QUESTIONS TO LOVE THE SECRET BEHIND THIS MODERN DATING TREND
A few years ago, the New York Times published a modern essay on love with the alluring title “To Fall in Love With Anyone, Do This.” The author, Mandy Len Catron, tells a tale of her date night with a near-stranger, in which the two decide to try a social experiment. The pair asked each other a series of 36 questions dreamed up by psychology professors 20 years earlier and end up falling in love. The NYT published these “36 Questions That Lead to Love” alongside the essay, and the phenomena took the dating world by storm. Want to try it yourself? Visit: 36questionsinlove.com
When Professor Arthur Aron and his co-researchers came up with the 36 questions, it was based on a simple premise: Mutual vulnerability builds trust. Thus, the mutual interrogation starts with surface-level stuff, “Would you like to be famous?” and gradually probes deeper, until you’re asked to share a personal problem with your date. Regardless of whether the end result can be called love, you are certain to know the other person far more intimately, and vice versa. This mutual dive into one another’s personal lives can be cathartic for some and nerve-wracking for others. With anyone, question zero should always be “Are you comfortable with doing this?” Make sure your date knows just how personal the list gets, don’t just spring it on them. It never hurts to show you’re sensitive to someone else’s feelings and privacy. Plus, if they know what they are committing to and are willing to share, it just goes to show this person is prepared to put their faith in you. That’s a powerful connection for a first date! Ultimately, there’s no science or magic behind the questions themselves. It’s the act of opening yourselves up to one another willingly that makes meaningful connections possible.
Today, you’ll find plenty of articles online debating and critiquing these 36 questions. They range from purely anecdotal stories of success and failure, to more intellectual, statistic-driven discussions. But one thing is clear: There’s no magic bullet for love. And yet the idea of these questions still entices many singles out there. Could there be something to the question approach?
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