My husband bought his daughter a horse, which was too much for her to handle, so he started riding. My good friend had a horse in the same barn and one night he asked if he could watch her ride. They chatted and when he said he couldn't find any good women to date (after she'd made it clear she was attached), she thought of me and grilled him to see if he liked things I like. She told me everything she knew about him and said she'd tell him about me and give him my e-mail if I wanted. He sent me a message in which he expressed himself well (important to me), we spoke on the phone, and made a date. We hit if off that first night. We had a lot of common likes even before I discovered I love cycling.

That was the one and only time a friend offered to set me up with a guy. She's a real networker and much more extroverted than me. She met her new love through another friend. The few single guys I know have too many negatives for me to want to set them up with my friends. I tried to open myself up to more possibilities and put out feelers as I got older but it can be frustratingly hard to meet someone. Good luck!