What went wrong when I matchmade my friends

74 of my friends were single and looking.

74 of my friends were single and looking. So what if I matchmade them? The first step was to keep a list of all of my single-and-looking friends. So I asked friends if they wanted to be matchmade: And added a new tag to my friend database to stay organized: But soon I realized that when you ask someone for their type, they usually reply with vague adjectives. “Kind.” “Funny.” “Smart.” I needed to find a better way to match people. When I was single and asked friends to matchmake me, I gave them a list of examples of exes, crushes, and friends I almost dated. Within seconds they’d…

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