It’s easier than ever to meet a potential love interest…or so it would seem.

Recent studies would suggest that while access to potential mates is plentiful, making an actual love connection is just as hard as it’s ever been.

Speed dating is a perfect microcosm of modern dating and what happens when there is too much choice. It turns out that all that choice whether dating online or just going to a local speed dating event leaves many overwhelmed. Overwhelmed by too many choices the human brain either shuts down or just goes for the shiniest object.

In the case of speed dating, the only people that seem to do well are the ones who always do well: the best looking people/most eligble will get dates, while the rest will have to fend for themselves.

My solution is simple yet challenging: stack the odds in your favor. Meet someone informally through friends or co-workers. Strike up a conversation at the grocery store with a guy that looks attractive to you. Attend a charity ball.

What do you do to beat the odds?

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