as f'ed up as it is, it's not such a bad idea...

"Girls are unapproachable," contends Nick Safford, a 21-year-old single guy from Oakton who founded Angels of D.C. "And girls don't like to approach guys -- they're scared to death."

Solution to the deadlock: a hired female "friend" who acts as a go-between. She'll make you look good. She'll chat up a possible target. She'll "do her best to keep the conversation flowing and keep you involved in it," promises Safford's Web site, www.angelsofdc.com. "We are here to help you succeed with women and keep you off of 'death row' . . . that group of guys who lean on a railing, sip their drinks, and watch other people out having fun and meeting women."