Last week, during a calm and cozy evening, I played a little game with Miss J., who is currently 6 years and 9 months old and full of opinions, wisdom, and a dash of sass. The game? Q&A: Ask Me Anything Edition.

Rules were simple: take turns asking each other questions about life, love, and everything in between—and answer honestly. What followed was a mix of giggles, jaw drops, and the kind of sweet logic that only a child can produce.

Here are some highlights, straight from the source:

1. What do you have to do so that a marriage goes well?
“The husband must give a lot of flowers to his wife. Then it will go well!”
— Florists, take notes.

2. How can someone tell if a man and a woman are married?
“Because they are walking hand in hand. Or when he kisses her… with his tongue.”
— …Wait, WHAT?!?!

3. What do people do on a first date?
“They talk about books with hero stories.”
— Finally, someone with priorities.

4. What if your first date is boring?
“I’d leave the boy there and go with my girlfriends.”
— That’s my girl!

5. When is it okay to kiss someone?
“Ah… maybe after you’re 11?”
— Setting firm boundaries, love it,

6. What’s the best age to get married?
“I will never marry.”
— We’ll circle back to this one in ten years.

7. Is it better to be married or alone?
“I’ll never marry, but I won’t be alone. I’ll stay with you forever. And sometimes with my girlfriends.”
— Flattered. Also slightly nervous.

8. How do you choose a husband?
“He has to be kind like Ivar. Blonde. And have a house near the beach. But I told you, I’m not marrying him.”
— Poor Ivar. Friend-zoned before 7.

9. Why does blood run through your body?
“Because otherwise, we couldn’t be on this planet.”
— Undeniably logical.

10. What are eyebrows for?
“To get mad at someone or to look amazed when you get a big present.”
— The real power of facial expressions.

11. Why do we wash with soap?
“If you don’t, Miss Bacteria comes, and then you get worms in your butt which tickle like hell. Sorry, Mom, I said ‘hell,’ but I had to.”
— Fair enough.

12. What is a soul?
“It’s when you breathe in and out. And it has a triangle shape.”
— Obviously.

13. What is sadness?
“It’s when you cry because you fell, and a boy comes and tells you not to cry anymore.”
— Emotional support, six-year-old style.

14. What does modern mean?
“It means you wear only beautiful clothes. I mean only dresses, not trousers.”
— Fashion advice incoming.

15. What’s in perfume?
“Water, soap, flowers, and then soap again. That’s it!”
— Chanel, are you listening?

16. How do birds talk to each other?
“They speak in birds’ language.”
— Well, of course.

17. What is time?
“It’s when the clock turns and turns and turns and never stops.”
— Existential crisis triggered.

18. What’s a secret?
“It’s when someone tells you something and you can’t tell anyone—even if you’re dying to.”
— The struggle is real.

19. What is a smile?
“When you show all your teeth. Even if some are missing.”
— Spoken like a true 6-year-old.

20. What’s a flag for?
“To show it’s not safe to go into the water. But only if it’s red.”
— Mini lifeguard alert.

21. What’s a Minister?
“I don’t know… maybe someone who looks at tiny bugs?”
— Honestly, that tracks.

22. What’s soap made of?
“Water, a nice smell, toothpaste, and suds. Lots of suds.”
— Smells like childhood science.

23. Why do we give presents?
“To see people jumping with happiness!”
— And now I want to buy someone a gift.

24. Why does a conductor wave his hands?
“So everyone knows when to sing higher or lower. Just like my choir teacher.”
— She’s ready for the symphony.

25. Why doesn’t a chicken really fly?
“Because she has to sit on the eggs and make baby chickens.”
— Priorities.

26. What is love?
“It’s when your heart goes really loud—bum bum!”
— Pretty sure Shakespeare said the same.

27. How is a baby born?
“Well, first we have a mom, and inside her belly will grow a baby. This mom will have a baby like a magician does to suddenly get a rabbit out of his hat. And the baby got inside the mom’s belly after the dad of the baby kissed her very loudly.”
— I see we’re skipping a few chapters.

28. How was I born?
“You went to the hospital where the babies are born. You had to go inside a machine, it cut open your belly, and I cried to get out fast. That’s how I was born.”
— Accurate-ish.

Isn’t the mind of a child amazing?
Conversations like these are pure gold—messy, magical, and full of honesty. I just wish I had recorded her voice to go with the answers.

And now I’m off to buy some flowers. Just in case my future marriage depends on it.