It is not too late to find a valentine or to find love in general
1. FLIRT WITH MEN YOU'RE NOT INTERESTED IN. Practice makes perfect, and you'll want to be adept at flirting when a handsome catch walks into your life.
2. GET FIVE FRIENDS TO HOOK A SISTER UP."
I would suggest this only if you trust your friend's judgement. You don't want him looking like Jerome from Martin talking about he's a playa from the Himalayas
3. DO THE WORK FOR HIM.Already got a date? Do the planning and take the pressure off him. (Design your perfect evening in the process.)
3. DO THE WORK FOR HIM.Already got a date? Do the planning and take the pressure off him. (Design your perfect evening in the process.)
4. STOP APPEARING UNAVAILABLE."Unconsciously we're driving men away because we're in 'get-it-done' mode," says D.C. radio personality Vikki Johnson, author of Addicted to Counterfeit Love (Kimani Press). Our to-do lists are miles long and our obligations are ocean-deep. But if you're constantly busy, men will think you don't have any time for them. One solution: Take a real hard look at yourself and figure out how you can create more free time to meet a partner.
5. SEEK SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE. Pray about it!
6. TAKE AN AP CLASS IN DATING.Whether its experts are teaching you how to flirt like a pro in Dallas or giving a makeup makeover in Chicago, MoxieintheCity.net offers courses nationwide to boost your dating quotient. At about $20 to $40 per event, even if the advice doesn't get you a guy, you're bound to have a blast meeting new people who might later introduce you to someone.
7. GET OUT OF TOWN.Traveling on business? Hit a happy hour in a commercial district or a hotel bar that's popular with locals. On a solo vacation? Dine at restaurants where you can eat at the bar or there's open seating to up your chances of rubbing elbows with a single guy. "Embrace the fear you may feel about leaving your comfort zone, and you'll be more receptive to the men you meet," says Amy DuBois Barnett, author of Get Yours: How To Have Everything You Ever Dreamed Of And More! (Broadway Books).
8. BE BOLD, GET YOUR MAN.There's nothing wrong with being forward to reel in a man you're interested in. Brave tactics can impress a guy enough to win him over: "There was a woman in front of me at the checkout line," begins Vincent, 30, a fashion designer. "When it was my turn to pay, the cashier gave me a note with the woman's phone number and a request that I cook for her sometime," "The following week, I invited her to dinner at my apartment."
9. LEAVE THE BAGGAGE BEHIND."It doesn't matter if your baggage is Louis Vuitton or that five-piece set from the L.A. Swap Meet-do not take it on your date," says Essence relationship columnist Finesse Mitchell. "No dude you just met wants to hear about how your ex cheated on you in you own house or your worthless baby daddy never stepped up to the plate. Most men date with the hopes of getting to know you. That's very hard to do if you keep talking about your worst experience with the previous guy. It makes your date think, ‘Why should I pay for the last guy's mistakes?'"
7. GET OUT OF TOWN.Traveling on business? Hit a happy hour in a commercial district or a hotel bar that's popular with locals. On a solo vacation? Dine at restaurants where you can eat at the bar or there's open seating to up your chances of rubbing elbows with a single guy. "Embrace the fear you may feel about leaving your comfort zone, and you'll be more receptive to the men you meet," says Amy DuBois Barnett, author of Get Yours: How To Have Everything You Ever Dreamed Of And More! (Broadway Books).
8. BE BOLD, GET YOUR MAN.There's nothing wrong with being forward to reel in a man you're interested in. Brave tactics can impress a guy enough to win him over: "There was a woman in front of me at the checkout line," begins Vincent, 30, a fashion designer. "When it was my turn to pay, the cashier gave me a note with the woman's phone number and a request that I cook for her sometime," "The following week, I invited her to dinner at my apartment."
9. LEAVE THE BAGGAGE BEHIND."It doesn't matter if your baggage is Louis Vuitton or that five-piece set from the L.A. Swap Meet-do not take it on your date," says Essence relationship columnist Finesse Mitchell. "No dude you just met wants to hear about how your ex cheated on you in you own house or your worthless baby daddy never stepped up to the plate. Most men date with the hopes of getting to know you. That's very hard to do if you keep talking about your worst experience with the previous guy. It makes your date think, ‘Why should I pay for the last guy's mistakes?'"
Courtesy of Essence Magazine
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