If you really want to know someone, these 5 questions reveal more than any dating app, says relationship expert

American singles are hoping to meet their matches in person this year, according to a recent DatingNews.com survey of 1,000 U.S. adults.

Sixty-five percent say they are looking for romance in real life, with 48% hoping to meet someone through friends or coworkers, 31% through dating or singles mixers and 24% through internet-based or lifestyle events.

That makes sense, says Natassia Miller, relationship expert and founder of sexual wellness company Wonderlust. “When you meet someone in person, you get to gauge a level of chemistry and energy that you wouldn’t otherwise when you’re on the apps.”

Here are a few questions Miller recommends asking potential partners when you meet them.

“The first time that you meet someone, you should really just try to get to know them as someone who would be a friend rather than an actual romantic interest,” says Miller. “What you’re really trying to gauge is, do you like this person at all?”