What does "a couple of X" mean to you?

I use "a couple of" interchangeably with "a few of" and so forth. Could mean anywhere between 2 and 10.

But! I know some people who absolutely [i]insist[/i] that a "couple of" something [i]must[/i] mean exactly 2 of it. So which one are you?

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FaeLuna · 31-35, F

So I get that a couple will mean two when referring to people; that makes sense. However, I just have a hard time associating it with exactly two objects. Let's say you're out with friends, and someone suggests you should all go out for a couple of drinks. Do you always interpret that as going for exactly two drinks? To me, that number is flexible.