What would you want to know about a person you are considering for friendship (romantic or otherwise): It takes a long time for the whole story to emerge unless you are writing a biography of the person or asking targeted questions. Of course, some information may seem more "intimate" or "personal" than other information. Get it all down - before the memory goes.What are appropriate interpersonal boundaries when it comes to communication and relationships?
It's too idiosyncratic a question. Every relationship is different. Make the question more specific, like this:
I met some new people new year's eve. The topic of past lives came up -- not in the reincarnated sense. This question was asked: Have you had a previous time in your life that was VASTLY different from your current life. Everybody said yes. They asked me that question and I mentioned that I had had a brief career as an aerial photographer (long ago, in a province far away). Another fellow had been in the military. There were others with wildly diverging previous lives. 1. Jail terms?
2. Awards and recognitions?
3. Nude photos on line?
4. Psychiatric interventions?
5. Past addictions?
6. Debts?
7. Lineage?
8. Previous Addresses?
9. Surgery?