Thursday, January 4, 2007

have a romance with life!

Have you heard? It's time to find new love in the new year! As soon as the clock struck midnight on Sunday, there were tips for how to do this all over the place. Hey, I'm open. If someone knows something I don't know, bring it on. However, I do not need to be told another time that I should "live my life" and love will come like slinking up like a shy sheepdog. For your edification and amusement, here's a selection of some of the ways we're being told to find "the one":

  • Jumpstart your love life by dating more than one person (you know, because there are so many potential dates to choose from), widening your net, opening your mind, setting goals, risking embarrassment, playing the odds, being a good listener, taking a class, and having "a romance with life!"-
  • If you want to find a boyfriend/girlfriend in 2007, consider how your friends did it in previous years, join multiple dating sites, join niche dating sites, sign up for a shared ski/beach house, and become a "blind dating machine."
  • Network for love by being bold, loosening up, being sincere, knowing yourself, and not assuming your UPS guy might not know someone to set you up with.
  • Find fulfilling love by losing the losers, creating your top five requirements, needs, and wants, following the "scout, sort, screen, test" method, and improving that lousy attitude of yours.
  • On first dates, don't talk about your romantic past, kids, sex, or pets and don't even think about calling him a pet name (as tortuously tempting as that may be).
  • Set up your new year in love by establishing a practical love plan, living by the "as if" method, and developing a magical blueprint for love. (Despite the new age vibe, this one actually has some less hackneyed advice.)

2 comments:

wackadoo said...

I have found that the times I get sort of dressed up and go out alone, interesting things happen.
I have met interesting men and people in general.
Why not try it for something new?

singly blessed said...

Someone taught me a neat trick last night and I have a suggestion of my own. If you're at an event where it would be appropriate to be taking photos - live music, open mike, karaoke, pub quiz - snap one of someone you'd like to meet and then offer to e-mail it to them. (Be smooth in the proposition - natch...) Then if you can offer them a card (by which they will e-mail you with their address) from http://moo.com, the coolness of the card will momentarily distract them from the fact that you're forcing your info on them. I tried it last night for the first time, and I will let you know if it works.