Keeping the question round light on a first date is key. No one wants to feel uncomfortable answering a barrage of queries about their past relationships, intense political or moral pondering and questions you’ve pre-planned and sound script-like have the potential to give someone the ‘ick’.

It’s important to ask questions, talking about yourself can be easy (especially if you’re nervous) but if conversation is flowing, then questions come up naturally. That being said, here’s some conversation starters for the first few minutes into a date.