I promised to be a wingwoman, but ended up cockblocking my friend instead.

This is my first post. I apologize if I break any Reddit rules.

My friends and I, 4x 35+ year old women, went to Vegas over the weekend. We were at a drinking establishment, and my one friend, who is absolutely gorgeous, instantly attracted the attention of some seriously hot Scottish men (who were there for a special sporting event). She also attracted other attention, and those men flocked to her instantly.

She was polite, and stayed in conversation with these other guys. She was drunk, I was sober. She made sure to stay with me, and include me in the conversations. She would introduce me, make sure I was included, and then eventually flutter away (as people do in these type of conversations. And before you ask, our other friends were in conversation with other people. This one friend truly made sure I was comfortable before moving to another conversation).

One Scottish guy was trying to get my friend’s attention all night. They would have brief conversations, but then I would steer her away. I don’t know why I did this. It was only with him. It was clear there was attraction and interest. He remained polite and respectful and gave her the space I made him believe she needed. Whenever she was in conversation with others, I caught her watching him, and he’d be looking back at her.

Near the end of the night, they began gravitating towards each other more. She wanted to focus more of her attention to him. They were sweet, kind, and playful. It was at this moment I made up a lie about how our whole group was ready to go to bed, and she had to come with us. She was really drunk, and just went along with it. She didn’t get a chance to say goodbye to the guy, or get his contact info.

The next morning, she expressed how sad she was that she missed an opportunity with this man. Even though she’s incredibly beautiful, she is also intimidating and is never the one in our group to be approached. She really enjoyed her evening and I feel I ruined it. I know it’s Vegas, and things are superficial, but these two were so playful and cute together. (Not the typical raunchy hookup vibes of Vegas). Even now, two days later, she has regrets that she didn’t try harder to talk to him, not knowing I interfered all night.

This is my confession. But I also know Reddit is a huge community. Maybe fate can intervene and someone may know any of these guys and.. who knows!