This long-distance date idea is perfect for couples who love sharing their opinions, debating their favourites, and discovering just how differently they think. A tier list is a fun way to rank a group of things from the absolute best to the worst, usually using categories from S Tier at the top to F Tier at the bottom.
For this date, you and your partner will use TierMaker to rank everything from restaurants and movies to fictional characters, snacks, travel destinations, and more. You might immediately agree that something belongs in S Tier, or spend ten minutes trying to convince your partner that their favourite movie deserves to be moved down to C Tier. It’s an easy long-distance date that creates plenty of conversation, playful debates, and opportunities to learn more about each other’s tastes and opinions.
Instructions
Pick a time that works for both of you; use a time zone converter if needed.
Hop on a video call using Zoom, Google Meet, Discord, FaceTime, Microsoft Teams, Skype, or your favourite video calling platform.
Go to TierMaker at tiermaker.com
TierMaker has thousands of community-created tier lists covering all kinds of topics. Search for something that you and your partner both have opinions about.
For example, try ranking:
- 🍟 Fast-food restaurants
- 🍫 Chocolate bars
- 🍕 Pizza toppings
- 🎬 Movies
- 📺 TV shows
- 🎭 Movie or TV characters
- 🎮 Video games
- 🎵 Music artists
- 🥤 Soft drinks
- 🍬 Candy
- 🏖️ Vacation destinations
- 🐶 Dog breeds
- 👟 Clothing or fashion brands
- 🎄 Christmas movies
Choose a tier list and have one person share their screen so you can both see the rankings and decide where everything should go together.
S Tier is the highest possible ranking and is reserved for the absolute best of the best. After S Tier, the rankings move down through A, B, C, D, and F, with F Tier usually representing the worst or your least favorite.
For example, if you’re ranking food:
- S Tier: Your absolute favourite. You would get it every time.
- A Tier: Really good, but not quite the best.
- B Tier: Good and you’d happily eat it.
- C Tier: Average. Nothing special.
- D Tier: Not very good and you probably wouldn’t choose it.
- F Tier: The worst. You’d avoid it if possible.
Before moving an item, both of you should say which tier you think it belongs in.
For example:
“McDonald’s fries?”
One of you might immediately say S Tier, while the other thinks they belong in B Tier.
Explain why you chose your ranking and try to convince your partner to agree with you. If you disagree, you can debate until you reach a decision, take turns having the final say, or compromise and put the item somewhere in the middle.
Continue until you’ve ranked every item on the list.
Once you’re finished, look at your completed tier list together. Talk about your biggest disagreements, the rankings that surprised you, and the answers you already knew your partner was going to give.
Save or screenshot your final tier list so you can look back at it later!
Elevate this Date!
👀 Make Separate Tier Lists. Choose the exact same topic but complete your tier lists separately without showing each other your answers. When you’re finished, reveal them over video call and see just how similarly, or differently, you ranked everything.
🧠 Guess Your Partner’s Ranking. Before your partner says where they would put an item, predict which tier they’ll choose. Give yourself one point every time you’re correct and see who knows their partner best.