My petty gripe: my coupled friends refuse to set me up with a potential mate. It’s not good enough

<p>We’ve had our fill of the apps, and the people who know us best aren’t pulling their weight. Couples, come on now!</p><ul><li><p>Read <a href="https://viewer.gutools.co.uk/lifeandstyle/series/petty-gripes">more petty gripes</a></p></li></ul><p>Growing up, pop culture taught me one thing. If, by some shocking turn of events, I ever found myself single in adulthood, I would have no shortage of coupled friends inviting me to dinner parties as a ruse to play Cupid.</p><p>Kind but dull, attractive but painfully aware of it, follically challenged but financially sorted … I envisaged a potluck of potential suitors; a buffet of potential beaux to sample until I found a palatable dish.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/oct/14/my-petty-gripe-my-coupled-friends-refuse-to-set-me-up-with-a-potential-mate-its-not-good-enough">Continue reading...</a>