While it may just be a little late to find the love of your life in time for this Valentine’s Day, there is no reason why this time next year you can’t be gearing up to spend the day of love snuggled up to your beloved. If you are looking for Mr or Mrs. Right, here are some tips to get you on your way.

Join a dating app or a website

In the modern era of smartphones and apps, this is the obvious answer, particularly for shy or time-poor people. Tinder has completely changed the dating scene all over the world. For those who don’t know, Tinder is an app on your phone where you create a profile that allows you to enter some details and photos. You then set the gender that you are looking for, the age range you are looking for, and also the distance you are willing to travel to find love before being met with profiles that suit your requirements. If you like what you see, you are going to swipe right. If you are not impressed, it is a swipe to the left. When two people say yes to each other, you will get a notification, and a private message option will become open.

 Now, the platform is densely populated by those in their twenties, and of course, many of them are not looking for long-term love. However, that does not mean your Prince Charming or Cinderella (or is it Tinderella?) is not there waiting for you. There are other dating apps and platforms out there, all with varying degrees of formality. What do you have to lose? 

Enlist the services of a dating coach

Enlist the services of a dating coach or expert

An NYC Dating Coach will teach you how to be truly authentic with yourself and help you to recognize the mistakes that you have been making in your dating life thus far. You will learn how being yourself is the way to finding true love, where Tinder and speed dating and everything else has not produced the results you have hoped for. 

Join a group

Even if you do not find love here, you will be sure to come away with a new hobby and new friends! Explore your local area and see what groups and classes are out there that you are interested in. It may be hiking, life drawing classes, pottery – whatever floats your boat! It is one of the least scary ways of meeting someone, and you will have plenty in common!

Ask a friend

Your friends know you well. They will know what you like and do not like, and will more than likely have heard all about your dating disasters. They may have mutual friends whom they can hook you up with on a blind date or a group date, to break the ice. 

Finding love does not have to be hard. Of course, it is never something that should be rushed into, but with a bit of creativity and courage, you can find the perfect partner for you for next Valentine’s Day.