How to Find Love - 5 Great Ways to Meet Singles

So you're tired of dating. Tired of the single scene. Tired of dead-end relationships that are going NOWHERE. You're ready to find love, give your all to someone and be fully committed. You're ready for romance and passion and something meaningful. Something fulfilling that will bring joy to your life. We hear you!

Everyone yearns companionship in life. Even in a down economy. Even when the going gets tough, nothing beats having someone to come home to... Someone to love that loves us back. Love melts all the worries away and makes us feel complete.

But where do you look? This is a common question and concern so trust us, you're not alone. Luckily, we're here to help!

Here are 5 great ways to find love:

1. Facebook

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You can connect with someone from your past: Think back. Is there someone from your past you found attractive or enjoyed spending time with? Someone from high school? College? From a previous job? You might be able to find them!

You can connect with someone from your present: Is there someone you have your eye on? Someone you see at work? Someone you see in school?

If you know this person's full name, you can easily search for them on Facebook. Just about everyone nowadays has a Facebook account so chances are, you WILL find this person. Send them a friend request with a quick note to say hello. Keep it casual. You don't want to come across desperate or stalker-like. Remember you don't want to scare them off and blow your chance.

If you don't know whether or not this person is available, you'll soon find out. Most people update their relationship status to reflect either married, single, or some other random status. If they're taken, oh well, it was certainly worth a try... Time to reel in another fish! If they're single, that's great! Pursue it. You never know... Maybe they're searching for love. Maybe they've had an eye on you, too. Before you know it, you'll be getting regular messages in your inbox!

2. An Online Dating Site

Online dating is modern dating at its finest! It's the most popular, easiest and most effective way to meet someone in the 21st century.

How does it work? You simply register on the site, create an attractive online dating profile, select the criteria you seek in a partner, and voila! You've got a list of matches (potential partner) that meet most (if not all) of your requirements. It doesn't get easier than that! Of course, the goal is to be as honest as possible so you don't get mismatched. You'll find a ton of dating sites out there but you'll want to sign up with the most popular online dating sites, with the largest networks, best reviews, best online dating success stories and most accurate matchmaking systems.

Online dating is common, normal, and nothing to be ashamed of. Keep in mind that if you are 'normal' and looking to meet someone online, there are plenty of other 'normal' people online as well..

P.S. Ignore the skeptics. Anyone that mocks online dating clearly hasn't given it a shot. Chances are they, too, could take advantage of this very great opportunity to find love. It just might be their loss.

3. A Local Gym

If you don't have a membership to your local gym, sign up! Not only is it great for your health and self-esteem, but it's a great opportunity to meet people who live in your area. At the very least, you're getting EXPOSURE. You'll see the same people at the gym over and over again. Perhaps even someone who lives in your building or in your neighborhood. What a great opportunity to actually interact! You just never know. And at the very least, you're getting in shape. And being in shape will make you feel like you have that much more power and control of YOUR love life.

4. Coffee Shop

Cliche? Maybe. But the fact of the matter is, coffee shops are a great place to meet people! Check out your local coffee shops if you haven't already. You'll be surprised to see how many people hang out there. Coffee shops today are designed for social interactions. People spend hours sitting in coffee shops just reading books and surfing the net on their laptops.

Don't like coffee? Grab a cup of tea or hot chocolate! Again, the key to finding love is EXPOSURE. You want to get yourself out there. If you don't make yourself available, how will anyone ever find you?

5. Group Activities

Try involving yourself in group activities. The key is to network! Even if you meet people who aren't potential partners, keep in mind that every connection you make is a potential link to your soul mate. Find singles event and groups in your area. It's a great way to meet new people AND have fun!

How about taking up a hobby where you can meet people? Take up something fun that you will enjoy. If you're happy and having fun...you'll give out positive vibes and attract positive vibes. That's the goal! How about a cooking class? Snorkeling? Does your school or company have company events you can attend? If not, why not organize one?

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Happy dating and good luck on your mission to Find Love!

Tips For Dating Singles - Are You Making 3 Dating Mistakes That Block Love & Take Fun Out of Dating?

Are you tired of dating and feeling disappointed that you haven't met your perfect love match? You might be making these three dating mistakes that block you from love and take the fun out of dating. This is good news. Once you identify your dating mistake, you can correct it with these simple shifts in your dating plan.

Dating Mistake Number One: Seeking A Perfect Love Match

Have you created your mental picture of your perfect match? Do you go on dates with a list of qualities you seek in your ideal match? Do you reject every date who doesn't measure up to your physical, financial, intellectual, spiritual or social standards? Would you like to change your dating experience?

Here's what to do instead:

Your task is not to seek perfect love but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it. This love tip was revealed hundreds of years ago by the poet, Rumi. How can you use it to improve your love life today?

Look at the Love Tests that you present to a date. Now imagine that your date expected you to pass the same Love Tests. How would you score on your own Love Tests? Do you bring everything to a relationship that you desire in return? If not, why not? Why is it so important to ask yourself these questions?

Like attracts like. If you keep attracting a date with qualities that you don't like, your date may be a mirror that reflects a weakness that you need to strengthen within yourself. When you do so, you will attract a date who reflects the qualities in the new improved you.

Dating Mistake Number Two: Seeing Each New Date Through The Veil Of Your Past

Do you expect the same old patterns and problems with each new date you meet? If you were betrayed in a past relationship, do you keep looking for any signs of disloyalty in a new date? Do you expect the same old disappointments and notice that you always get what you expect? Ready to change your dating experience?

Here's what to do instead:

Know that what you see will be. What you focus on grows. When you focus on your veil of past troubles, it blocks your clear view of the here and now. The best way to grow is to let go of your blocks to growth.

How?

Simply toss off your veil to gain a clear view of reality. You can choose to see each past trauma as a fluffy cumulus cloud. You try to cling to it, and it eludes your grasp. You dive into it, and it can't hold you. Poof! You can let go of it's hold on you, when you see each cloud as a fleeting blip in your blue skies.

When you are free to see and enjoy blue skies, you will welcome each new experience and attract a date who shares your view.

Dating Mistake Number 3: Waiting For A Date To Add Excitement To Your Life

If you often feel bored, it means you are making boring choices. Waiting for a date to make your life exciting means you will attract an equally-bored date who is waiting for you to spark up their life. Sound exciting?

Here's what to do instead:

Know that you are whole and wonderful as you are. When you suffer from an excitement deficiency, you can make better choices that add excitement to your daily life.

How?

Make a list of all the fun things you want to do, and then make a play date with you to do something fun each day.

To enjoy some low-cost fun, start an affair of art. Would you like to sing, dance, cook, paint, take photos or classes that tickle your fancy?

Give yourself permission to start today. You will enjoy a creative rush that revs up your excitement in each day and in your dates.

And if you'd like more tips you can use to attract love and create a happy relationship, check out weekly interviews and episodes in the adventures of author Hadley Finch and her savvy friends, the Tribe Of Blondes. Not a hair color, it's a resilient, hopeful spirit that unites us and fuels our adventures.

After her efforts to save her two-decade marriage failed, author and songwriter Hadley Finch picked herself up, revived her dreams, and started a quest to find the next great love of her life, with help from her friends. Hadley wrote a novel and bonus album of songs, TRIBE OF BLONDES, inspired by her real life adventures with real tips you can use to survive a break up, start fresh and love again. This novel will debut in book stores in March '09.

Also in Spring, '09, the Tribe Of Blondes will begin to unite singles in a new, video-interactive social networking site, Tribe Of Singles.

In the meantime, get your tips for inspired dating and relationships when you join Hadley Finch for new episodes each week at http://www.tribeofblondes.com