Next steps after setting up “date” between my brother and my friend …

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My brother is in his late 20s, never had a serious partner.
My friend, also late 20s, split with her bf a few years ago and hasn’t met anyone else since.
I invited both around on Friday evening for food and games (both knew they would be meeting). It seemed to go well, everyone had fun.

My brother is quite shy, so didn’t ask for my friend’s number, but would like to see her again to see how they get on just in each others company, without me and DH there.

How do I do this? Should I just ask if she minds me giving my brother her number? How can I ask causally, without sounding weird!?

I have no idea whether this could be anything serious, but even it it just builds a bit of confidence in both of them it would be a winning situation …

Are they both on Facebook?

If so he could sent her a friends request and if she accepts he could sent her a "It was great meeting you last week etc" message and take it from there

It's not really a big deal. I'd probably just send a message along the lines of "hi friend, my brother really enjoyed meeting you and would like to see you again. Would you be happy for me to pass your number on to him?" Other than that, just try to keep out of it i think.

Oh op, you're taking a mad risk here.

If you ask your friend and she isn't into him, then you gotta break that news to your brother. But if you don't ask and just give out her number and she isn't keen...she'll be annoyed as feck that you didn't ask her first.

Tell him to contact her on social media himself.

I know it’s a risk 🙈 but there’ll be no love lost between me and my brother or me and my friend if it doesn’t work out at this stage.

She isn’t on SM unfortunately, which does make it more awkward.

I think I’ll take @Imicola’s advice, send the text to my friend and then run away from my phone and have nothing else to do with it 😂😬

I wouldn’t give her number to him without asking, cos I’d be furious if someone did that to me! Looks like I just need to suck it up and encourage my brother to get online dating if this doesn’t follow through.

I'd give her your DB's number instead of the other way round. That would give her the option of contacting him or not.

I would just invite them both over again soon and hopefully your Brother asks for her number himself. I'd not encourage this personally because I know my Brothers, especially if it was a really good friend.

He needs to do if himself tbh, you’ve introduced them now it’s up to him, he can add her on Facebook etc like others have said, does your friend want to see him again?