The Ultimate 💯 Guidebook 📗 to Being the Best 👍🏼 Wingwoman ...

Sometimes, you just need a wingwoman. Nope, not a wingman – women kind of do it better. We have this intuition, this nuance, we know how to hold it down for our single friends when they're out on the prowl. I find myself doing this a lot for my single friends, male and female, so I figured, why not share what works for me? If you're going out with a group of singles who just want to mingle, remember this advice and help out your friends a little. Maybe you'll help create a love match!

You can't be a good wingwoman if you're wasted – you have to be on point to help your friends with the hookup! Getting drunk also makes it that much harder to keep an eye on your pals – you want to keep them safe from creepers and Felipes, you know.

Or your boy, of course, because you can play wingwoman for a guy friend as well. Just keep your eyes on the prize.

Let them know that they are queens, that they are smart, funny, witty, kind, and beautiful. Let them know that they're worth getting to know, whether it's for a night or a lifetime – whatever they're looking for.

Play a part. Be whatever your friend needs … even if it means spending an hour talking to the most boring person on earth.

Your friends need you. In wingman parlance (gag), you may even need to jump on a grenade.

It's not forever, though. Just for the night.

As a wingwoman, you have to walk a tightrope. It's a delicate balance, but coming off aggressively can ruin the night in an instant.

Even if you think they look like a bag of smashed butt holes.

It's best if you devise some signs for each other before you go out for the night. Yep, a good wingwoman will take the time to craft a secret language.

You'll know, especially as you take on the role more and more often. It's an instinct.

So is this – especially if you have a friend who likes hooking up with d-bags. It happens.

This is your jam. This is your job. This is what you have to do.

Especially with the guy or girl's friends are annoying. That's when your friend needs you the most, in fact.

Not so much that she's actively uncomfortable, obviously, but definitely do encourage your friends to step out with confidence.

Don't let anyone bird dog your friend! Make sure she's protected from interlopers.

This will also give you a small break, which will probably be quite welcome.

Always. Always, always, always – and don't let her leave if she doesn't have control of her faculties.

How do you help your friends when you go out together?