Translations:Coffee Meetups/13/en

Alcohol is usually absent from this format, which many describe as an advantage for a first meeting — judgment stays intact and the encounter is easier to assess honestly afterward.

| Reality=Reality Check: coffee meetups are often over-interpreted. A pleasant hour is not a commitment, and an awkward one is not a verdict on either person. Nerves, tiredness, a bad day, or simple mismatched energy can flatten a meeting between two people who might have connected under different conditions.