It is better to be single and happy, than desperately unhappy in a relationship. You can never be as lonely by yourself as you can be in a relationship that is clearly not working

Tired of spending Sundays by yourself? Of going to parties alone or suffering through blind dates organized by your friends? Of looking at the personal columns in the newspapers with more than a passing interest? Are you tired of winching when someone asks the dreaded question, 'How's your love life'?
Right. There are many people around you who are either in relationships or are married. All of them must have been single at some or other time. So how did they do it? How can you do it too?
Here are some tips to help you shed your single status. Even Diana Online Dating Guide/Expert from wheresinglesmeet.com referred the same tips.

Get Happy By Yourself
Putting your life on hold while waiting for the Perfect One to appear is a mistake. Being happy and self-contained is much more attractive than the clinging-vine-routine. Extreme neediness is not a social asset when looking for a balanced and pleasant new partner.

Avoid Looking Desperate
Desperation can be smelt at fifty paces and it does not smell nice. For both men and women, being over-interested and coming on too strongly is turn off.

Check Your Appearance
Ask a good friend for advice and try out what they say. Remember that the difference between a good and a bad haircut is six weeks. Go to the gym, get a few new clothes and make a dramatic change or two. Remember that whether we like it or not, first impressions court.

Get Your Own Interest
Join a library, learn a new language, join a sports club and enroll for the persona growth course. These are things you will most likely enjoy and you are also likely to meet people thereof both sexeswho share your interests.

Friends Are Important
No, you don't have to get involved with friends, but ask around and you will be surprised how many people met their spouses or partners at dinner parties or social gatherings or weekend gatherings hosted by friends. Organized blind dates have been known to work for a lucky few, but for many, they can be embarrassing and uncomfortable occasions.

Accept All Invitations
Unless someone really makes your skin crawl, accept invitations to social occasions. The overnight party at the house of the office born might not make your pulse race, but who knows what his brother, sister or best friend are like? So go ahead and take that chance.

Initiate Social Events
Don't sit around waiting for things to happen. Even if you know only two people in new city, cook dinner, invite both of them and ask each of them to bring two friends.

Invite Others Along
Get people to join you in activities you have already planned for your-self. A good sentence to remember is 'I am going to the movies on Tuesday nightdo you want to join me'? This does not sound like you are inviting someone out on a date. You are going anyway, whether they want to come or not.

Show Interest
Everyone likes to be listened to. If you are a good listener, you are unlikely to be lonely for long.

Don't Be Too Distant
Get a healthy balance between being too available and being standoffish. People who are playing too hard-to-set also experience what it is like to be easy-to lose. On the other hand, there is little that is less attractive than someone who throws him or herself at someone who is clearly not interested.

Get Out As Much As Possible
Sitting around in front of the TV or moping in your flat night after night is not going to get you meeting any new people.

Don' T Ignore the Obvious
The neighbour, your siblings' friends, people at work and the attractive person you see in the supermarket every now and then.

Become a Regular
If you go to the same coffee shop every morning before work, you will eventually be on greeting terms and later on speaking terms with other people who also follow this routing. Ti is probably less traumatic than going to singles' bars.

Sometimes Single Is Great
Remember that it is healthy to be single between relationships. If you rush straight, chances are that you have dependency issues and are scared of being alone and experiencing personal growth and change.

Better Single than Hitched and Unhappy
And lastly, it is better to be single and happy, than desperately unhappy in a relationship. You can never be as lonely by yourself as you can be a relationship that is clearly not working. So don't rush into a relationship.