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Originally Posted by LikeMinds321  Like lizandtom, I wouldn't recommend suggesting a meet with both couples at the same time. Too many things can go wrong and it will pressure you to give equal attention to both couples - when you may not want to because you find that you're only clicking with one couple, even though both are interested in you. Someone can feel left out. Finding a 4-way match with another couple is hard enough, finding three couples (a 6-way) the odds are even slimmer.
Please let us know how things turn out.
LM |
Here's an update, boring though it is.
Couple 1, not unsurprisingly, have so far ignored their voice mail. After our interactions with them so far, I think they are probably the type that like to do things at parties rather than make 2-on-2 dates. They had wanted us to come to a NYE party. And we wanted to go, but ended up not going out at all due to extenuating circumstances. It was all we could do a month ago to find a time to meet for lunch, after emailing and calling for a couple of months before that. So I figure when and if we hear from them again about seeing them at a party, that will be our best chance to see them, and I'll let it go otherwise.
Couple 2 had asked about Saturday night, right after we had left the voice mail for Couple 1. After giving Couple 1 over a day to reply, I called Couple 2 again. Now, they may not be able to get together Saturday after all, because the husband works out of state and may have to cover for someone this weekend. They said they would know on Monday and would let us know. Today's Tuesday. If we don't hear by tomorrow, I'll ping them via email. They said if not this Saturday, then the following one. We have no reason not to believe them.
Meanwhile, there is a Couple 3. First contact via email and chat was on Sunday. They want to get together not this weekend, but next weekend, making it a possible conflict with Couple 2. They have to check with their babysitter and should know by this weekend. Following
LikeMinds321's advice, I told them if we didn't hear from them by then, we'd be back in touch.
So, we are talking to three couples about getting together, but have no dates. It is tempting to just ask everyone we know about a single night, and then go out with whoever responds first. All three of these couples look great and we are happy they seem interested. But ... that and $3.95 will get us a latte, I suppose. Just the usual frustrations.