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We're adults, adults under 25 go for drinks on a first date. A 5 minute meet and greet before/after/during work. Brutal.
I went ahead and fixed that for you. But yeah, five minutes is insane. It's like trying to defuse a bomb.
Also, if you need alcohol to sooth your nerves, you're using it as a crutch. How do get over the nervousness of cold approaches if you don't have a hip flask handy?
I think understanding why we get nervous is important. In caveman times, a clan had a very small handful of available females to mate with. If you where rejected by one the chances went way down of starting a family of your own. Contrary to popular belief, they weren't clubbed and dragged back to the cave. Having a family meant more people to hunt, gather, and share resources. Without that, a caveman would die sooner. Our fear of rejection stems from that.