What are some good Never Have I Ever questions for adults?

Five from this list: Never have I ever pretended not to see someone I knew at the grocery store. Never have I ever pretended to be asleep to get out of a conversation. Never have I ever been secretly thrilled when a friend cancelled plans. Never have I ever hogged the blanket and denied it. Never have I ever said "great question" just to buy myself time.

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Never have I ever waved back at someone who was actually waving at the person behind me.
Never have I ever said "you too" when a waiter told me to enjoy my meal.
Never have I ever pretended to be on the phone so I didn't have to talk to someone.
Never have I ever laughed at a joke I didn't get.
Never have I ever pushed a door that clearly said pull.
Never have I ever walked straight into a glass door.
Never have I ever sent a message about someone to the person I was talking about.
Never have I ever pretended I'd read a book for a book club or a class.
Never have I ever eaten food that fell on the floor.
Never have I ever sniffed the milk, made a face, and drunk it anyway.
Never have I ever sung loudly in the car and stopped when the next driver looked over.
Never have I ever won an argument in the shower that I lost in real life.
Never have I ever given a fake name at a coffee shop.
Never have I ever left a store because the salesperson was too helpful.
Never have I ever pretended not to see someone I knew at the grocery store.
Never have I ever worn the same outfit two days in a row and hoped nobody noticed.
Never have I ever worn a shirt inside out all day without noticing.
Never have I ever clapped when a plane landed.
Never have I ever fallen asleep in a movie theater.
Never have I ever cried at an animated movie.
Never have I ever peeked inside someone's medicine cabinet at a party.
Never have I ever read the last page of a book first.
Never have I ever lied about my age to get a cheaper ticket.
Never have I ever made up a word and used it until someone asked what it meant.
Never have I ever mispronounced a word for years before anyone corrected me.
Never have I ever answered "good, you?" when nobody had asked how I was.
Never have I ever told someone their new haircut looked great when I didn't think so.
Never have I ever pretended my phone died so I could stop replying.
Never have I ever secretly watched a show I tell people I can't stand.
Never have I ever broken something at a friend's house and never told them.
Never have I ever left a party without saying goodbye to anyone.
Never have I ever missed my stop because I was daydreaming.
Never have I ever tripped over nothing and then looked back at the floor like it was its fault.
Never have I ever worn sunglasses indoors to hide that I'd been crying.
Never have I ever pretended to be sick to stay home.
Never have I ever used a fake accent for a whole conversation with a stranger.
Never have I ever returned something I had clearly already used.
Never have I ever spent an hour choosing something to watch and then watched nothing.
Never have I ever laughed so hard I snorted.
Never have I ever gotten the giggles at a moment when I absolutely had to be serious.
Never have I ever said "I'm five minutes away" when I hadn't left the house yet.
Never have I ever left the house in two different shoes.
Never have I ever accidentally liked a really old photo while looking through someone's profile.
Never have I ever typed "lol" with a completely straight face.
Never have I ever drunk straight from the milk carton.
Never have I ever double-dipped a chip at a party.
Never have I ever taken the last slice and acted like I didn't know it was the last one.
Never have I ever pretended to love a meal someone cooked for me.
Never have I ever gone down a playground slide meant for little kids as a grown-up.
Never have I ever set off a car alarm just by leaning on the car.
Never have I ever talked to myself out loud in public and been caught.
Never have I ever practiced an award acceptance speech in the mirror.
Never have I ever secretly enjoyed a song I make fun of.
Never have I ever run an errand in pajamas with a coat over them.
Never have I ever cut my own hair and instantly regretted it.
Never have I ever fallen asleep in class or in a meeting.
Never have I ever pretended to be asleep to get out of a conversation.
Never have I ever pretended nobody was home when someone knocked on the door.
Never have I ever blamed a brother, sister or cousin for something I did.
Never have I ever read under the covers with a flashlight after bedtime.
Never have I ever called my teacher or boss "Mom" or "Dad" by accident.
Never have I ever stuck chewed gum under a desk or table.
Never have I ever eaten snow.
Never have I ever kept talking to a stuffed animal after saying I was too old for it.
Never have I ever had an imaginary friend.
Never have I ever raised my hand and then forgotten what I wanted to say.
Never have I ever told a secret I promised to keep.
Never have I ever cheated at a board game.
Never have I ever quit a board game because I was losing.
Never have I ever let a little kid win a game and pretended I tried my hardest.
Never have I ever been sent to the principal's office.
Never have I ever slept with the light on after a scary movie.
Never have I ever run up the stairs after switching off the basement light.
Never have I ever practiced a conversation with my crush in the mirror.
Never have I ever texted someone and then hidden my phone so I wouldn't see the reply.
Never have I ever waited a few minutes before replying so I didn't seem too eager.
Never have I ever told my parents I was at a friend's house when I was somewhere else.
Never have I ever snuck out of the house at night.
Never have I ever made a secret second account so my family couldn't see my posts.
Never have I ever deleted a post because it didn't get enough likes.
Never have I ever typed a long reply, deleted it, and just sent "ok".
Never have I ever called a teacher by the wrong name for a whole year.
Never have I ever done a whole group project while someone else took the credit.
Never have I ever taken credit for a group project I barely helped with.
Never have I ever pretended to like a band because my friends did.
Never have I ever run into my teacher outside school and panicked.
Never have I ever bumped into something while learning to drive.
Never have I ever played the same sad song on repeat after a breakup.
Never have I ever looked up an ex's new partner online.
Never have I ever broken up with someone over text.
Never have I ever thrown a controller after losing a video game.
Never have I ever borrowed clothes from a brother or sister without asking.
Never have I ever read a brother or sister's diary.
Never have I ever eavesdropped on my parents' conversation.
Never have I ever pretended to be my parent on the phone.
Never have I ever pretended I never got an email I'd read three times.
Never have I ever hidden a purchase from my partner.
Never have I ever let my mom's call go to voicemail and then texted "what's up?".
Never have I ever been secretly thrilled when a friend cancelled plans.
Never have I ever cancelled plans because I'd already put my pajamas on.
Never have I ever sat in my car in the driveway for a while before going inside.
Never have I ever invented plans to get out of helping someone move.
Never have I ever lied about seeing a movie everyone was talking about.
Never have I ever used a sick day to finish a TV show.
Never have I ever forgotten someone's name seconds after they told me.
Never have I ever called someone the wrong name for so long it was too late to fix it.
Never have I ever written "per my last email" through gritted teeth.
Never have I ever had a hangover so bad I swore I'd never do it again.
Never have I ever texted an ex late at night.
Never have I ever gone on a date only because I felt bad saying no.
Never have I ever asked a friend to call with a fake emergency so I could leave a date.
Never have I ever shown up at the wrong restaurant for a date.
Never have I ever ghosted someone after one date.
Never have I ever forgotten a friend's birthday and blamed the mail for the late gift.
Never have I ever taken the hotel slippers and tiny shampoos home.
Never have I ever pretended to know about wine in a restaurant.
Never have I ever borrowed something and kept it so long it became mine.
Never have I ever lent something and been too awkward to ask for it back.
Never have I ever laughed at my own joke before I finished telling it.
Never have I ever shoved everything into one room because guests were coming.
Never have I ever served store-bought food and let people think I made it.
Never have I ever called my parents to ask how to cook something really basic.
Never have I ever done online shopping during a meeting.
Never have I ever said "I love you" first and not heard it back right away.
Never have I ever stolen a partner's hoodie and never given it back.
Never have I ever checked a partner's phone while they weren't looking.
Never have I ever given a partner the same gift twice.
Never have I ever planned a surprise that went completely wrong.
Never have I ever picked a fight when I was actually just hungry.
Never have I ever pretended to enjoy a hobby to impress a date.
Never have I ever watched ahead on a show we were supposed to watch together.
Never have I ever eaten someone's leftovers and acted like I had no idea where they went.
Never have I ever practiced kissing on my hand or a pillow.
Never have I ever spent an hour getting ready to look like I didn't try.
Never have I ever called a partner by an ex's name.
Never have I ever kept something an ex gave me.
Never have I ever written a love poem.
Never have I ever cried at the wedding of someone I barely knew.
Never have I ever won an argument and later realized I was wrong.
Never have I ever apologized just to end an argument.
Never have I ever planned our whole wedding in my head before the second date.
Never have I ever pretended to love a gift from my partner.
Never have I ever deleted unflattering photos of me from a partner's phone.
Never have I ever hogged the blanket and denied it.
Never have I ever secretly changed the thermostat after someone else set it.
Never have I ever pretended I knew how to fix something to impress a partner.
Never have I ever looked up how to be a better kisser.
Never have I ever smelled a partner's clothes because I missed them.
Never have I ever reread old texts from the start of a relationship.
Never have I ever been jealous of how sweetly my partner talks to our pet.
Never have I ever hidden snacks so nobody else in the house would find them.
Never have I ever brought up an old argument that was supposed to be settled.
Never have I ever had a secret nickname for my partner's parents.
Never have I ever talked about my ex for most of a first date.
Never have I ever said something embarrassing the first time I met a partner's parents.
Never have I ever taken a photo of my partner sleeping.
Never have I ever put my cold feet on my partner on purpose.
Never have I ever complained about my partner to friends and then defended them when the friends agreed.
Never have I ever checked over and over whether my crush viewed something I posted.
Never have I ever bought a gift for my partner that was secretly for me.
Never have I ever turned my camera off to eat during a video meeting.
Never have I ever said something on a call I thought was muted.
Never have I ever worn pajama pants to a video meeting.
Never have I ever hit reply-all by accident.
Never have I ever wiggled my mouse so my status stayed green.
Never have I ever written "see attached" and attached nothing.
Never have I ever taken a long bathroom break just to get away for a while.
Never have I ever nodded through a meeting with no idea what it was about.
Never have I ever scheduled a meeting that could have been an email.
Never have I ever walked around the office holding papers to look busy.
Never have I ever taken office supplies home and never brought them back.
Never have I ever answered an email at midnight to look dedicated.
Never have I ever cried at work.
Never have I ever microwaved fish in the office kitchen.
Never have I ever worn headphones with nothing playing so people wouldn't talk to me.
Never have I ever left a meeting early by pretending I had another meeting.
Never have I ever written a long angry email and deleted it.
Never have I ever updated my resume while at work.
Never have I ever taken a nap at work.
Never have I ever signed a birthday card for a coworker I'd never met.
Never have I ever pretended to know what an acronym meant.
Never have I ever joined a video call and only then realized it was the wrong meeting.
Never have I ever shared my screen with something embarrassing still open.
Never have I ever ridden an elevator with my boss in total silence.
Never have I ever left a meeting and immediately googled something everyone else understood.
Never have I ever written a resignation letter I never sent.
Never have I ever said "great question" just to buy myself time.
Never have I ever pretended I had a bad connection to end a call.
Never have I ever put a fake event in my calendar to block off time.
Never have I ever brought store-bought treats to work and called them homemade.
Never have I ever forgotten to unmute and talked to nobody for a whole minute.
Never have I ever eaten birthday cake in the break room without knowing whose birthday it was.
Never have I ever cc'd a boss on an email just to make a point.
Never have I ever regifted a present back to the person who gave it to me.
Never have I ever unwrapped a present early and taped it back up.
Never have I ever wrapped a present in newspaper because I ran out of paper.
Never have I ever hidden a present so well I didn't find it until after the holidays.
Never have I ever bought myself a present while shopping for everyone else.
Never have I ever eaten the cookies that were left out for Santa.
Never have I ever opened a present and completely failed to hide my disappointment.
Never have I ever pretended to love an ugly sweater someone made for me.
Never have I ever worn an ugly holiday sweater on purpose.
Never have I ever done all my holiday shopping on Christmas Eve.
Never have I ever used so much tape that nobody could open the present.
Never have I ever left holiday decorations up until spring.
Never have I ever put up decorations before December even started.
Never have I ever knocked over a Christmas tree.
Never have I ever had a pet climb or knock over the Christmas tree.
Never have I ever eaten more than one day of an advent calendar at once.
Never have I ever sung the wrong words to a Christmas carol for years.
Never have I ever escaped to another room to dodge a relative's questions at a holiday dinner.
Never have I ever turned a holiday board game into a real argument.
Never have I ever forgotten someone's gift and wrapped something from my own closet.
Never have I ever spent less than the Secret Santa limit and hoped nobody noticed.
Never have I ever guessed who my Secret Santa was and been completely wrong.
Never have I ever given a Secret Santa gift I secretly wanted for myself.
Never have I ever written a letter to Santa as a teenager or an adult.
Never have I ever burned something important at a holiday dinner.
Never have I ever left the price sticker on a gift.
Never have I ever secretly disliked a holiday food everyone else loves.
Never have I ever waited under the mistletoe on purpose.
Never have I ever spent the holidays with a partner's family and secretly wished I was with mine.
Never have I ever bought matching holiday pajamas for the whole family.
Never have I ever argued about whose family to visit for the holidays.
Never have I ever taken a holiday photo forty times to get one where everyone looked okay.
Never have I ever eaten a box of chocolates that was supposed to be a gift.
Never have I ever opened someone else's present by mistake.
Never have I ever never sent a thank-you note for a present.
Never have I ever gotten a present that was obviously regifted to me.
Never have I ever signed a holiday card when I didn't know half the names on it.
Never have I ever put a gift in a box from a fancier store.
Never have I ever worn a gift once in front of the giver and never again.
Never have I ever told a little kid Santa was watching just to get them to behave.
Never have I ever gone for a drive just to look at holiday lights.
Never have I ever cried on a mall Santa's lap.
Never have I ever taken a bite of something and put it back in the box.
Never have I ever played a prank that went further than I meant it to.
Never have I ever changed my outfit more than five times before going out.
Never have I ever screamed at a spider and then pretended it was a joke.
Never have I ever tried to speak another language on vacation and said something completely wrong.
Never have I ever gotten lost on a trip and pretended it was on purpose.
Never have I ever fallen asleep on a stranger's shoulder on a bus, train or plane.
Never have I ever pressed the close door button so I didn't have to share the elevator.
Never have I ever done a chore badly on purpose so I wouldn't be asked again.
Never have I ever been the only person in costume at a party.
Never have I ever shown up to a party on the wrong day.
Never have I ever fallen into a pool with my clothes on.
Never have I ever tried to get into a car that wasn't mine.
Never have I ever gone in for a hug when the other person wanted a handshake.
Never have I ever said goodbye to someone and then walked off in the same direction.
Never have I ever pretended to text so I didn't look like I was alone.
Never have I ever believed something silly for years, like swallowed seeds growing in my stomach.
Never have I ever called home from a sleepover to get picked up early.
Never have I ever been too shy to order my own food at a restaurant.
Never have I ever asked someone else to make a phone call for me because I was nervous.
Never have I ever learned all the words to a song without knowing what they meant.
Never have I ever screamed at something that turned out to be a coat on a chair.
Never have I ever dressed up a pet for Halloween.
Never have I ever taken more than one piece from a "take one" bowl.
Never have I ever watched a scary movie from behind a pillow.
Never have I ever left a haunted house through the emergency exit.
Never have I ever gone to a Halloween party in my regular clothes.
Never have I ever bought a costume the day before Halloween.
Never have I ever eaten my kid's candy after bedtime.
Never have I ever turned off the lights and pretended not to be home.
Never have I ever gone to work in a costume when nobody else did.
Never have I ever left a carved pumpkin on the porch until it collapsed.
Never have I ever checked the back seat of my car after a scary movie.
Never have I ever worn a couples costume.
Never have I ever regretted a costume by 9 pm.
Never have I ever handed out the candy I don't like so I would not eat it.
Never have I ever screamed louder than the kids in a haunted house.
Never have I ever lost part of my costume at a party.
Never have I ever spent a whole party explaining my costume.
Never have I ever been to a costume party at work.
Never have I ever gone trick-or-treating when I was clearly too old.
Never have I ever been on a ghost tour.
Never have I ever fallen asleep in face paint and ruined a pillowcase.
Never have I ever slept with a light on after a scary movie.
Never have I ever sent my partner to check on a strange noise.
Never have I ever had a drink ladled out of a cauldron.
Never have I ever kept Halloween decorations up past Thanksgiving.
Never have I ever bought half-price candy on November 1.
Never have I ever broken a resolution on the first day.
Never have I ever watched the countdown on TV alone.
Never have I ever forgotten it was New Year's Eve.
Never have I ever sung Auld Lang Syne without knowing the words.
Never have I ever kept a resolution for a whole year.
Never have I ever made the same resolution three years in a row.
Never have I ever kissed a stranger at midnight.
Never have I ever spent New Year's Eve at work.
Never have I ever gone to bed before ten on New Year's Eve.
Never have I ever started the year with a hangover.
Never have I ever left a New Year's party before midnight.
Never have I ever paid too much for a New Year's Eve ticket.
Never have I ever missed midnight because I was in a taxi.
Never have I ever joined a gym in January and quit by March.
Never have I ever toasted with something cheaper and called it champagne.
Never have I ever hosted a New Year's party and regretted it.
Never have I ever cried at midnight.
Never have I ever spent midnight in the bathroom line.
Never have I ever made a resolution about money and broken it within a week.
Never have I ever had a New Year's kiss I regretted.
Never have I ever spent New Year's Eve with my in-laws.
Never have I ever missed the midnight kiss because I was getting drinks.
Never have I ever pretended to have plans so I could stay home.
Never have I ever set an alarm for 11:55 in case I fell asleep.
Never have I ever hit the ceiling with a champagne cork.
Never have I ever done Dry January.
Never have I ever fallen asleep right after Thanksgiving dinner.
Never have I ever sat at the kids' table as an adult.
Never have I ever cooked a turkey.
Never have I ever forgotten to thaw the turkey.
Never have I ever spent Thanksgiving in an airport.
Never have I ever hosted Thanksgiving dinner.
Never have I ever been to a Friendsgiving.
Never have I ever set off a smoke alarm while cooking.
Never have I ever dropped a pie.
Never have I ever eaten cranberry sauce straight from the can.
Never have I ever unbuttoned my pants at the table.
Never have I ever brought a store-bought dish and said I made it.
Never have I ever watched a whole football game without knowing the score.
Never have I ever eaten Thanksgiving leftovers three days in a row.
Never have I ever been stuck in holiday traffic for more than three hours.
Never have I ever gotten up before sunrise to shop on Black Friday.
Never have I ever met a partner's whole family at Thanksgiving.
Never have I ever pretended to love a relative's cooking.
Never have I ever burned something I was supposed to bring.
Never have I ever called a relative to ask how to cook something.
Never have I ever argued with a relative at the dinner table.
Never have I ever slept on an air mattress at a relative's house.
Never have I ever made a leftover sandwich at midnight.
Never have I ever eaten two Thanksgiving dinners in one day.
Never have I ever brought a dish to a work potluck.
Never have I ever played Christmas music before Thanksgiving.
Never have I ever run a turkey trot.

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What are some good Never Have I Ever questions for adults?: Five from this list: Never have I ever pretended not to see someone I knew at the grocery store. Never have I ever pretended to be asleep to get out of a conversation. Never have I ever been secretly thrilled when a friend cancelled plans. Never have I ever hogged the blanket and denied it. Never have I ever said "great question" just to buy myself time.