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Despite all this, arrangements can work. I have three friends who are in serious relationships with people they were set up with. “I’m a firm believer that your partner will pop into your life when you least expect it,” says Nadine, 37, who recently broke up with someone while attending a friend’s birthday party alone. “He sat me next to his sister, who I’d met once or twice before. After hours of chatting, she decided she wanted to introduce me to her single friend, Angus.” They exchanged photos and phone numbers. “He contacted me the next day and we arranged to meet.” They hit it off immediately and have now been married for six years.

Sometimes the setting can come from someone very unexpected. Take Stacey, 44, who wandered into a surf shop in South Wales 15 years ago and love was the last thing on her mind. “I was talking to the owner and he was trying to sell me a very expensive board,” she recalls. “I was 29 and I told him I had just come back from a holiday in Bali and I couldn’t even afford a sofa. He told me his son had just come back from a holiday and offered to introduce us. I thought he seemed like a nice guy so his son must be nice.” And it did; the following week, Stacey and the surf shop owner’s son met for a drink in Cardiff. Today, they are married with two children. “I’m a big believer in taking chances when they come my way.”

“I definitely prefer being set up than diving back into online dating,” agrees Annabelle. “Being expected to judge compatibility online through a few photos and prompts is weird. In my experience, there’s no substitute for meeting real people in real life and taking the time to really get to know them.” Being set up by friends also has the added benefit of being exposed to people you might not necessarily swipe on. “I love being set up, because dating apps can get boring,” says Jess, 31. “I think it’s great because sometimes your friends know you better than you know yourself.” Of course, knowing when you’ve actually been set up can help, too. “A friend asked me to meet a friend of theirs who had moved from London to Manchester,” adds Jess. “We went for a drink and it was really awkward. Then I found out it was actually a set up. I definitely don’t like him, so it’s a weird arrangement.”

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