Conversation Topics

•  The good -the fun, interesting topics 
•  The bad -the dull, boring, overly-logical topics 
•  The ugly -the topics that make people feel uncomfortable

The Good

• The topic that most people prefer to talk about, more than anything in the world is……..themselves! That’s right. Getting people to talk about themselves is fantastic. Everyone is caught up in their own world and are dying to talk to you about how much fun they are having, what their latest drama is and what their plans for the future are.

• The latest celebrity drama is another good topic. Everyone has an opinion on how a celebrity should or should not be behaving.

• Observing something that is you either like or find amusing in your environment. Maybe you see a guy with a ‘power rangers’ t-shirt, someone wearing a funky hat or notice your date has a cool pair of shoes.

The Bad

• Computers (unless you both met a web programming convention, talking about computers will not lead to great conversations)

• The route you took to get to the date

• Topics you find boring (Sometimes you are stuck for things to say and you revert to things you know about but find boring, do not do this!)

The ugly

• Illness and death (nothing turns someone off more than illness and death. The mental image you form in your head is the opposite to being turned on when talking about illness and death)

• Things in your life that affect you negatively (Do not use your date as a time to vent negative feelings. Talking about how crappy your job is, how your ex cheated on you and how depressed are not good things to talk about on your first few dates)

• Creepy subjects like murder, stalkers and your obsession with death are (hopefully) obvious conversation topics to avoid