Finding a friend can be hard enough – you are never sure who the right people are to hang out with, and there is certainly no official “protocol” for meeting someone new. And that is if you are just an individual!
What if you were to complicate things by throwing a couple of extra people into the mix?
That is what happens when you are a couple and you are looking to find other couples as friends. Instead of two people interacting, you are talking about four. We’ll spare you the math, but suffice it to say, the complications can seem downright exponential.
That is unless, of course, you keep reading this article and learn how to actually make couple friends that will last a while. Here are a few tips for accomplishing just that.
Going Online
One of the most logical ways to get started is to find other couples online. Granted, this can sometimes seem like a crapshoot – you never know who’s sitting on the other end of the web. But if you know which sites to use, you might be pleasantly surprised to see the kinds of couples that you meet out there.
One great place to get started with meeting couples online is the appropriately-titled Kupple.com. At Kupple, you’ll be able to browse other couples’ profiles and see if they have similar interests to you – and then you’ll be able to get in touch and see if the two couples really make a match. Finding a relationship can be hard enough; it’s a good idea to take the difficulty out of finding friends. Going online can be a great way to do that.
Getting Out
Of course, there’s no substitute for in-person experience, and while that’s the goal of Kupple.com, you can also supplement these efforts by simply taking the time to get out more and actively socialize with other couples. The great thing about meeting people in-person is that you get almost instant feedback as to whether or not they’re a couple you’d get along with. If you don’t get along with them, you can simply move on to some other part of the evening and you won’t feel like you’ve skimped out on a commitment.
One of the questions many people ask about getting out is: “where do we go?” Finding couples with similar interests might be a little harder than this section makes it out to be. But even if you, as a couple, find a way to get out to one of your interests every week, you might be surprised at how many opportunities you get to meet like-minded couples that you’d get along with.
Networking
With all of the above in mind, it’s also important to remember that meeting other couples will require you to be proactive. Let’s say you’re out by yourself and you meet someone interesting – do you end the conversation and wish them a nice day, or do you ask them whether they’re in a relationship as well and suggest a double date? Taking this kind of proactive attitude can work wonders for your social life – and once it becomes habit, you’ll be amazed at just how many couples you find.
– By Staff