Friendship Triangle

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Hi Everyone,

 

When I was passing through a burg up in Michigan and I noticed these

small napkin triangles people would place near the edge of their

dining table. I eventually inquired as to what it was for.

 

It's a Friendship Triangle; they take a napkin and fold it into a

triangle and place it in clear view on their table. It's a signal to

strangers (people we haven't met yet) that it is okay to come

introduce themselves.

 

Place a fork on the napkin if you only want a woman to stop by, or a

spoon if you only want a man to stop by. Leaving just a plain napkin

invites either gender.

 

The custom is not to automatically sit down because the triangle is

also used to allow blind dates to find you for the first time.

 

So the person seeing the triangle would come over to the table and

say " Hi, I'm Sara. I saw the Friendship Triangle. " Stop talking for

a moment to let the person sitting respond. The customary response

is either: " Please, come join me. " or " I'm sorry, I'm waiting for

someone. "

 

I thought it a nice idea and I'm going to start doing this myself.