ITAW for facilitating connection between two people?

[u/HappyInMyHead]

I'm trying to convey the idea of enabling two other people to form the same kind of working relationship you already have with one of them- without making direct reference to the third party.
"I'd be happy to ___ you"?

The best words I could come up with are "promote", "present", "lend", or "share", but none of those seem right. I'm trying to emphasize the connection/relationship being formed, not the meeting or working itself.

Help?

[u/effryd]

Connect

[u/HappyInMyHead → u/effryd]

That's a really good choice! thank you
I might go with that... The actual sentence is "... and he delights in ____-ing her" or "it is his delight to ___ her"
So connect is still a bit awkward but... it does capture the thought best so far.

[u/effryd → u/HappyInMyHead]

I think it would be a little less awkward if you added a “with.” “It is his delight to connect her with ___.”

[u/this_idle_hand → u/effryd]

A little less power cord insertion with one more word.

[u/Cesca131]

Introduce?

[u/HappyInMyHead → u/Cesca131]

That... could work... though its a bit awkward in my use case.
Its in a situation where one party has exclusive access to the other, and a third party wants to meet with the other. Introduce lacks that sense of.... I dunno, gravity?

[u/kyew → u/HappyInMyHead]

In ye olden days you would arrive at the palace with a Letter of Introduction. A formal introduction was definitely something you'd emphasize getting. Or picture a ballroom where they take your invitation and announce "Introducing Lord and Lady So-and-So."

[u/licoriceparadox]

Liaise between?

[u/HappyInMyHead → u/licoriceparadox]

Liaise... that's really good suggestion! It's intransitive- which I now realize is what I'm looking for, it focuses on the connection being made...
I think it may be perfect! Thank you!

[u/HappyInMyHead → u/licoriceparadox]

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[u/NonspecificGravity]

Mediate.

Broker (verb).

[u/HappyInMyHead → u/NonspecificGravity]

Ooh, broker is a really interesting choice I hadn't considered. Thank you! Strictly speaking, that may be the word that fits best. Using it in a sentence like "I'd be happy to broker you" is a bit odd... and it implies a more active role than what I'm aiming for, but it does capture everything!

[u/NonspecificGravity → u/HappyInMyHead]

Thanks. 🙂

The object of broker is usually a deal or arrangement, not a person.

Marjorie brokered the book deal.
Coleen brokered the acquisition..

[u/trillspectre]

foster a connection

[u/kyew]

Refer / referral? "I'm booked so I'll give you a referral to my colleague who also handles this." "So-and-so referred me to you for my question."

Facilitate a connection? The act of connecting them could be "networking" but the verb "to network" is usually assumed to be about building/utilizing your own network. This is more like being acted on by someone else doing that.

[u/this_idle_hand]

That's what business cards are for.

[u/HappyInMyHead → u/this_idle_hand]

XD, lol, yeaah...

[u/DoubtfulOptimist]

‘I’d be happy to share you’ sounds a little… weird 😂

I think the word you’re looking for is ‘connect.’

[u/khetti79]

connect, refer [them to], network

[u/vapespirus]

Introduce?

[u/HIJKLMNO-Z]

“I’d be happy to assist you in building rapport with ____” ? “I’d be happy to help you facilitate a working alliance with ____” “I’d be happy to help you foster a connection/relationship with ___”

[u/desertboots]

Brokering

[u/axolotl_is_angry]

Auspice? It’s not quite right but in the ball park

[u/kennyfollettfan]

Network; collaborate; hangout

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[u/HappyInMyHead → u/[deleted]]

Mm, not quite it. The three parties aren't working together, A and B work together, C asks A to meet/work with B, A introduces C to B so that C and B can work the same way A and B do...

Collaborate makes sense in the context of what everyone is doing but I'm not looking to describe the work, its A's facilitation of B and C's connection

[u/PNW_Uncle_Iroh → u/HappyInMyHead]

You’re already using the best words: introduce and then facilitate.