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Authentic Relating in Cluj-Napoca

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Authentic Relating in Cluj-Napoca

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🤝 Authentic Relating in Cluj-Napoca

Authentic relating uses games and exercises for honest conversation with people you have just met. You pay attention to what is happening between the two of you right now. In Cluj-Napoca, universities bring students from across Romania, so meeting someone can begin with where you study. The city's technology jobs also draw newcomers, whose introductions can centre on work. Those starting points help, but they can leave little room for what matters to you. That is why authentic relating in Cluj-Napoca can appeal beyond familiar talk about courses and jobs. It offers a different starting point: what you notice and want to share with someone new.

💡 What authentic relating can offer

An authentic relating evening gives you practice at saying what is true for you, rather than finding a polished answer. You also practise giving your attention to the person in front of you. That can bring the surprise of an honest answer from someone you have only just met. But the usual format also has limits worth knowing before you join a session. Most evenings use group circles and exercises led by a facilitator. So much of what you share is said in front of the whole group. The facilitator, rather than you, sets the pace and how personal the conversation gets.

🎲 Two at a time

Makuma Connection Games are authentic relating played as a game, in pairs. You talk with one other person, and the two of you have ten minutes. You start from a question worth answering thoughtfully. When the time is up, you choose to stay together and go deeper or meet someone new. Playing in pairs gives far more room to go deep. You decide how personal you want to get. So you are in control, in a way a group circle cannot give you. It suits people with busy, full social lives who want more depth with someone new. It also suits quieter people who like one conversation at a time. Nothing to prepare. No perfect English needed. Just come as you are.

A Makuma Connection Games evening in Cluj-Napoca

Makuma Connection Games

Real conversations in Cluj-Napoca

Authentic relating uses exercises to reach honest conversation with people you have just met. A Makuma game does it with a question, one person at a time, for ten minutes.

Makuma Connection Games are a cosy, playful way to meet new people using carefully crafted questions that lead somewhere real. No awkward mingling — just warm, meaningful conversation with a diverse mix of friendly people who showed up for the same reason. You choose who to continue talking to and for how long.

·You want to meet new people — whether you just moved here or you've lived here for years.
·You're shy or introverted — the format removes the awkwardness of unstructured mingling.
·You want a real alternative to dating apps — one that starts with conversation, not a profile.
Next game in Cluj-Napoca Friday, 23 October
at Portal coffee spot
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