Would you rather questions for adults

The best adult questions are the ones that feel a little too real: $1 million now or $50,000 a year for life? Never do laundry again or never do dishes again? A coworker who microwaves fish every day or a neighbor who mows at 6 a.m.? They make people laugh, then reveal what they actually value.

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Grown-up humor that works at a dinner party or group chat.

• Would you rather accidentally send a text about your boss to your boss or about your mother-in-law to your mother-in-law?
• Would you rather have a coworker who microwaves fish every day or a neighbor who mows the lawn at 6 a.m.?
• Would you rather only be able to drink decaf or only be able to drink warm soda?
• Would you rather have your browser history made public or have your bank statement made public?
• Would you rather be stuck in a meeting that never ends or on a flight with a crying baby?
• Would you rather have your Uber rating shown to everyone or your credit score shown to everyone?
• Would you rather be the one who always gets carded or the one who never gets carded?
• Would you rather have every group chat notification make a sound or never be able to mute a group chat?
• Would you rather assemble flat-pack furniture forever or do taxes forever?
• Would you rather always have to say yes to plans or always cancel plans at the last minute?
• Would you rather be the parent who forgets the snacks or the parent who forgets the permission slip?
• Would you rather only ever get the middle seat or only ever get the seat next to the bathroom?
• Would you rather hear every conversation your neighbors have or have your neighbors hear every one of yours?
• Would you rather wake up with a new gray hair every day or a new wrinkle every week?
• Would you rather live with your parents again or live with your college roommate again?
• Would you rather be known as the office gossip or the office know-it-all?

Real-world choices about work, money and ambition.

• Would you rather have $1 million now or $50,000 a year for the rest of your life?
• Would you rather love your job and earn average pay or hate your job and earn triple?
• Would you rather work four ten-hour days or five eight-hour days?
• Would you rather be your own boss and work more or have a boss and work less?
• Would you rather have a big house with a long commute or a small apartment next to work?
• Would you rather retire at 50 with a modest budget or work until 70 and retire rich?
• Would you rather get a 20% raise or get two extra weeks of vacation?
• Would you rather have a job with a great title or a job with great people?
• Would you rather never pay rent again or never pay for food again?
• Would you rather have free travel for life or free housing for life?
• Would you rather start your own company or become CEO of someone else's?
• Would you rather win the lottery but lose all your friends or keep your friends and stay broke?
• Would you rather get paid double to work nights or get paid normally to work days?
• Would you rather have a famous job or have a secret job that pays better?
• Would you rather spend a year unemployed but traveling or a year working and saving?
• Would you rather invest in real estate or invest in stocks?
• Would you rather never be allowed to buy anything new or only be allowed to buy new things?
• Would you rather have your salary be public or have your age be public?

Chores, bills, sleep and all the joys of being a grown-up.

• Would you rather never do laundry again or never do dishes again?
• Would you rather have a clean house or a stocked fridge forever?
• Would you rather get eight hours of sleep every night or have an extra two free hours every day?
• Would you rather never wait in line again or never sit in traffic again?
• Would you rather cook every meal from scratch or eat takeout every night?
• Would you rather have a personal assistant or a personal chef?
• Would you rather never have to go grocery shopping or never have to clean the bathroom?
• Would you rather have a quiet weekend at home or a packed weekend of plans?
• Would you rather go to bed at 9 p.m. or wake up at 5 a.m.?
• Would you rather have perfect handwriting or perfect spelling in every text?
• Would you rather fix your own car or fix your own plumbing?
• Would you rather be great at small talk or great at remembering names?
• Would you rather never lose your keys again or never lose your phone again?
• Would you rather always know what's for dinner or never have to decide what to watch?
• Would you rather host every holiday or never host anything ever?

For anyone who remembers dial-up, VHS tapes and life before smartphones.

• Would you rather relive your high school years or relive your college years?
• Would you rather go back to the 80s or go back to the 90s?
• Would you rather have your childhood bedroom back or have your childhood summers back?
• Would you rather listen to music on cassette or watch movies on VHS forever?
• Would you rather have a flip phone again or a pager again?
• Would you rather go back to being ten for a day or skip ahead to being eighty for a day?
• Would you rather meet your younger self or meet your older self?
• Would you rather have your old friends back or your old metabolism back?
• Would you rather watch Saturday morning cartoons again or have one more summer vacation as a kid?
• Would you rather live without the internet again or live without a car again?

Easy getting-to-know-you questions for new friends, neighbors and dinner guests.

• Would you rather be an early bird or a night owl?
• Would you rather have a small group of close friends or a large network of acquaintances?
• Would you rather travel with a strict itinerary or wing it?
• Would you rather spend a Saturday at a farmers market or at a brewery?
• Would you rather be great at every sport or great at every instrument?
• Would you rather give up coffee for a year or give up alcohol for a year?
• Would you rather only ever read the book or only ever watch the movie version?
• Would you rather host a party where nobody leaves before 2 a.m. or attend one where you know nobody?
• Would you rather live in the city or live in the suburbs?
• Would you rather have a garden that grows all your food or a pool you never have to clean?
• Would you rather host a dinner party or go to a dinner party?
• Would you rather be known for your cooking or known for your style?
• Would you rather spend a week off the grid or a week in the busiest city in the world?
• Would you rather learn a new language or learn to play an instrument?
• Would you rather run a marathon or write a novel that only your family reads?

Fast, fun questions to get a group talking at a party or happy hour.

• Would you rather be the life of the party or the one who leaves without saying goodbye?
• Would you rather karaoke a power ballad or karaoke a rap song?
• Would you rather host a themed party or go to a costume party?
• Would you rather dance all night with strangers or talk all night with one person?
• Would you rather have an open bar or have an open buffet?
• Would you rather be the designated driver forever or never be allowed to drive again?
• Would you rather play charades with your in-laws or trivia with your smartest friends?
• Would you rather go to a wedding where you know no one or a party where you know everyone?
• Would you rather give a toast at your best friend's wedding or be roasted at your own birthday?
• Would you rather wake up with a hangover or wake up with a text you regret?

For foodies, wine lovers and anyone with strong takes on brunch.

• Would you rather give up wine forever or give up coffee forever?
• Would you rather have a personal sommelier or a personal barista?
• Would you rather eat at a Michelin-star restaurant once or your favorite local spot every week?
• Would you rather only drink fancy cocktails or only drink cheap beer?
• Would you rather host a wine tasting or a taco night?
• Would you rather never go to brunch again or never have dessert again?
• Would you rather eat spicy food every meal or bland food every meal?
• Would you rather learn to make pasta by hand or learn to make sushi?
• Would you rather have an open-bar wedding or a wedding with the best food?
• Would you rather be a food critic or a travel writer?
• Would you rather never eat takeout again or never cook again?
• Would you rather drink only water or eat only vegetables for a year?

Questions for anyone who's ever fought with a printer or a group chat.

• Would you rather lose your phone for a week or lose your laptop for a week?
• Would you rather have free unlimited streaming forever or free unlimited phone data forever?
• Would you rather never have a slow internet connection or never have to update software?
• Would you rather only use a flip phone or only use a landline?
• Would you rather have every app you use disappear or keep them all but never get notifications?
• Would you rather have your texts auto-send when typed or have them delete if you wait too long?
• Would you rather have a smart home that listens to everything or a home with no tech at all?
• Would you rather be off social media forever or only be able to post once a year?
• Would you rather have an AI assistant that's always right or one that's funny but often wrong?
• Would you rather have your phone read your texts out loud in public or have your emails printed and posted on the fridge?
• Would you rather never have to remember a password again or never have to sit through an ad again?
• Would you rather live in a world with no GPS or a world with no online reviews?

How to use these questions

• At dinner parties, go around the table and let each guest pick a question for the person on their left.
• The money questions spark the best debates. Ask everyone to explain the math behind their choice.
• Nostalgia questions are perfect for reunions and milestone birthdays.
• Bring out the party section after the second round of drinks.

Frequently asked questions

What are good would you rather questions for adults?

Questions about money, work and everyday adult life work best, like "Would you rather have $1 million now or $50,000 a year for life?" or "Would you rather never do laundry or never do dishes again?"

Are these would you rather questions for adults clean?

Yes. This page is clean and suitable for work and family gatherings. Spicier questions live on a separate page.

What are funny would you rather questions for adults?

Try "Would you rather have your browser history made public or your bank statement made public?" or "Would you rather assemble flat-pack furniture forever or do taxes forever?"

What's a good would you rather question for a dinner party?

Nostalgia and lifestyle questions work well, like "Would you rather relive your high school years or your college years?"