I usually just think they're the wingman while their friend hits on my friend, really.
i see a lot of similarities between this approach and the following joke:
A massive flood was happening in outer NSW.
As the flood waters were rising, a man was on the doorstep of his house and another man in a row boat came by. The man in the row boat told the man on the doorstep to get in and he'd save him.
The man on the doorstep said, "No, I have faith in God almighty and will wait for him to save me"
The flood waters kept rising and the man had to go to the second floor of his house. A man in a motor boat came by and told the man in the house to get in and he'd take him to safety. The man in the house said "No thanks mate, I have my faith in God and will wait for God to save me"
The flood waters kept rising. Pretty soon they were up to the man's roof and he got out on the roof. A helicopter then came by, lowered a rope and the pilot shouted down in the man in the house to climb up the rope to safety. The man in the house wouldn't climb the rope, saying to the pilot "No thanks, I have faith in God and know God will rescue me".
The flood waters kept rising and the man drowned.
When he got to heaven, he angrily stormed past St Peter at the Pearly Gates and went looking for God.
When he found him he said "What the hell God? I had perfect faith in you, and knew that you would save me, but you let me down. I'm dead!"
God looked puzzled.
"What more do you want from me?" asked God. "I sent you two boats and a helicopter and you rejected all three of them."
