Your Secret Dating Weapon Is Your Circle of Friends
You know the old song lyric, “I get by with a little help from my friends”? Well, when it comes to your love life, the same principle holds true. A platonic pal might prove to be the piece that puts your romantic puzzle together!
“Your friends know you best, so it makes sense that they should help you find potential love matches,” says Imogen Lloyd Webber, author of The Single Girl’s Survival Guide and founder of www.singlegirlssurvivalguide.com. “Indeed, your pals may actually make wiser choices for you than you would!”
With that in mind we decided to explore five ways your friends can help you meet your match!
1. Friends Can Help You Meet New Friends
You’d be amazed how often people forget to call upon their pals to set them up! It may seem like stating the obvious, but remind your friends that you’re single, looking and open to suggestions! Sometimes friends don’t want to overstep their boundaries by playing matchmaker, but if you give them the go ahead, they may know someone with whom you’d mesh perfectly! Even if they don’t, however, make sure you infiltrate your friend’s circle whenever you’re offered the chance because it’ll extend your network as well.
“When you make a new friend — say at work or an activity — don’t ever be embarrassed to tell them that you’re single and looking,” says dating guru David Wygant, founder of the dating advice website www.davidwygant.com. “You never know who they may know.” In other words, go ahead and play six degrees of separation… that friend of a friend of a friend’s friend may end up being your next amour!
2. Friends Can Make Perfect Wingmen/Wing-Women
The next soiree you’re invited to, don’t waste that “plus one” you bring along! Capitalize on that party-tunity by bringing a wingman or wing-woman (married, single, straight, gay… doesn’t matter as long as they’re not in competition with you) to help break the ice with any new cuties you spy. “You want someone who can support you when you mingle and also be fine alone—so that if you meet a potential new love interest, your pal will be OK if you leave them for a little while,” says Lloyd Webber.
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