“The first meetup is always a test,” Ahsan explains, stirring an Americano he has no intention of finishing. “You order a single coffee, and you stretch it for two hours. If she doesn’t feel the vibe, she looks at her phone and says ‘I have to go.’ If she does, you order dessert.”

Sociologists call it the “Third Place”—a social environment separate from home (First Place) and work (Second Place). In Rawalpindi’s past, there was no neutral ground for unmarried men and women to interact. Parks were too public; restaurants were too rushed.

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Tomorrow, they will do it all over again. Same coffee. Same corner. Same city.