to ask how on earth you go about setting up friends

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without it being massively weird and cringy?!

I have two friends from different hemispheres of life, although they live in the same town. I think they would be good together, but no idea how I go about arranging this. Both are single Btw and looking for a partner. Any ideas or tips on how I go about doing this?

Invite them out for a drink with you and a couple of other friends?

Group outing to the pub.

I don't really out for drinks with them individually, more big group situations so think it would be weird to invite them each out for one, even if a few other people were there too. Wondered if I should try and get both big groups together but wonder if there is a better way!

Invite them both to the pub. As part of a group thing.

I have met all of my boyfriends (not all at the same time obvs!) in the pub. I love the pub.

Sorry cross posted! Yes invite both big groups to the pub. Or have a christmas party with both big groups.

Also get another mutual friend involved to help. Makes life easier and the setting up process more fun!

Me too, I love a pub and met OH there too. Should I plan a pub trip for one group then invite the friend and pretend we've just bumped into each other. I think that sounds cringy.

We did the "oh we're just popping in the pub" on our way to a party with one of our friends, knowing full well the other friend would be there. Worked a treat, they've been married for 3 years!

host a christmas party/get together thing?

I wish I had a lovely friend like you to do this for me! Definitely pub ?? and update us!

Be honest. Email both to introduce each other, say you two should meet, let them arrange it.

Maybe im miserable but when i was single and well meaning people used to try to set me up i cringed! Think about how they may feel

Why not ask if they would like to be set up rather than engineering a potentially awkward situation?

Ask them, I met my husband of 14 years on a blind date set up by his cousin that I worked with

Obviously 'Cilla' saw something as we married 11 weeks later, Christmas is coming, could you engineer something?