A message with a purpose
Get each person's agreement before sharing contact details or creating a group chat.
Two friends might enjoy meeting because they share a hobby or practical interest. You want to help them connect, but neither has agreed to an introduction yet. A useful first message explains the idea and gives each person a real choice before any contact information is shared.
Choose whether you are asking permission, making the agreed introduction, or suggesting an in-person meeting. These steps have different recipients. Start with a private permission question, and keep an unenthusiastic answer or silence from becoming an assumed yes.
Adapt the details and voice to your relationship. Each exchange below is fictional.
Context: You have not contacted either friend about the idea.
Would you be open to an introduction to my friend Jo? You both enjoy urban sketching. If you're interested, I could introduce you by email; if not, that's completely fine.
Why it fits: It gives a concrete reason and asks about a specific introduction method.
Make it yours: Confirm that Jo is comfortable having that hobby mentioned before sharing more personal context.
Context: That could be nice—how were you thinking of introducing us?
I was thinking of a short email to both of you after I check with Jo. Are you comfortable with me sharing this email address for that, or would you prefer another way?
Why it fits: It asks for consent to the actual information-sharing step.
Make it yours: Use an address or channel the person chooses rather than assuming their work and private contacts are interchangeable.
Context: Each person has explicitly agreed to an email introduction.
Hi Jo and Sam, thanks for being open to an introduction. You both enjoy urban sketching, so I thought you might like to compare favorite places to draw. I'll leave it with you from here.
Why it fits: It follows the agreed method and lets the two people choose their own next step.
Make it yours: Keep private details and obligations out of the introduction, even if you know both people well.
The information has been shared before the person had a choice. Ask first and identify the channel.
It pressures someone into a social commitment. A useful introduction can be declined.
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Check whether any part of the introduction has already happened in your draft. If it has, move the permission question earlier in the real process.
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