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How to Reply to a Coffee Invitation?

Coffee chats and coffee dates are gradually becoming a likely method of getting more acquainted with people. Coffee chats and dates are opportunistic social relations. A coffee invitation could mean several things. It could mean a business interview for some or a date for others. This article will be of help when deciding how to reply to a coffee invitation and other things to note.

 

 

young couple at a coffee shop

What Does Asking For Coffee Mean? 

Coffee meetings offer a setting with a calm and relaxed ambience. Asking a person for a coffee date or meeting means things might get personal or less official between the parties involved. It is also an opportunity for people to exchange info, gain advice and establish the basis of a relationship.

How to Reply When Someone Asks You to Grab Coffee Sometime 

If you’ve been asked to grab coffee with someone, it’s the same as a coffee date. If you’re interested in the date, accept the invite. Be sure to make your acceptance clear and not vague. A clear “Yes” would suffice.

While you may still like to go on the date but you’re busy at the proposed time, give a clear reply on that too. Tell the person you’re busy on that day and then propose an alternative date. A suitable reply would be, “I would like that, but I’m busy that day. How about during the weekends, say Friday”.

Following a clear “Yes” reply, if you want to learn a bit more about the details, you could ask, do or suggest the following things respectively.

  • Ask if they would like you to go together or meet up at the restaurant or coffee house.
  • You could show a little enthusiasm. Say you’ve always wanted to try coffee at a restaurant.
  • If they don’t pick a specific place to go, you could suggest a place you’d feel comfortable with. Try not to pick somewhere either very low standard or too extravagant.

If you don’t want to go on a coffee date when asked, reply clearly about that also. Try to reply politely but firmly. It’s easy to give false hope with some replies like “sorry I’m busy that day”. Don’t lead them on and make them understand not to ask a second time. A polite way to reply could be “I’m sorry, but I just don’t feel that way about you”. Or responses like “I respect you and wouldn’t want to lead you on, I’m not looking for romance or a friend right now”.

While you decline the request, be polite and let them know you respect their bravery and take their request as a compliment. Rejection hurts sometimes but rejecting a person in a respectful and empathetic manner.

How to Reply to a Coffee Invitation 

When replying positively, here are the steps to take.

  • Say, “Yes” and “thank you”. While it doesn’t necessarily have to be those exact words, make your affirmation clear and show some gratitude and enthusiasm.
  • Secondly, be clear about your replies by making it clear who is coming or that you’re coming.  Typical examples are, “I will be there with my husband, thank you”. “I’d love to come” or the casual “I’m down”. A coffee invitation doesn’t necessarily have to be a romantic motive. A colleague or neighbour could ask you and your friends or family out on a coffee invitation.
  • In a more formal setting, like an invitation from your boss, investor, business partner or colleague, try to keep your replies formal or semi-formal.
  • Confirm the details. This is important so you don’t make mistakes. Ask about the date, the location and the time. This should help to plan and arrive on schedule.

How to Say No to a Coffee Invitation

Saying no to a coffee invitation doesn’t have to be passive-aggressive. When you decline an invitation, do so politely. Be respectful and show that you appreciate the invite as a comment. You could reciprocate the gesture by commenting on the person also. While declining respectfully, don’t lead them on. The last thing you want is to give false hope. Be polite yet firm with your decline.

Good examples of ways to reply are “you seem like a nice guy, but I’m not interested in you romantically, thank you. Or “I’m flattered, but no thank you, I’m not interested.

How to Say Yes to a Coffee Invitation 

When you say yes to a coffee invitation, let your facial expressions match your words. While a full-on grin is too much, a smile would be just fine to accompany that “Yes, I’d love that”. Reply with a little bit of enthusiasm also to solidify your interest. You could even go into the details a bit and offer suggestions if they haven’t yet picked a place. Knowing how to gauge your excitement comes down to reading body language and the room.

 

Is Going Out for Coffee Considered a Date?

The right answer is “yes, it can be”. According to a survey by a dating app, the most popular first dates are coffee dates. To be certain and crystal clear, ask the person inviting you. There’s nothing to be shy about as this will put both of you on the same page.

Coffee dates aren’t just for strangers to get acquainted. Friends hoping to move up the romance ladder and take their relationships to the next level also go out for coffee as a date.

 

What Does It Mean When a Man Invites You for a Coffee?

Depending on the man and situation, it could mean that he is interested in you well enough to invite you for coffee. Being interested in you well enough doesn’t mean he necessarily wants to date you. The point of a coffee date is to be a non-committed step toward getting to know each other better.

How to Respond When a Guy Invites You to a Coffee

When you get invited by a guy who is a stranger to coffee, you have to check for some cues. Besides being your type of person, reading the room as well as his body language should help make a decision. When you respond to an invite like that, it’s common to exchange contacts and fix a date on-site or over the phone.

Some prefer to know the guy a little bit better over the phone before accepting a date. As explained, when accepting the invitation, do it politely and respectfully. Likewise when declining. If a guy who is your friend invites you to coffee, you might want to consider romance in play. While you shouldn’t read too much into it to avoid expectations and disappointment, it does happen often. In a business setting, keep your response polite as well as official or semi-official.

How to Respond When a Guy Invites You to a Coffee

The unspoken rules of being polite and respectful with your reply still apply here. Asking a woman or a lady if the coffee invitation is a date might give a lacklustre reply. Girls could be shy sometimes, but women and ladies could give a more mature reply. Most men take being asked by a woman as a compliment. So play it by the ear and accept or decline based on how you feel about the woman. Needless to say, there should be no harm in accepting the invite. As it is for women, it’s also a low-risk date for you to assess the woman also.

 

What Does It Mean When a Woman Invites You for a Coffee?

When a woman invites you for a coffee, it means she wants to know you and spend some time with you. Women toss out coffee dates sometimes to assess you. She could like you as a person, but wants to know more about you. An invite to coffee creates a safe space to talk and relate while she decides what she wants with you. It’s a low-risk date that could bloom into a beautiful relationship, romantic or otherwise.

 

Would a Guy Ask You For a Coffee If He Does Not Like You?

For both genders, to be asked out to coffee means that they’re interested in you enough to sit and enjoy a beverage with you. It doesn’t necessarily mean that they like you or want to date you. That’s what the coffee date helps to achieve. Decide what social position you find best to hold in each other’s lives.

 

Conclusion 

Coffee invitations lead to spending time, drinking beverages and getting to know each other. While it’s ambiguous to an extent, when done with some people, it could mean romance. Likewise, it could just be to chat and have some tea with friends or talk business, like with colleagues and business partners. Hopefully, you know how to better accept or reply to coffee invitations and also the potential meanings that they could hold.

 

Also read:

Why Coffee Dates Are A Bad Idea?

What to Order on a Coffee Date?

What is a Coffee Chat?