudest moment be forgotten?
- Would you rather go skydiving or swim with sharks?
- Would you rather eat a bug or sing on live TV?
- Would you rather tell everyone here your most embarrassing nickname or your worst habit?
- Would you rather spend a night alone in a haunted house or a week without talking to anyone?
- Would you rather say yes to every invitation for a month or no to every invitation for a month?
- Would you rather ask someone out in front of a crowd or be asked out in front of a crowd?
Questions about the questions
How do you play would you rather?
One person reads a question with two options. Everyone picks one and explains why, and any answer counts if you can defend it.
What makes a good would you rather question?
Two options that are both tempting or both a little awful, so nobody can answer in a second.
Try them on new people
Every week Timeleft seats small groups of strangers for dinner, coffee or a walk, with conversation prompts built in.