Match Angel

The key to setting people up is to find people that may have things in common so they at least have something to talk about when they first meet. I’ve recently made a new friend who has taken it upon himself to find me a man. My match angel (MA) said he’s got a pretty good track record of matchmaking – he set up two couples who are now married.

This guy is really funny, he’s an older gentleman, married and on the board of a service club I just joined. We talked at a new member event and really hit it off, ever since then, he’s kind of like an unofficial mentor and I think he feels a little sorry for me since I don’t have much family here and am fairly new to living in town. We go out to lunch about once a month, and now he is on a mission to match me up with.

I’ll have to admit though, MA’s got good taste. I get an email last month saying that he’s just heard of a break up and that there’s a new bachelor on the market – he’s tall, good looking and a bank manager – and he wants to know if he should talk to him about asking me out. We decide to hold off since I’ll be seeing said bachelor at an event and will see how things go there. He showed up with a date that looked a lot older and pretty rough, so I wonder about his judgment. MA saw him at another event this week and he was still with her, so we think he’s the kind of guy that can’t be alone and always has to have a girlfriend.

Two weeks ago I was at another holiday event and MA tracks me down and says, I think I found one! Do you know So & So? I do know SS – he’s hot, and a financial advisor. MA says he told SS what I was wearing so he can scope me out.

I’m telling you, MA is relentless, he takes it one step further, freaking calls the guy to see if he’ll be attending a young professionals meeting next week (that I’ll be at too) and asks if he’s interested in meeting me. Then MA tells me at our club meeting that my assignment at the function is to go up to SS and introduce myself and say I understand we have a friend in common. It feels like we are on a covert spy operation.

This could be interesting. I’m wondering if I should just call him and see if he wants to meet for coffee, I’m not sure I can take the pressure. I guess after a couple of drinks I’ll get the nerve up. I’ll keep you posted…