Guilty Pleasures
The things you enjoy and would rather nobody knew.
- Players
- 2+ players
- Length
- 15–30 min
- Cost
- Free · no signup
- Long distance
- Works long distance
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The things you enjoy and would rather nobody knew.
- Players
- 2+ players
- Length
- 15–30 min
- Intensity
- Sweet
Free · No signup · Nothing you answer is saved
How do you play Guilty Pleasures?
Guilty Pleasures asks partners to confess genuine private enjoyments by category — a song you would never play in company, a programme you would deny watching, something you eat alone. Category prompts work where a general question fails, because almost nobody can produce a guilty pleasure on demand.
How to play
- Take turns drawing a category and confessing.
- It has to be true. Inventing a safe answer is a forfeit.
- No judging. One reaction, then move on.
- The other person may ask one follow-up question.
- Swap every card.
Why couples love this game
Category prompts are the trick. Asked to name a guilty pleasure, most people produce nothing; asked for "a song you would never put on in company", everybody has an immediate and specific answer they have never said out loud.
Everyone has a private list of things they genuinely enjoy and would prefer not to defend. Music, television, food eaten standing up, entire hobbies conducted in secret.
This deck asks for them by category, which is much more effective than asking generally — nobody can produce a guilty pleasure on demand, but everybody has one for "a song you would never put on in company".
It is the most reliably funny confession game here because nothing at stake is actually serious.
Example questions
- A song you would never put on in company.
- A television programme you would deny watching.
- Something you eat that you would not eat in front of anyone.
- A film you have seen far more times than you admit.
- A hobby or interest you keep quiet about.
- Something you buy regularly that you hide.
The full game has 22 of these, shuffled every time you play.
Who this game is best for
- A light evening
- Double dates and groups
- New couples — nothing here is risky
- After something heavier
Tips to make it better
- It has to be real. A safe invented answer wastes the card and everybody can tell.
- No judging, however tempting. Judging ends the honesty immediately.
- One follow-up per confession. More becomes a cross-examination.
- The last card is optional and everybody knows what theirs is.
Frequently asked questions
What counts as a guilty pleasure?
Something you genuinely enjoy and would rather not defend. If you would happily tell a colleague about it, it does not count.
Why categories rather than just asking?
Because "name a guilty pleasure" produces a blank, and "a song you would never put on in company" produces an instant, specific and slightly mortifying answer.
Is this safe for a new relationship?
Entirely. Nothing here is risky — the worst outcome is finding out their music taste is worse than advertised.