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Avoid awkward silence on the all-important first date.

table topics, conversation, first dateThere’s really no way to prepare for a first date, in terms of chemistry. Either you have it or you don’t. But the first snafu to spoil any chance at chemistry is…the dreaded lull in conversation.

Luckily, Table Topics has come to rescue. Forty question cards are easy to slip in and out of your bag and break some major ice. You’ll be asking and answering topics such as “What’s your perfect Sunday?” and “How would your last girlfriend or boyfriend describe you?”

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Now, before you mock, just know that an editor here at Tango brought a similar prop along on a first date. Three years later, they tied the knot. Okay, it was me—and it worked like a charm!

Find out more at Table Topics.