Matchmaker matchmaker make me a match...
By squaretile
@squaretile (3778)
Singapore
December 27, 2007 2:35am CST
... find me a find, catch me a catch. So goes the song from the musical fiddler on the roof.
Now what is a good way of match-making your friends? We all know how difficult it is these days to find a significant other who is compatible, when everyone is so busy trying to make money, trying to climb the corporate ladder, being worked mercilessly by bosses, and fulfilling family obligations to parents etc...
So we have many single friends out there, and some of us may be single ourselves. If you are a single, which method of match-making will you feel most comfortable with? If you have single friends, what is the most effective way of match-making that you've tried before? A casual dinner double date? Watch a play and then have drinks after? Go clubbing together? A large party (but the targets might not get to talk to each other much)? Share your success stories!
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@byfaithonly (10698)
• United States
28 Dec 07
LOL - I love this song and find myself singing it often. Afraid however it doesn't seem to be working as here I am coming into the new year alone - again for ummm ok the last 5 years not even a boyfriend...
My policy in matchmaking has always been to on nutrual territory introduce the 'two' and let them take it from there. I did however mess up this one a couple years ago. I gentleman I was interested in, introduced him to someone else and they are still together :( Ok, I hadn't let my feelings for him known and they do appear to be happy together but there is still a little part of me that wishes we had ended up together.
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@squaretile (3778)
• Singapore
31 Dec 07
aww... i guess a good rule of thumb would be to not introduce someone we are targeting to other potential mates till we have first dips! ;P
@byfaithonly (10698)
• United States
5 Jan 08
Yea but I guess it just wasn't ment to be because they do seem genuinly happy together and I see it lasting a long time.
@byfaithonly (10698)
• United States
8 Jan 08
Here's a funny story for you - I pretty much gave up on the 'datting' thing and decided if God wanted me to have a man in my life He would introduce us. For 4 years I was a greeter at my church and was on the same door the whole time. One day I was talking to some ladies in my Womens group about my feelings that God would bring the right man into my life and decided He was going to send him to that particular door of the church. One of the ladies said maybe the 'man' was coming to another door (large church, we have 5 main entrances) and suggested I ask to be moved to a different door. I came back with oh no that wouldn't work - I'm at my best at 'my door', I'm comfortable there, it's right outside the room where the pastors pray before service so know I'm close to great prayer warriors, and I know the 'regulars' who come to the door so will know when that special man comes in.... All agreed, Faith will stay at the northwest entrance :)
