Coffee at 61. Pick a time, not “sometime”
“We should meet sometime” almost never happens. “Coffee on Thursday at six?” usually does. A specific time is easier to say yes to, and easier to say no to kindly. Early evening on a weekday is ideal: after work, before dinner, with light still in the sky.
2. Choose somewhere halfway, and public
Pick a place that's fair for both of you and busy enough that nobody feels uneasy. A café, a promenade, a beach in the early evening. If you're in Kerala, there are ideas for every city.
3. Keep it short
An hour is plenty. Say so when you make the plan: “coffee at six, I've got about an hour”. It lowers the stakes, and if it's going well, nobody minds when the hour becomes three.
4. Have something to do
Sitting face to face for an hour is a lot. A walk, a ferry ride, a gig or a market gives you something to talk about and lets silences be comfortable. If you're both nervous, a group plan with a few friends is a gentler start.
5. Confirm on the day
A short message on the day (“still on for six?”) saves a lot of waiting around. Tell a friend where you're going. Get there on your own, and on time.
6. Say what you felt, after
If you liked them, say so, and suggest the next plan while it's fresh. If you didn't, a short, kind message is better than silence: “It was lovely to meet you, but I didn't feel a spark.” Either way, you met someone. That's already more than most chats manage.
How Coffee at 6 helps
On Coffee at 6, a plan is the point. You see who's genuinely nearby, never where they are, make a small plan with a time and a place, and you both say yes. When you meet, you check in together and you're Met on Coffee at 6.