Blind dating

Sometimes I come across a blog and a post that blows me away, and actually makes me want to give up this lark as it reveals starkly what a rank amateur I am in comparison - such a blog and such a post is That's So Pants from right here in sunny Hackney, with Who Moved My Multicultural Britain - so witty, so funny, so intelligent - so go read it, right away, please.

Sometimes I read blogs and think so-and-so from Blog A would love so- and-so's Blog B, and vice versa. I would like to introduce them and see them fall in love with each other's blogs, and go on to have lots of little links.

But you know it never works when you introduce people, it's a minefield. 'What if they don't get on? What if they think Annie clearly does not think much of me, has v poor judgement and is bossy - who does she think she is, telling me who to read?' I was going to do a post on it, but that would be putting people under pressure... so if you would like a personal recommendation for who to read, you can email me and I will let you know in privacy - none of those awkward 'I really like you, but...' conversations need ensue.

(Blind dating reminds me of when my friend's husband in NY wanted to set me up with his friend in Seattle. Yes, Seattle. "Why would I want this girl's email?' he asked, not unreasonably. 'She lives in London.' I finally met this friend at their wedding, and he was, how can I say this, socially unskilled. Why did Ben think we'd be right for each other? Because we were both single, of course!)

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