Being single has its advantages such as constant independence, limited responsibility and having no one to answer to. However, there will come a time where you may see these advantages outweighed by the advantages of being in a loving relationship. These include spending the majority of your time with someone you care deeply about, someone who you can share your most intimate feelings with and someone you can depend upon. If that time is now, you need to be proactive to find your ideal partner to allow you to forge a strong and powerful relationship.

The first thing to consider are your routes to finding that perfect partner, this includes assessing all links to potential partners such as places you visit and connections through friends and family. There are many methods available to the modern dater including traditional methods such as being introduced through friends or family. This can be highly effective as you will already have common ground and many relationships have succeeded this way. Many people will avoid recommending someone if they think the relationship would not work.

Another traditional method is meeting someone on a night out in a club or a bar. Many people often go out at the weekend in the hope of meeting their new boyfriend or girlfriend. Although some relationships have been created this way, alcohol often gets in the way with people becoming too drunk and losing sight of meeting a potential partner. Therefore, when choosing this method you should be aware of how much you drink, Dutch courage can be useful to boost your confidence but too much could end with you having a taxi ride back on your own.

An alternative method would be to meet someone during the day whilst shopping or spending time in a coffee shop. There is a lot less pressure when compared to meeting someone in a night club as you will not be competing with everyone else in the building. You will also be able to talk without having to shout above loud music. The disadvantage is that you must rely on your own confidence without the Dutch courage but by striking a conversation with someone, you are given the opportunity to impress.

You could be even more proactive by joining a dating agency or website where you will be put in direct contact with others who no longer wish to be single. In the modern age, many people are turning to dating websites as a solution to their relationship struggles, where some use matchmaking software to help find your ideal partner. This takes away a lot of the hassle of approaching someone in person with the fear of rejection. Through a dating site you can converse with someone you are interested in before ever having to meet them in person.

There are also other methods such as meeting someone at work or any social clubs you may attend. However, you should be cautious with these methods because if a relationship goes wrong, you will have to see them on a regular basis which can make things very uncomfortable. It's clear that if you no longer wish to be single, there are many options available to you but at the end of the day it is completely down to you. Love is not always as kind enough to find you, sometimes you must be proactive and take things into your own hands.