Ask This Question Next Time You're On A Date
Conversation starters based on Mercury's influence
Next time you’re on a date, whether it’s a first date with a new potential, or a date night out with your partner, ask them this question to activate their Mercury sign.
Mercury rules over mental space, and the sign Mercury is in looks at how we process thoughts, as well as what topics of conversation get us thinking. The themes of our Mercury sign are closely related to what we like to talk about, and asking someone a question that ties in closely with their Mercury sign can pique their interest in conversation.
Of course you can ask any of these questions to anyone, but by focusing specifically on the area most closely related to their Mercury sign, you’re going to activate their Mercury - which means to wake this planet up and engage it conversation. Ruling the mutable signs of Gemini and Virgo, Mercury can get bored easily, and needs consistent stimulation.
This could be especially useful if you’re in a marriage or relationship with, or dating someone whose Mercury sign opposes, squares, or makes no aspect to yours, as this suggests communication could be an issue.
By understanding what kind of themes they like to talk about, you can consciously allow space for their interests too.
Check their Mercury sign question before your date, and loosely check the other zodiac signs in their personal planets too, especially if they have multiple personal planets in the same zodiac sign (different to their Mercury sign), as this can also influence them.
You may have to bend the conversation starter slightly depending on how well you already know the person, but you want to keep to similar themes.
These are conversation themes you can bring up around your partner regularly, to keep their minds engaged around you. Once you get a conversation moving in this direction, you’re likely to have their full attention.
If your Mercury sign is very different to theirs (through a square, opposition, or no aspect), you may not particularly love their Mercury sign topics of conversation, however you can learn to strike a balance between talking about what interests you, and what interest them, to satisfy both of you.