Quote Originally Posted by Moomba33 View Post
Yeah...I voted for Astrid as well since at least her idea involved him talking to people and being more social. Best to keep work and romance separate in my opinion though.
See, I sorta read it in this direction, but taking it further. Everyone's all "don't hit on your clients, that's bad!" But, nothing is saying he specifically has to pursue the clients themselves. He's just chatting them up, being social and friendly. And if one of them happens to know somebody that's single and maybe tries to set them up on a blind date...

Picking up a new hobby won't amount to anything, the guy would still just be a loner, with a new hobby. And in this particular case, not a very sociable hobby.
And "figuring out what you're looking for" doesn't really solve the problem either. The guy needs experiences and interactions more than anything. Arguably easier to discover what it is he doesn't want in a partner before trying to build up impossible standards.

No. Opening up to clientele, not strictly pursuing, but simply engaging, seemed like the only real hope for progress. The goal isn't love right away. In this case, what was needed was to get him out of his shell. Astrid was the only one to recognize that need.