Friend agreed to be set up with guy now changed her mind

[KatvonC]

I have a single friend who asked me if I had any single male friends. I thought of a charismatic and friendly guy I used to work with, and she said he looked nice and sounded interesting.
I asked her if she wanted me to put them in contact and she said sure.

The next day I messaged my male friend. He seemed very excited and gave me his number to pass onto her. I sent it several days ago and she's read it but didn't reply.

The guy is very overexcited about it and keeps asking me about her and when she's going to get in touch with him.

I feel like she said it on the night but isn't keen on the idea anymore. Should I tell him she's changed her mind ?
Maybe I shouldn't have told him anything, but she told me that she was up for it and I didnt think he would get so excited.

Ask her!

Were you drinking when she asked you? If I've had a couple of drinks I could see myself agreeing to the same thing, then getting nervous the next day!

He sounds a bit off putting in his overexcitedness tbh, but I guess she doesn't know that bit!

Or give him her number?

But get her permission first of course

and don't tell her about the overexcitedness

Why is he so excited? Is she a super model? Or is it a rare occurrence for a woman to show any interest?

Ask her if she would like to meet him and how to manage it in a way that is not awkward. I am not particularly shy, and I wouldn't be keen to just message someone I had never met before to arrange to meet up like this.

I have just given her his number that he gave me and said if she wants to send hers alternatively, but that she shouldn't feel obliged to if she had changed her mind.
She's attractive, but I think he's maybe getting ahead of his station.
He said I had 'changed his entire Christmas' and keeps saying he will have to 'see what happens' with them.
I haven't told her any of this, but if they do meet I hope it won't put her off.

I agree that maybe the number method wasn't the best way. Perhaps meeting in a group setting.

Oh no, I feel bad for you in the middle of this! It’s hard to know what to say in a random text to someone you don’t know and obviously Christmas is hectic so can understand why she’s procrastinating ... but he sounds way over-keen and would definitely put me off!

Yeah.. She lives 100 miles away and he's abroad atm so it's difficult to arrange a meet up. I thought texting first be better to see if they get on or not before arranging to meet. I don't think he will have any issues with texting first so I asked her if she wanted me to pass her number on.

If not, I won't push it any further and will just have to tell him.

I agree he's seeming very over-keen, but he's a very positive person and hopefully will quickly forget it if shes not interested.