The only problem is if you break up especially if it is messy is the friends that introduced you are sometimes caught in the middle,but otherwise this is an okay way of meeting someone,your friends if they know you well enough will not set you up with a complete loser.

Friends typically know your tastes and won't set you up for disaster. If it goes wrong though, is it going to create an awkward situations for your friends and you.

While every friend of yours has that "perfect" significant other for you, they rarely last. ~ if they ever get started.  Friends don't realize (although their intentions are good), that common interests don't always equate to love.  Bottom line ~ it happens when you least expect it.

this is one of the more common ways to meet someone.it can be good or backfire terribly. of course your friend is going to sing their praises and they are doing the same for you. it can be awkward. sometimes you really do like one another may even hear wedding bells. it seems more times than not it is the opposite, and can bomb big time.really still a blind date.and you know how those can be.

Depends.

When you're single again after a long marriage, some of your friends, or your friends wives more commonly, just can't wait to play matchmaker.

They often have some "sweet woman" and they assure you that "you'd be perfect together"

More often than not, these are, at the least, delusional statements.

Been there, done that.

Depends on the friend. I'd trust some of mine to pick a guy I'd consider, while avoiding some choices other friends might make for me. From the friends that I'd trust in this department - they know me well enough to find a single guy worth taking a chance on.

Friends are still reluctant to get involved.

Nah. I got a crazy one this way.

Think this would be a decent option. I never tried it personally, but have done it for other people...Depends on how well your friends know your taste in women though...To give u an example, my best friend and I have polar opposite tastes in women...I would not want him to set me up with someone that he thought was attractive...

(My) Friends rarely pick someone that they'd consider dating themselves. And although they know me well, they don't know exactly what I want in a man...

Augh! No, no, no, no! Too much expectation from the friends is a problem. And if it goes bad, waaaay too much talking going on. . . I avoid this like the plague.

This is a wonderful option for those with anxieties regarding dating or expanding their social circle. Not hard to break the ice when you have that mutual friend along in a small group outing, and not much chance for awkward silences that can happen with total strangers. This method also reduces the chance that you could be meeting a total psycho. And if you notice enough mutual chemistry in a group outing where dating seems possible, you can get the inside scoop on their quirks as well as the other person's impression of you. If any affinity is found, be sure to help plan a second group activity soon after the first, which is necessary to solidify an initial bond.

Pretty dependable way of meeting people with similar interests. You never know if you will click --but what the heck, why not try.

I've had varying sucess with this. I don't mind meeting my friends' friends if we are to do a big group date but I refuse to ever do the blind date thing again. Ever, EVER!

Easy way to meet people with at least similar interests. You can always go out with them on the premise of hanging out as friends, which may be a little less stressful.