It only takes 15 minutes to know your partner!
It only takes 15 minutes to know your partner!
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Is it all possible to know intimate information, if not everything, about a person in just 15 minutes? While many would shake their heads in disagreement, psychologist Arthur Aron has made the impossible to possible! Yes, the expert on interpersonal relationships has guaranteed that all you need to just ask 20  questions in 15 minutes to break down emotional challenges with any person, it can be random strangers or your partner. But don't forget to pause and ponder before sharing personal details! Curious? Read Vinita Nangia's blog 'Share intimacies, but don't overshare!' to understand how to be vulnerable and intimate, yet stay safe!

And, here are Arthur Aron's 36-questions. Don't forget to give these a try:

Set I

1. Given the choice of anyone in the world, whom would you want as a dinner guest?

2. Would you like to be famous? In what way?

3. Before making a telephone call, do you ever rehearse what you are going to say? Why?

4. What would constitute a "perfect" day for you?

5. When did you last sing to yourself? To someone else?

6. If you were able to live to the age of 90 and retain either the mind or body of a 30-year-old for the last 60 years of your life, which would you want?

7. Do you have a secret hunch about how you will die?

8. Name three things you and your partner appear to have in common.

9. For what in your life do you feel most grateful?

10. If you could change anything about the way you were raised, what would it be?

Set II

1. If a crystal ball could tell you the truth about yourself, your life, the future or anything else, what would you want to know?

2 .Is there something that you've dreamed of doing for a long time? Why haven't you done it?

3. What is the greatest accomplishment of your life?

4. What do you value most in a friendship?

5. What is your most treasured memory?

6. What is your most terrible memory?

7. If you knew that in one year you would die suddenly, would you change anything about the way you are now living? Why?

8. What does friendship mean to you?

9. What roles do love and affection play in your life?

10. Alternate sharing something you consider a positive characteristic of your partner. Share a total of five items.

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