What to Talk About on a Date

Even the most normally eloquent and chatty people have a habit of falling silent with embarrassment on a date; here is a complete guide to the very best topics to discuss in order to make a date feel natural and, most importantly, effective. Sign up to our new newsletter and get 10% off your first online order of a book, product or class: https://bit.ly/2LayJ9F For gifts and more from The School of Life, visit our online shop: https://bit.ly/2SB4rAH Our website has classes, articles and products to help you think and grow: https://bit.ly/2SA5ctJ 2En3neL FURTHER READING You can read more on this and other subjects on our blog, here: https://bit.ly/2HetY0F “Our initial impulse might be to pick up on a current event, some detail of the environment or a few impressive things about our careers. But if a date is at heart an audition for the emotional capacities required for the success of a long-term relationship, the real purpose of conversation must be to try to understand the deep self of the other person.” MORE SCHOOL OF LIFE Visit us in person at our London HQ: https://bit.ly/2UaeUEN Watch more films on RELATIONSHIPS in our playlist: http://bit.ly/TSOLrelationships You can submit translations and transcripts on all of our videos here: https://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_panel?c=UC7IcJI8PUf5Z3zKxnZvTBog&tab=2 Find out how more here: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6054623?hl=en-GB SOCIAL MEDIA Feel free to follow us at the links below: 2En3neL Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theschooloflifelondon/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSchoolOfLife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theschooloflifelondon/ CREDITS Produced in collaboration with: Direction, design and editing: Kim Alexander Animation: Kim Alexander, Anna Fyda, Ana García Sebastiá, Olga Makarchuk Background art: Kim Alexander, Toby Alexander Title animation produced in collaboration with Vale Productions https://www.valeproductions.co.uk/