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10 values questions for deeper conversations

Explore honesty, kindness, change and familiar choices. These questions help friends and couples hear each other’s reasons without looking for a correct answer.

Compare your choices in this quiz

How to use these questions

You do not have to answer everything at once. Choose independently, then share a reason or a memory. Skip anything that feels uncomfortable, and let different answers be different.

10 questions to get you talking

  1. Something wonderful happens.

    Which would you choose?

    • I want to share it right away
    • I savor it before I share
  2. Someone you love had a hard day.

    Which would you choose?

    • Listen to how they feel
    • Find a way to help together
  3. How do you like to stay in touch?

    Which would you choose?

    • Little messages often
    • Longer conversations less often
  4. Celebrating a special date?

    Which would you choose?

    • Plan something special
    • Simply spend time together
  5. When we disagree?

    Which would you choose?

    • Talk it through now
    • Take time to think first
  6. What makes a gift special?

    Which would you choose?

    • It is something I really need
    • The thought behind it
  7. A new opportunity comes along.

    Which would you choose?

    • Check my foundations first
    • Find a way to give it a go
  8. Spending time together?

    Which would you choose?

    • Focus on the same activity
    • Do our own things side by side
  9. How do you show you care?

    Which would you choose?

    • With warm words
    • With thoughtful little actions
  10. Plans change at the last minute.

    Which would you choose?

    • Ask why and make a new plan
    • Go with the flow

Take the conversation a little further

  • Has an experience changed what you value recently?
  • What deserves respect even when we disagree?
  • What memory explains one of your choices?

Values questions

Matching on 7 out of 10 questions gives you 70%. Pick an answer that surprised you and ask what made your partner choose it.

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Before you start

Can we do this long-distance?
Read the questions together on a call, or try the quiz by link. One person answers first and sends an invitation; the other can answer later.
Do we need an account?
You can start the quiz with a nickname, without signing up. Sign in if you want to save results to your account and open them on another device.
Does a low compatibility score mean a bad relationship?
The score is the percentage of matching choices in these questions. It is not a personality assessment or a prediction of your relationship. Use a different answer to ask what feels comfortable for each of you.