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30 Ways to Start a Conversation With Your Spouse

Yesterday a friend told me she sometimes has trouble talking with her husband.  And I thought, Wouldn’t it be nice if someone made a list of conversation starters that could be used by a husband and wife for a whole month?

Which then got me to thinking, Well, I am a writer.
I hope these conversation starters bless you!


1. My funniest memory of our dating days is when …
2. Our kids would freak out if they knew we …
3. Before we are together in heaven, I pray that here on earth we …
4. I have this memory of you in a certain outfit. Remember …
5. The most scared you have ever been was …
6. The happiest you have ever been was …
7. I remember thinking I was courageous when I was young because I …
8. I used to always wish I could …
9. If I could spend a day just talking to any one person, it would be …
10. I wish I had learned to …
11. I picture us old, sitting in a rocking chair and you looking over at me and saying, “Daggum it, we never …”
12. If I could spend 24 hours doing anything in the world with you, it would be …
13. I like it best when you refer to me as …
14. The song that always makes me think of you is …
15. My sweetest memory of us in our youth is when we …
16. My favorite memory of our wedding day is …
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17. My greatest need right now as a woman is to …
18. My greatest need right now as a man is to …
19. If I could have any superpower, it would be …
20. If I could eat anything and it not affect my health, I would feast on …
21. If I could have lived during a different time period, it would be …
22. I laugh every time I think of you doing …
23. I would so enjoy reading out loud together …
24. If we could be roadies for any musical talent, I would choose …
25. If I had it to do over, I would propose to you by …
26. The world’s best anniversary trip would be to go to …
27. My favorite photo of us is the one where …
28. Did you know that it scares me so much to …
29. When we fell in love, my favorite thing about you back then was …
30. I feel you love me the most when you …


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