Real-life friendship · Utrecht first
Meet someone who shares an interest, over coffee, lunch or an activity. Table42 turns a first hello into a plan you can actually make.
For adults 18+. Create an account; we review it personally.
Why Table42 exists
Tim started Table42 because of what he kept seeing on the news and on social media: people lonelier and less connected, more of us online and less of life spent offline.
He wanted to make the step from wanting company to actually meeting someone easier. Where do we go? When are we both free? What will we talk about?
Table42 begins with those everyday questions. A shared interest gives you somewhere to start. An invitation gives you a place and a time. What grows from there is up to the two of you.
Read Tim’s storyA place for you
You just need to be open to meeting one.
Four familiar places to start.
Read at your own pace.
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If meeting someone new feels like a lot, start with a coffee. One person, a public place and a time you’ve both agreed to. You don’t have to walk into a room full of strangers.
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When you’re a parent, a free hour can take some arranging. Meeting another parent over coffee can fit into the day you already have. Suggest a time that works around the things you can’t move.
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Films, chess, climbing, baking bread badly. Your interests help you find someone with a bit of common ground. You already have a first question before you’ve said hello.
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You might already have a full social life and still enjoy getting to know someone new. Bring that curiosity. Every meetup needs another person who says yes and turns up.
From hello to actually meeting
Once you’re accepted and your city is open, this is how a shared interest becomes time together.
Look through people’s profiles and interests. When someone catches your curiosity, send an invitation for coffee, lunch, a bite or an activity.
Suggest up to two listed places and three time slots. The other person chooses what works. You’ll know where you’re going, when, and who you’re meeting.
At the venue, you each scan its check-in code. Need a conversation starter? Choose an icebreaker together and ask it out loud.
Meetups take place at listed public venues, during the day or early evening. Food, drinks and any activity costs are paid separately. An agreed meetup isn’t a table reservation.
Getting started
Create your account now. Meeting people comes after acceptance and your city opening.
Start with your email, a password and your city. Confirm your email, then tell us about yourself and your interests.
Tim reviews accounts by hand. Creating one doesn’t guarantee acceptance, and there’s no promised review time.
We open a city when enough members and venues are ready. You can prepare your account while you wait.
Starting close to home
It’s where Tim lives, so a conversation with a venue starts with a bike ride. Nijmegen, Breda, Groningen and Maastricht are next in the plans. No opening dates are promised.
Why we’re starting hereA clear starting point
Accepted members receive two free meetup tickets. One ticket is one person at one meetup, and tickets don’t expire.
A single meetup ticket is priced at €2. Testing starts without a purchase; tickets aren’t for sale on the website yet.
Before you say hello
No particular personality is required. You’re meeting one person who has agreed to the same plan. A shared interest and an optional icebreaker give you a starting point; you don’t have to arrive with a great opening line.
Table42 is for adults aged 18 and over. There is no upper age limit. Students, parents, people new to a city and people who have lived there for years are welcome to apply.
You can create an account now. Your account must be accepted, your profile completed and your city open before you can start meeting people. We’re preparing the first test group with Utrecht first, without a fixed launch date.
You can decline an invitation, and you can leave a meetup if you feel uncomfortable. Blocking and reporting are available in the product. A personal account review or a venue listing isn’t a guarantee of someone’s identity or your safety.
Yes. Write to Tim at [email protected] You reach the founder directly. There isn’t a support desk or a promised response time.
An open invitation
A shared interest is a good place to start.
Let’s see who you might meet.
Utrecht first · Personal account review · 18+
Photography shows illustrative everyday moments, not Table42 members or partner venues. Photographs by Brooke Cagle and Ben Moreland on Unsplash.