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"I&amp;amp;#8217;ve been people-shopping recently, or what some folks call Online Dating, and I&amp;amp;#8217;ve managed to meet some really interesting people. After the initial introductory emails, when communication gets a little more relaxed, I tend to end messages with a list of questions (and then I judge their responses). Consider doing the same: The following is a random sampling of questions I might ask. Obviously I&amp;amp;#8217;m not so cheesy as to ask the same questions of everyone. What&amp;amp;#8217;s your ideal Sunday morning? Allows me to figure out, if we ever dated to the point of sleepovers, whether she&amp;amp;#8217;d want to get up and go jogging at 9 A.M., or whether we could roll around in bed, maybe watch a movie and waste half the day (guess which one I prefer). What&amp;#x27;s your choice for a last meal (before execution)? Food is super important to me. I&amp;amp;#8217;m a nut for good food. I could write an answer to this question that would last pages and pages. I want to hear how important food is to her, and how creative her tastes are. What do you cook best? Again, with the food. This question is less of a test than pure curiosity at work. I&amp;amp;#8217;m, frankly speaking, an amazing cook, and I want to know what&amp;amp;#8217;s she&amp;amp;#8217;s bringing to the table (also helps me weed out the vegetarians, without having to ask; I&amp;amp;#8217;m fine with vegetarians, but it&amp;amp;#8217;s like a religion, I prefer to know early). Where is home away from home? Another insightful question. If she says &amp;amp;#8220;the water&amp;amp;#8221; she may be into surfing or kayaking or a similar sexy sport. If she says &amp;amp;#8220;my vacation house in Bali&amp;amp;#8221; I know she&amp;amp;#8217;s probably got money and spends time on exotic islands. If she says &amp;amp;#8220;my job&amp;amp;#8221; I know that work is super important to her. How do you feel about snakes? I have one phobia: snakes. I am deeply suspicious of people who are OK with them. But that&amp;#x27;s just me. When was your last spanking? I&amp;amp;#8217;m not a secret social worker compiling stats on abused children. This cheeky question is posed to see if she&amp;amp;#8217;s down with a little sauciness, and how funny or creative she can be with her naughty answer. Best one I&amp;amp;#8217;ve gotten back: &amp;amp;#8220;Not nearly recently enough!&amp;amp;#8221; Ha! What&amp;#x27;s your favorite form of exercise? I&amp;amp;#8217;m an active fellow, and I like to know that people I&amp;amp;#8217;m interested in are as well. I don&amp;amp;#8217;t care if it&amp;amp;#8217;s &amp;amp;#8220;jogging&amp;amp;#8221; or &amp;amp;#8220;skateboarding&amp;amp;#8221; or &amp;amp;#8220;powerlifting,&amp;amp;#8221; (well, I care if it&amp;amp;#8217;s powerlifting), I just want to know she&amp;amp;#8217;s into fitness. First dance song you&amp;#x27;d put on a mix tape? God I love mixes. Music is so important to me. And while I&amp;amp;#8217;m not too much of a snob about it, I need to know what she&amp;amp;#8217;s going to make me listen to. It&amp;amp;#8217;s also a great way to read a person: the music they would give to someone else. How would you answer these questions? What questions would you ask someone you were messaging online? Have a question about Dating, Relationships, or Sex for Single John? Submit it here. Can be totally Anonymous! More on Dating at Glamour.com 25 First-Date Dos and Don&amp;amp;#8217;ts &amp;amp;#8220;How We Met&amp;amp;#8221; Stories: Do You Love Yours? Dating Long Distance: Should I Take a Risk and Tell Him I Want More? More Ways to Get Glamour *Visit ShopGlamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! *Download Glamour Magazine for your iPad! *Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! *Follow us on Twitter! *Add us to your iGoogle homepage. Photo: ThinkStock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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