You know you know the answer...?

It may sound funny, but when I was dating a few years ago (I'm married now), I used to like to ask a woman at some point what, when she was little, did she want to be when she grew up. If there is a mutual attraction, I have found that this simple question can lead to a lot of insights about another person, ones essential nature and life experiences (insofar as so few of us really grow up to be what we thought we wanted to).