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The Connoisseur

You stopped trying to maximize and started trying to be accurate.

The Connoisseur has clear taste and patience for the process of finding what matches it. He corresponds before meeting, suggests dinner rather than an event, and has come to understand that his best connections arrived from taking the time to find out whether there was actually something there. His standards are not a barrier; they are a honest account of what he finds interesting, and he can articulate them plainly when asked.

You tend to

/Value correspondence before meeting, because it reveals something the first meeting cannot
/Have a short list of connections maintained with real investment rather than a long one maintained loosely
/Move slowly and deliberately, and find that this has produced better results than moving quickly
/Have strong views about what a good evening looks like and be able to describe them
/Give vouches that are specific and earned, not social currency

Connects well with

/The Connoisseur (women's) — matched pace and selectivity
/The Steward — shared investment in quality over volume

Not to be confused with

The Gentleman. The Gentleman is attuned to others; you are precise about your own taste.

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