This week’s guest emailed 700 friends asking to be set up on a date, and followed up with everyone a year later detailing what happened. The most interesting part of her results are that the people she knew the least were the ones who set her up with someone.
Our friends know us best, yet why do we under utilize them in our search for fulfilling romantic relationships? Should friends set each other up more? And why is it likelier that people we know less well are the ones who may actually introduce us to someone who could change our lives?
**Guest:** [Erica Berger](https://twitter.com/goodberger), journalist, host of the [TBD podcast](https://www.livetbd.com/)
**Host and producer:** [Nas](https://twitter.com/NTavakoliFar) aka Nastaran Tavakoli-Far
**Co-host:** [Jonathan Freeman](https://twitter.com/jfonir)
**Co-producers:** Sam Baker and Jonathan Blackwell
**Sponsor:** Beer52 – head over to [www.beer52.com/gender](https://www.beer52.com/gender)
**Additional links:**
Erica Berger’s piece: [“Swiped out: I emailed 700 friends asking to get set up after deleting dating apps. Here’s what I learned about love in America”](https://www.thriveglobal.com/stories/29631-i-emailed-700-people-to-get-set-up-because-i-got-tired-of-dating-apps)
Interview with Erica Berger: [“What one woman learned after asking 700 people to set her up on a date”](https://www.brit.co/this-woman-emailed-700-people-to-set-her-up-on-a-date/)
[The Gender Knot](https://www.thegenderknot.com/) podcast and [Facebook Group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/182851532302085/)
**Music:** Government Funded Weed by Black Ant (used under Creative Commons) and 5 Pieces by Black Ant (used under Creative Commons)
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