Maryanne Comaroto gives you the lowdown on where to find love this Valentine’s Day.

A reporter asked me to help him with his column the other day, and his first question was: “Valentine’s Day is coming up. But where can you meet a date if you’re single?”

I replied, “That’s like asking me where to go eat when you’re hungry. First you need to tell me what you like, what you are hungry for? I certainly wouldn’t want to send you to a seafood restaurant if you can’t stand fish! As elementary as it sounds, we need to make this distinction and move away from the one-size-fits-all relationship mentality. If you just want to meet “someone” you can go to a restaurant or bar. I can name a half a dozen singles haunts off the top of my head.

“But if you’re talking about meeting the right someone for you, then you need to invest some more time and effort. Otherwise you’ll have to kiss a lot of toads, or just cross your fingers and hope you get lucky on a blind date! An alternative is, get real clear on what you want. Real clear. And then go where you think those kinds of people hang out. The funny thing is, that when we set that strong an intention you almost don’t have to do anything! Life responds to strong desires that are maintained over time. Or you can do both, get out there in the flow of like-minded folks and let a little elbow grease & serendipity lend a hand! As you like it.”

Whether Valentine’s Day or another day, dating and love can be found!

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