Improve Your Dating Life – 8 Tips for Singles

These ways to improve your dating life will help you meet someone fire up the love chemistry! These tips for singles are from relationship expert and author Dr. Diana Kirschner — she describes several ways to meet more people and actually enjoy dating.

“At this moment your chances of meeting the love of your life could be better than ever,” says Dr Kirschner. “The average marriage now lasts under seven years and this means new singles are coming on the scene all the time. Online dating is exploding, with new subscribers signing up in droves. You have a lot of partners to choose from!”

If you really want to turbo-charge your love life, read Love in 90 Days: The Essential Guide to Finding Your Own True Love.

And, here are her eight tips for singles…

Improve Your Dating Life – 8 Tips for Singles

1. Prioritize meeting new people, dating, and being romantic. Some singles are better at planning their weekends or vacations than their a dating life. The first step to improve your dating life is to actively strive to meet as many people as possible, go on as many blind dates as possible, and join as many singles groups as possible.

2. Have a ‘New You’ party. Do you need a makeover? “Order a bunch of pizzas or something simple like Chinese food,” says Dr Kirschner. “Invite all your closest friends to come over for a ‘New You’ party and give you a makeover. Have them go through your clothes and accessories, getting rid of unflattering stuff and putting together some hot new looks for you.” Another tip for singles: get a referral from your friends to great hair salons or clothing stores.

3. Work on your online dating profile. If you already have an online profile, throw out your old photo and description. Ask a friend who is also a great photographer take 100 headshots of you. Pick the one that looks the most warm, attractive and inviting. Get friends to help you pick out the best photo and work on your profile. Spend time on the dating site, sending and responding to messages and connecting by phone and in person with potential dates.

4. Go where the odds of meeting other single people are better. Sign up for two regular classes or activities that interest you. Take finance or investing classes; rock-climbing or golfing; snowboarding or skiing; hiking or biking; cooking and wine tasting clases — those are ways for single women to meet men. For single men: women are plentiful at cooking, growth, spirituality or yoga courses. Coed city sports teams are great and usually have an even mix of genders. Another way to improve your dating life is to go to the “Meet Up” website and peruse the groups. Or, look into volunteering for a local or national political group.

5. Get comfortable meeting new people – both single and attached. Find and say hello to three new men or women every day. Assuming you are in a safe or public place, make eye contact, smile, say ‘Hi,’ or ask for some help. This tip for singles is what Dr Kirschner calls the “Marcia Cross Technique.” Actress Marcia Cross was in her forties when she met her husband by chatting with him in a flower shop. She now is the ecstatic mother of twin baby girls! If you don’t meet many single men or women in your daily routine, try a new grocery store, dry cleaners, pharmacy or coffee/sandwich shop at lunch.

6. Don’t keep dating the same types of people. Most people do not find love of their lives in the person they imagined! For instance, the woman who only dates starving artists may end up marrying a rich, portly lawyer. To meet more single people, look at the photos and profiles of single people that you would ordinarily pass on. If you always go for the sleek urbanite, give the Midwesterner who just moved to your town a try. And, be aware of the impressions you make on first or second dates. For more tips for singles, read 10 Ways to be a Great Date.

7. Go on second dates. Even if you don’t have alot of chemistry with a single man or woman on the first date, stay open to a possible second date. You cannot know what secret goodies are hidden in someone just by meeting them once! This will improve your dating life by letting a potential partner unfold and show you his/her different sides.

8. Extend your hand in friendship. If you have a great time on a date, send a quick text or email the next morning to let your date know that you’re open to another meeting. This dating tip is especially important for women. Write something specific about the date that points to the connection or chemistry between the two of you. For example, if you went to a comedy show, write a message that refers to a particular joke you both enjoyed and add, “Let’s do it again sometime.”

If you have any tips for singles or questions about improving your dating life, please comment below!

And if you’re nervous about making conversation on your date, you might find 10 First Date Conversation Starters helpful.

For more info about psychologist and relationship expert Dr. Diana Kirschner, visit Love in 90 Days.

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