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Due to the nature of my job, I know a lot of people. I meet a lot of new people too. I guess I could be considered a hub in the wheel of various social networks. Need an inspector? I got that. An attorney? I got that too. A good pediatrician? Sure. How about someone that can give you a quality haircut? Yep, no problem. A reasonable dry cleaner? Of course.<\/p>\n
I’ve never really thought of myself as a hub, but apparently I am. I have little spokes out all over the place connecting to other people. All of these little spokes have some value.<\/p>\n
And during the past year or so I’ve had a few other people realize the value of my networks. You know how real estate agents are always asking for referrals for clients? Well I’ve started experiencing a new request from some of my friends and clients. They are asking me to give them dating referrals. Yes, that’s right, I’ve become a walking, talking Match.com.<\/a><\/p>\n I meet lots of new people. I guess the folks making these requests think I have some type of social screening mechanism that will help me “match” them. So they ask for referrals. The first time I was asked, I outright balked. No way. I’m not doing it. I’m not a matchmaker. Most of the people I meet are married. Leave me alone. But the pestering continued. “C’mon Amy, you meet a lot of new people that are moving here. The dating scene in the Hartford area is lame. You’re just helping everyone out.”<\/p>\n Sheesh. Talk about peer pressure. Okay, I will admit that I have actually given out a few dating referrals. But only under severe duress.<\/p>\n If for some reason you think it would be a good idea to start harassing me for dating contacts, you must abide by these rules:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1.<\/strong> No, I will not take a picture of the person for you so you can evaluate them first. I guess the one positive that could come out of this is that if for some reason real estate stops working for me, I have a shot at being the next Chuck Woolery…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Due to the nature of my job, I know a lot of people. I meet a lot of new people too. I guess I could be considered a hub in the wheel of various social networks. Need an inspector? I got that. An attorney? I got that too. A good pediatrician? Sure. How about someone that can give you a quality haircut? Yep, no problem. A reasonable dry cleaner? Of course. I’ve never really thought<\/p>\n
\n2.<\/strong> Only if the other person agrees to it, will I give any information.
\n3.<\/strong> All you will get from me is an email address if Rule 2 above is a go. The rest is on you.
\n4.<\/strong> No, I will not talk to you about your dates with the person.
\n5.<\/strong> If my referral does not work out, don’t blame me. You’re the one that wanted the referral in the first place and I didn’t really want to participate but you kept bugging me.<\/p>\n