RegenCHOICE et Enquiry types
This is likely to be a common enquiry type for many people.
We start with the assumption that both parties have equal status, and that they are both interested in sharing friendship, relationship, activity, or interest. There are many motives and reasons why people should want to relate with someone else, and many different kinds of relationship. This is an open enquiry type that does not assume the presence or absence of any feature of a personal relationship, and therefore is well suited for the very common “would like to meet” kind of enquiry. It covers shared interests, activities and learning as well, as equal partners.
In some cases, a shared interest between individuals could lead to the formation of an established group, which could then use the joining enquiry type to find more people to join the group.
Asking a question about potential intimacy should serve to separate those looking for no more than sharing interests, activities or “just friendship” from those explicitly seeking an intimate or couple relationship. However, putting these all together recognises that there are no strict dividing lines between these categories.
Money would not be explicitly involved in the relationship – if money were involved, the “Individuals helping individuals” type should be used.
Some motivations for using this type; people who:
Some dating sites cover this range, some only find relationship partners. The essence of what can bring people together here as peers is some mutual interest or motivation, and it is vital to distinguish this from cases where one person is asking for or offering a service — that comes under helping.
These are simply what occurs to me, serving as an initial pointer to the area. Many other questions are possible. The order in which these are listed is not at all significant.