the shortest potential setup ever

so marvy the martian's first setup didn't go all that well. not that we didn't get along great. but i don't count marvy's setup finding a girlfriend soon after our meeting up and hence failing to follow up on what he said bout us meeting up again soon as going well.

however apparently marvy the martian isn't one to give up all that easily. this morning, the guy was trying to set me up with another friend of his.

jo: have you told him anything??
marvy the martian: not yet
marvy the martian: but recently he and i talked about this subject
marvy the martian: bout him and he finding a gf
marvy the martian: so that's why i think he'll be open to the idea of introductions
jo: you're really into this whole matchmaking thing aren't ya? haha!
marvy the martian: hehehehe not for everyone
marvy the martian: there are other girls that are single but i won't matchmake for them
marvy the martian: i only matchmake the hotcakes and the good stuff
marvy the martian: deal in high end products
marvy the martian: luxury goods ;)
jo: i'm a hotcake? hahahaha!
jo: thanks i suppose haha!
marvy the martian: surprisingly untaken hotcake
marvy the martian: i think you're a hotcake :)
marvy the martian: so i'm gonna tell him bout you

i guess it's nice to know that some of my friends are so concerned bout my single status that even though he is far far away in china, he's still thinking of single guys nearby to introduce to me. but marvy the martian won't be around to actually introduce us and he doesn't even have a picture of the potential setup. so i wasn't entirely sure how was that going to work.

and somehow i couldn't seem to entirely shake off the remembrance that so far any guy a friend has tried to set me up with has gone on to find a girlfriend very soon after we've been set up.

by the afternoon my misgivings proved to be spot on.

marvy the martian: oh that friend i was telling you bout. i shan't intro you 2 cos he has some interest in some uni girl. their outcome isn't settled and things are murky but i shan't put in another factor in his equation
marvy the martian: best to let nature take its course for him
jo: hahahaha!

i had to laugh.

if marvy the martian's friend and that girl does indeed work out, i'll laugh even more. that will just be yet another statistic that anyone my friend wants to set me up with will find someone soon after. he doesn't even need to actually meet me first. just the thought of a setup with me will be sufficient. and that takes it to a whole new level.