Asking trusted friends and family to help find a partner is an effective technique that reduces the likelihood of bad behavior like ghosting.

“Second thing I tell young people if they're actually trying to meet the person is everybody who knows you really well and loves you is on notice that that's what you want. Cuz in the old days the people who really love you, the people that they set you up with are enough like you but not too much. That's what the matchmaker was really good at. Now, it doesn't mean it's going to be perfect. It's also the case that bad behavior is a lot less common when it's a mutual friend. You're not going to get ghosted by somebody who's going to be in the bad graces of the person who who who who recommended you to them.”