Packs of men out on the pull is as intimidating as it is unattractive. So the latest way of getting the girl of your dreams is to have a wing woman – a lady who will talk to women on your behalf, bigging you up before introducing you.
It’s a craze that has taken off in America – the Wing Woman agency charges $75 (£38) an hour for a lady friend to cruise the bars with you.
But would it work over here? According to the agency website it can’t fail, as women are invariably attracted to men who have female friends around them: “They tend to lower their defences and see these men as having a seal of approval.”
So will saying “my mate fancies you” work as well in a bar as it did in the playground? To find out, I put it to the test by playing wing woman to 28-year-old James Holloway.
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