This handbook is designed to help users enjoy a casual first date experience called a "Kopi Date". It provides tips on how to fully experience genuine conversation with another person over coffee through being open-minded and vulnerable. The goal is to help form deeper connections by focusing on face-to-face interactions instead of superficial chatting. Kopi Date partners with unique cafes and uses interactive kits to spark meaningful discussions on dates.

1. MY HANDBOOK
MADE FOR YOU
This handbook is designed specially for you
to keep. We can’t wait for you to go on your
first date already! Have a read.
JANUARY 2020 EDITION

2. Contents
WHAT WE ARE NOT
WHO & WHAT WE ARE
MOMENTS TO SAVOUR
WHO WE SERVE
THE KOPI DATE EXPERIENCE
OWN THE MOMENT
DIRECTIONS FOR USE
MORE KOPI?
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3. How to Use
This handbook is not a dating crash course, nor does it
contain the ancient secret to attractiveness. This guide
is designed to reframe your perspective on dating, and
unlock a new way of viewing first dates, so you may
fully enjoy your Kopi Date experience.

4. What We
Are Not
SET APART & MADE DIFFERENT 2
A dating app
A matchmaker/
blind-dating agency
Your cupid
We intentionally steer away from the experience of a
dating app. Instead of superficial chatting, we focus
on meaningful, face-to-face connections.
We’re not about serious, hour-long consults, or
charging exorbitantly for dates. And we don’t sell
“effectiveness” or “success”, like most agencies
market their services.
At Kopi Date, we keep things simple and strip away
the fuss which often let users down. (FYI, we don't
do speed-dating either!)
Absolutely not! That makes us cringe. We’re not wielding
a bow and arrow busy looking for your "soulmate". We’re
something bigger than that—we’re more of Singapore's
people-connectors. Read on to learn more!
NOT
NOT
NOT

5. EVERY DATE AN ODYSSEY
Dating
refreshed

6. Who &
What We Are
Kopi Date is for the curious,
the bold, the different. You,
who are ready to get out in
the world and in the process,
learn more about yourself.
The heart of Kopi Date is
to help individuals like you
rediscover the beauty of
connecting with someone,
through the simplicity of a
face-to-face conversation.
We believe in genuine
conversation as a catalyst
to forming deeper, more
A BOLD, NEW EXPERIENCE AWAITS
intimate relationships.
Keeping every date
casual and fun, we
partner with spaces and
venues where you will
have a comfortable and
memorable experience.
We are Singapore’s
people-connectors. ​And
we want to inspire a new
culture of meeting people.
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7. Genuine conversation
&good coffee
TWO MAIN INGREDIENTS

8. Moments
to Savour
THE UNKNOWN IS MORE
PRECIOUS THAN EVER.
CAN WE BRING BACK THE
JOY OF ANTICIPATION?
IN THE MOMENTS WE HAD
TO WAIT;
IN BEING PATIENT.
WOULDN’T IT BE
NICE IF WE WERE
PART OF SOMETHING
MEANINGFUL?
THE POWER OF AN
ORGANIC CONNECTION.
TODAY, DATING IS MOSTLY
OCCUPIED BY INSTANT
GRATIFICATION;
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE NOW,
NOW, NOW…
THE HYPE WILL WEAR OFF.
SUPERFICIALITY WILL
NEVER SATISFY YOU.
THE KOPI DATE MANIFESTO
LET’S PRESERVE
THESE MOMENTS
OF LIVING IN THE UNCERTAIN;
THE LONGING FOR
SOMETHING WORTHWHILE.
AUTHENTICITY IS A BELIEF.
IT’S A FULFILLMENT.
SOMETHING INCREDIBLE
HAPPENS WHEN WE GET
TOGETHER.
THESE ARE EXCITING TIMES.
THIS IS A WAY OF LIVING;
THIS IS THE KOPI DATE
EXPERIENCE.
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9. Who We
Serve
ENOUGH WITH THE APPS ALREADY. 12
We serve you, you who are tired of swiping.
You want to be more social, but you’ve just gotten
exhausted from all that superficial chatting.
You might even have experimented with
matchmaking agencies. But it just never felt right.
It was always either too traditional, or (let’s be
real) too expensive. You desire for a deeper, more
thoughtful connection.
We were there too, once. It’s what inspired us to
create Kopi Date. We share your sentiment, and
we’re here to show you that dating can be fulfilling.

10. BRINGING THE EXPERIENCE TO LIFE 14
The Kopi Date
Experience
To serve up a memorable experience, we handpick
our date locations and only partner with truly special
establishments. Each of our partner cafes delivers a one-
of-a-kind experience. And most importantly, the setting is
perfect for a casual conversation over coffee.
Kopi Date offers a journey, not a
destination. Every date is a unique
experience to savour.

11. OUR KOPI DATE CONCEPTS – EACH WITH A
DISTINCT LANGUAGE OF ITS OWN
Modern
Cityscapes
European
Splendour
Down by
the River

12. On date-day, the cafe’s friendly servers will welcome and
guide you to the table reserved for you.
The Kopi Date Experience is served with an interactive
kit to help kickstart the date. This kit is designed with
thoughtful questions that draw out meaningful responses
from you and your date. By the end of the experience,
you will no longer be strangers, but two people who have
made a connection.
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13. Vulnerability
attracts honesty,
honesty attracts
connections.

14. Own the
Moment
SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE 22
Share your
#kopidateexperience
on Insta and tag
us @kopi.date
@kopi.date

16. Directions
for Use
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EXPECTATIONS
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BE
OPEN-MINDED
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BE
VULNERABLE
HOW TO ENJOY YOUR KOPI DATE
No matter what the outcome, it’s a win for you.
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17. Something happens
when you share
a moment

18. For the
curious ones
MORE KOPI? 30
Read our blog
Fertile Grounds
medium.com/fertile-grounds
Experiments and updates
@kopi.date
instagram.com/kopi.date
Have a question/feedback?
hello@kopidate.com
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