Friday, August 17, 2012

Senior Friends Help in Meeting Someone New

By Damaris Nikenya


Usually when we wonder how we're going to meet a new partner, we forget our senior friends. They'll have plenty of other friends, one of which may be good for us. Yes I know you are thinking well if they had, they'd have already introduced them to me. But it doesn't often work like that. They may not wish to jeopardise their friendship with you by meddling in your affairs.

Sometimes our friends are too embarrassed to be involved for fear that they might insult us. Not everyone likes people matchmaking and your buddies might not know what your views are. They may think you are single through choice instead of life events, and haven't thought about matching you up romantically.

They might also decide that should they introduce you to a pal of theirs and you two subsequently became involved, they may be blamed if it did not work out. Worse still they could risk losing two pals and so instead of taking that risk, they don't say anything.

So it may be down to you to broach the subject with your friends. You don't need to imply that you're on the lookout for a boyfriend or girlfriend. Instead you might say you are fed up of being on your own and would like to meet a person to share some good times with. Tell them you wish to go dancing or to the pictures or a show. and that it so much better to share these experiences with somebody else. Keep it casual for the moment. You don't want to give your friends the impression that you are desperate and would date any person.

They know you as a person so maybe you should trust their judgment as to whom they believe would be a compatible match. It is totally up to you whether you would like to give your friends some guidelines on what you're searching for in a boyfriend/girlfriend. If you don't like smokers, now would be a good time to mention this. Also if you're allergic to cats, it is very unlikely you'll find long term love with their pal who owns ten of these pleasant creatures.

Be prepared though for countless dinner invitations where you and your "date" for the evening may appear to be part of the entertainment. Your senior mates are not amusing themselves at your expense. But when we introduce two of our mutual friends with a view to a romantic encounter, we could often get carried away with the romance and forget that we are handling two people who are possibly embarrassed and more than a little nervous.

Most senior couples have been together a very long time so can't remember what it is like being single and on that first important date. Go on, give your senior friends matchmaking services a try-after all, what's the worst that could happen? Also it would have already widened our scope of interaction and enabled us to meet new friends.




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