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The Secret to Asking Really Good Questions

To ask a great question that makes your date feel cherished and respected, you must have genuine curiosity. Genuine curiosity means you put yourself in their shoes. You see in your mind’s eye what they see in real life and your imagination generates the thoughts and feelings they have. When something is interesting, we ask questions to learn more. But there are levels underneath genuine curiosity that require work.

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A random question has no Explainable relevance to the moment. A question that elicits gross mental images, slanders people or embarrasses your date is a Chinese finger trap of conversational Homicide

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The Secret To A Lush Date Conversation Has Nothing To Do With Words

The key to a scintillating and kinetic conversation on a date is one’s ability to ask really good questions. But before we talk about how to ask really good questions, it’s crucial to know what really bad questions look like.

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Seven Steps To Genuine Curiosity

  • You care. If you don’t really care what their answer is, don’t ask the question in the first place.
  • You listen. Don’t pick up your phone. Don’t avoid eye contact.
  • You empathize. You feel how they feel.
  • You art...

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