If you’re playing matchmaker, simply sign on with Facebook and select two friends.The potential love birds are set up in a chat — catch being that they can only see the other’s age and gender.A new app called Hitch can add a little mystery to your mobile dating life by letting your friends set you up on virtual blind dates.Finally, you can look for love without the superficial swipes.To the right of their profile photo you will see the names and photos of the friends you both know.
According to its website, Girl Friend Circles is “committed to introducing awesome women and inspiring real friendships.” Girlfriend Social explicitly states that it is a website for “ladies only” who are “looking to make platonic women friendships.” The process works similarly to online dating.Just like having a virtual wingman by your side, it takes the hassle and stigma out of dating and paints a better picture of you as a person.Your friends can even recommend other singles on the site to you, and it doesn't matter who starts the process - your friend can add you, or you can join up and simply give us your friend's email address.While it’s generally accepted that you may need to put some in some extra effort while pursuing a romantic partner, actively looking for friends may be viewed as out of the ordinary or desperate.“The awkwardness seems even more intense than dating sites because it doesn't align with the old, time-worn trope of the Boyfriendless Lady Who Has Lots Of Female Friends But Just Wants Love,” wrote Jezebel’s Ann Breslaw.