rod_in_gtown Posted August 4, 2009 Posted August 4, 2009 Mom's work friend wants me to date one of her other work friends... Let me take it from the beginning: So, I went to have lunch at my parents with some of mom's friends on Sunday, we had a very nice time, they're all very nice (late 30s to early 50s I think). Plus mom lured me with her world-famous lasagna, I know how to make it but it's always better when she makes it! I digress, I spent the afternoon talking to her friends and husbands and we got along great. On Monday morning, I get a call from mom telling me that her friend from Sunday wants to set me up with someone she knows from her company (not department buddies or anything like that). They both raved about her and apparently her friend raved about me to the girl in question. We're both the same age, from the same city/country, have many friends in common, even obscure ones, and somehow have managed not to have met through our acquaintances. I did ask one of our mutual friends about her and he said she was very nice and very cool. My first thought was that this girl must've been thinking "great, now I have to go meet this guy to be polite with [co-worker]". So I told my mom, that it was nice of them to want to see me with someone but that I could get my own dates. However, today the girl in question asked told mom's friend that she wanted to meet me and that she would like to go to happy hour tomorrow or Thursday. So NOW I'm interested. I told mom's friend to set it up, I can do tomorrow night and we'll all go to HH. I'm still a little put off by the fact that we're being set up. I've never had good experiences when "Mom" or one of her friends set me up. Has anyone out there had any success with "mom" or parent's friends playing cupid with you and their co-workers?
MSUE Posted August 4, 2009 Posted August 4, 2009 I just don't see what you have to lose...so If i were you..I would go in a heartbeat...happy hour is a good way to meet...keep us posted...what's the worst case scenario? u might end up w a new cool friend
Author rod_in_gtown Posted August 4, 2009 Author Posted August 4, 2009 Well, I'm just put off by the fact that it's mom's friend who is setting me up. A person who doesn't really know me that well. You know how married people love setting their single friends up more for the thrill of playing cupid than because they actually think they're good for each other? Plus, deep down I'm really shy when it comes to things like these. It's strange because I'm very comfortable meeting strangers through online dating but this set up is making me really nervous.
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