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Apps first, then friend vouch.
friend vouch matters more than the app match tbh
yeah the vouch basically overrides whatever the chat says. one thing i noticed visiting though, people here still do the "ligaw" thing if the families know each other, so a tita intro can beat any match. curious how u define vouch tho
True, but the tita intro still outranks it
honestly the vouch just gets u past the "who is this" stage faster, teh rest is still on you two.
Vouch helps but most people still meet through common circles first, prob at someone's birthday.
Still think a Friday happy hour beats swiping, less pressure and you actually see how they act.
fair point but happy hour only shows the polished version. u see them after 3 drinks not after a bad day. coffee on a Saturday afternoon tells u more imo.
Happy hour shows the version of them that's three drinks in, not the version that's had a rough week. I'd rather see how someone handles a bad day than how they handle a round of San Mig. Drinks are a good opener, not a good test.
Work and church groups do a lot of heavy lifting too, especially around Makati and Ortigas where offices run happy hours on Fridays. Who asks whom out is pretty flexible now, though among older or more traditional crowds the guy usually initiates.
best cheap eats at Mouthwatering Food Center 2026?
go around 2pm on a weekday, that's after the lunch rush and before the after-work crowd; expect 60 to 120 pesos per dish at most stalls.
Fair warning that a lot of stalls close up by early evening, so don't push it too late.
Weekday afternoons work, though I'd aim closer to 1:30 since the popular sisig and lechon stalls sell out by mid-afternoon. Saturdays are a different beast entirely, packed by noon with families.