Top Tips for Finding A Date
Find a date so your friends say. Join us for dinner and find a date
to bring this weekend they ask you. Where do I begin finding a date? And then you panic! Maybe you just want to find
someone for yourself, and it has nothing to do with a social situation. Well done, I am glad. Now that you are in a positive
frame of mind, finding a date should not be as daunting as it first sounds. You can perhaps think of seeking out a date as
a military campaign, as your life work, or just as part of your everyday relaxed social life routine. You never know, one
of these days they may well turn into something more than a date. Well, that’s if that’s what you want of course.
In the meantime let us concentrate on the task in hand. Finding any date is never easy that’s true, but it can be relatively
easy or hard depending on your attitude to it.
First of all, why are you trying to find a date? Are you looking for
a date to fulfill a social function? If you are why not just borrow a friend to help you out. Why not even hire a date from
one of the many outlets if you can afford it. Now there is a huge difference between hiring a social companion for an event
and, well, you know what. Yes I am not in anyway condoning the other. I am simply suggesting that there are professional agencies
who can help you pay for a good looking date if that’s the situation. That aside we are concentrating here on those
who are looking for a date with the purpose of romance.
Well this is presupposing that you don’t usually meet people
and there are not too many of us who never meet anyone. What is true though is that we often believe we don’t meet anyone
suitable. Maybe we are a single parent with home responsibilities, or someone who works from home. Perhaps we work unsociable
hours and never meet anyone to date. Maybe we work with people much younger or older, or perhaps we really don’t have
finely honed social skills. It could be that we are shy, private, quiet in a group or just unwilling to make the first move.
Well whatever the situation you need to take action. The first thing
you want to do is top ensure your self esteem is at an all time high. You want to find a date you are going to have a great
time with so make them feel special by looking good yourself
Give yourself a makeover
Buy some new clothes and update your image
Get
a new haircut or hairstyle
Get a full beauty treatment and makeover
Visit your dentist and get those teeth looking pearl
white
Get a tan and freshen your skin
Get to grips with latest styles and fashions
Treat yourself to a rejuvenating
break
Read some new magazines and go shopping just to get the feel
Join a health club and get into a new health routine
Go
on a diet and lose a few pounds or kilos if needed.
Take up a martial art or self defense classes
Have an increased
positive mental attitude
The next thing you need to do in preparation to find a date is to
think long and hard as to what you really hope to achieve and whether you have any fixed aims and timescales. Have a clear
idea of the person you are kind of looking for, but do not be too specific. Keep your aim as broad as you can and finding
a date will be easier. The other thing I want to point out is to be realistic when looking to find a date. Don’t aim
to date a Hollywood
superstar if it’s not likely to happen. Keep your feet on the ground and take a long hard look at your own life before
walking into someone else’s. If you are a multimillionaire then keep that detail to yourself for now.
Here are things you can do to help yourself find a date...
Dating
Close to Home
Begin by looking close to home. Is there anyone in your neighborhood
or family circle who is single with who you get on great. Often, people stay single simply because they are not asked out
on a date by anyone, not because they themselves are lonely. It’s time to do the asking. And yes, that includes the
good looking people in this world. There are lots of local clubs and activity places including evening classes. It is often
the best place to introduce yourself to people of the opposite sex in your local community. Try to choose something that involves
both sexes. I once met a fantastic date due to being involved in pottery classes which I greatly enjoyed.
Dating
At Work
It is claimed that 87% of people working in London who are attached, met through work or started dating at work. This doesn’t mean
that they work together, but that in some way, work brought them into contact. Indeed one of my best friends met his wife
through a work related phone call. I do not think personally that dating at work or dating someone within your own office
is a good idea due to the possibilities of fallout and neither do I think it is constructive to your career. Relationship
tensions within an office can cause problems with other workers and can antagonize work related issues. So on that score I
recommend you steer well clear.
However most organization are linked to other firms, there are many
offices with many groups of working. If you don’t attend the office parties, then maybe begin. Try joining in after
work or attending after work social events, from bowling to trips to the bar or comedy store. It is all about making new friends
as much as finding a date.
If you really don’t have many people you work with or work from
home like me then you are going to need to look at other ways of extending your social circle.
Get
Physical
That’s right, join the gym. To find a date you should look your
best. After all if you have set your sights high then doesn’t your potential date deserve the best too? Good, so get
down to the local health club and look at the possibilities of getting involved in a regular health regime. If you do so already,
expand your horizons and make sure you are not just at a unisex gym. Try other sports and healthy activities from yachting
to running to baseball to anything you may not have tried before. You will make fabulous new friends as well as finding a
date. And you will be fit.
Ask
Your Friends
The most common complaint amongst people who are in their late 20’s
and thirties is that all their friends are married. In which case my friends, it is time to adapt. Married friends will not
help you find a date. They tell you they will when they can and they may if you are lucky even introduce you in a well meaning
way to people who happen to be single. This can work. Double dating can sometimes do the trick. After all you should trust
your friends. But more often that not it doesn’t help you find a date because your friends do not necessarily know who
you are looking to meet. Really you need to be taking control and finding a date yourself.
In which case you need some single friends. Flash - its easier finding
a date with a group of like-minded people. Oh yes. I know your married friends are your longest companions and I know that
they may not approve of a group of new single friends, but trying to fond a date alone can be a lot harder than seeing a date
with a group of like minded friends. In other words, there is confidence and safety when socializing in numbers. This will
in turn open up new places and venues for you to visit. Your confidence levels may well increase exponentially too.
You can find new single friends everywhere. They are at work, close
to home, at your clubs in your gym. You simply need to make some new friends and then join in. It is not as hard as you think.
If you sat at home you will not find them, if you go out you will. When was the last time you phoned your old friends to catch
up? Go do it now.
Join
a Club
Activities really do bring people together and create new friends.
If you are involved in something like a craft, or hobby, or sport then you are with like minded people already. You have something
in common and it is a great icebreaker. If you are not a member of any club then consider what you are interested in and then
consider if such an activity will introduce you to others. In most cases it will do. And consider this, there are many people
also looking for a date who are also joining clubs for the same reason.
Join
a Dating Agency
Dating agencies used to have a stigma attached but not anymore. Now
its extremely fashionable finding a date online. Well your friends may suggest this is crazy but why is it? What do they know
about it anyway? Nothing, exactly! Dating and finding a date is fun and very enjoyable. After all dating is about meeting
new people and searching for a special connection. Dating agencies fall into two camps; traditional and Internet. The first
are those traditional dating agencies which help you find a date but charge many hundreds of dollars to offer you the chance
of meeting a few people they have manually matched you with in their database. They will then offer you the chance of meeting
that person if both agree. It’s slow and long winded but it does work sometimes, though rarely are there guarantees
of any kind. The main thing about such dating agencies is that they are often specialized in a certain area, maybe profession
or financial level etc. Some may concentrate on the medical or legal profession; others may focus on say, executives in a
certain region.
Internet
Dating Agencies
The second kind of agency is the professional Internet dating and
friendship agency accessible from your home PC. Most often, Like LoveBrowser, they are free to register with so that you can
see who is in their database. The beauty of Internet dating agencies is that they are instantly accessible and you can search
people you match with in private and comfort without spending a penny. You can view online photo Personals to help you find
a date and you can take your time.
It is important when seeking a date to choose a reputable Internet dating
agency such as www.LoveBrowser.com which can provide you not just with personal
ads but also a safe and secure environment with advice and articles to read. When you are ready you can make contact with
a database member anonymously through onsite email, chat rooms and private instant messaging. Companies like LoveBrowser now
even include voicemail services so you can listen to a prospective date’s voice.
After paying a small fee, you can communicate with as many members
as you wish , safely and securely and very soon you may find that you have arranged not just one date but you have found dates
for whenever you like. It is down to you. No standing in singles bars or being hit upon by strangers, or having to think up
opening lines. Just convenient and relaxed dating whenever you choose.
If you aim to find a date, you should begin straight away. It is not
always easy to take a step like this if you have been out of the dating arena for years. Maybe you have separated or divorce
or been bereaved. In which case, do try and lift your spirits and take your romantic life back into your grasp. Think through
the ideas I suggest and add some yourself also and maybe now take the initiative. Life is meant for living, but even more
importantly, I believe its means for sharing with someone special. Find a date for yourself this week but more importantly,
feel good about yourself.