Article: Don't try to wing for someone who is significantly less appealing than you. These are harsh words, but they are true. You and your friend should be pretty similar in terms of your attractiveness, your outgoing nature, and your general appeal. Otherwise, the people you meet are likely to latch on to you, and your buddy will feel even worse. This doesn't mean that your friend can't appeal to people just because they’re less attractive than you. But if they also lack charisma and flirting skills, while you're a smooth operator, then you won't have much luck. That's what the wingman is for, right? If you're winging, it's either because you owe your friend one, because you're not single, or just because you want your friend to have a good time. That means you can't switch roles and take over engaging the person that your friend has their eye on. Learn how to read cues to tell which person your friend wants. You might even want to designate hand, eye, or verbal signals beforehand. When you come up to a group, make it so they notice your friend first. Stand a bit behind and to the side of your leader — literally positioning yourself like a wing. Also try to replicate the leader’s attitude and body language — if they’re going for “super-friendly” or “super-chill,” follow suit.  You don't have to look like a total dud during this process, of course — don’t make it seem like you’re hiding/lurking/cowering behind your buddy. Think of yourself as the Robin to their Batman. Let your friend make the introductions and start talking with the people, while you slowly make your way into the conversation.  Otherwise, it won’t be clear who’s in charge.  Remember that Batman always talks before Robin.  If there is just one person, you can let your friend talk to them first and join in later. If there are two people, give your leader a few minutes to warm up to both of them before you join in. For the rest of the night, occupying the main target’s friend(s) is your primary goal. If it’s a group of two, spend your time focusing on the secondary person by distracting and keeping them busy. Try to pay as little attention as possible to the primary person, even if they seem interested in you. It's important that, once you figure out which person your friend wants, you stick to the other person from the beginning. If you try to switch off midway through, your targets will get confused.
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Wing only for people who are roughly at your level. Give your leader first choice of people. Let your friend take the lead. Don’t initiate the conversation yourself. Keep the target’s friend busy while your leader works.