Dating 2.0 and Up

Why is it that the single folks feel the need to kick off a new year with dating the same way most people kick it off with a diet. Like most on the healthy kick, I tend to loose oomph on the dating circuit right around March. Which means I have about six weeks until I loose interest in being proactive and recoil back to being the constant single.

These are the only answers I can come up with on how to be as proactive as possible. I mean, come' on, the girls in my crew that feel like Beyonce's All the Single Ladies is their anthem are rocking these few choices as well: Couple friends introduce your single friends, set-up a profile on one of the million online sites, kick the casual hook-up habit, and smile at everyone.

I can successfully report that my great friend who vowed to go on 52 dates in one-year determined to find the right guy, found love with date #13 and will stick with that number from here on out. They were engaged on Christmas!

While many of my friends have actually started procreating, I'm still struggling with the fact that I haven't met a good guy yet. Go figure.

Here are my favorite coddle phrases that our once single friends, who are now in blissful relationships tend to throw our way:

"It'll happen when you least expect it"
"Stop looking and it will find you"
"Try something new, maybe you're looking for the wrong thing"
"What the F are you doing wrong" -- my grandmother

Let's make one thing clear. Us single girls are all ears, if you have some great insight on success in meeting new people or dating victory then bring it on. No matter how you slice it, whatever excuse we make or armor we wear, we're looking for the great ones. Not just the good guys, but the great guys. We look for the effort, the originality, the assurance that you're not a scum bag. We look for no ring finger tan lines, someone who can fake having their life together as well as we can and most importantly someone that we can just laugh through life with.

The challenges of a new year, of dating new people, of starting relationships off on a better foot, I look forward to all of it. I lift my metaphorical glass of champagne and toast my single girls and take a giant swig back, hope not to choke , and pray for a great buzz with no headache int he morning. :)