5 things you can do now to get a boyfriend / girlfriend by Christmas

September 22nd, 2009

Summer is definitely over (unless you live in the Southern hemisphere), the nights are drawing in and, while Christmas seems a long way away, it’s really only about 3 months away.

If you hate being single during the holidays and are looking for romance, rather than just a casual fling, now’s the time to start thinking about preparing your lovelife for winter.

Here are 5 things you can do right now to get started:

1. Attend a singles’ party

Strutt your stuff while you still have your beach body on and you can still show off some skin without freezing or looking unwell. There are plenty of parties to choose from all year round, including wine and beer tastings, poker nights and even singles’ holidays (so you can get away from winter when things start getting nasty). See my previous post about singles’ events for more info.

2. Kickstart your online dating career

If you’re not already dating online, now’s the time to start if you want to give yourself plenty of time to find someone. Looking at at least 5 different dating sites will give you a good idea as to what’s out there. You don’t have to pay for all of them, but setting up a free profile will help you gauge the level of response you get.

Are you already dating online? How’s your dating site working out for you? It might be time to check out a few other sites -things could have changed since the last time you looked!

3. Prepare your dating profile for winter

This is a good time to spruce up your dating profile, add some up-to-date pictures, write about exciting things you’ve been doing over the summer, etc. Of course, this is an on-going job – a profile is forever a work in progress.

4. Plan ahead to make yourself feel desirable through winter

Winter is traditionally a period of less exercise and more comfort food. If this sounds like you, then why not beat the New Year’s Resolution rush and start early? Whatever it is that makes you feel sexy and desirable – joining a gym, attending a yoga class, taking up martial arts – get yourself into the habit of doing it now, before the worst of the weather sets in.

5. Find things to get you out of the house and socialising

Of course, it’s not all about how you look. More often that not, confidence comes from how you feel (though most of us tend to feel good when we believe we look good). This time of year is great for starting a new hobby or attending an evening class, a book club, etc. These are all good ways of meeting new people, learning a new skill or developing an existing one. Apart from introducing you to new social groups, learning a new skill is a great confidence booster – especially if it’s something you’ve always wanted to do and never thought you could.

Even if you can’t afford to attend an actual class in your area, there are usually places where you can advertise for skill swaps (try gumtree.com for ideas, remember to always meet in a public place!) or find out about free meet ups for like-minded people (meetup.com).
You can also try MakeFriendsOnline, a dating site that is built around having its members arrange free, regular meet ups.

Related posts:

1. Dating – don’t just keep it online

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