Maintaining an active social life can really help you find a date. It may not seem like an incredibly effect method, but you’d be surprised how big of an effect it can have. To clarify, I want to state that your social life should have plenty of normal friends who you actually like to be around. Don’t get caught up thinking about wingmen or “in” groups. Just have a good group of people that you like.

This helps in a few ways. The first is that the dating world is often very cruel to newcomers. If you try to pick someone up at a popular place you can easily be drowned out by the regulars with game that you won’t be able to match. Besides, this is an ineffective way to find a date you’ll really like. You’ll be following a scattershot method of random guessing based purely on the way that they’re acting that night. It won’t work in the long run.

If you really want to find a good date you will need to have an active social life. This is ideal because you will naturally meet new people through your existing friends, who will probably introduce you to people with similar interests. This makes dating go a lot smoother since you shouldn’t have to constantly dig for topics to avoid awkwardness.

The dating world can be a very confusing one. You might not be able to tell if you date really likes you. This is actually much easier than one might think. You really just have to follow a few basic steps to figure out whether you could be dating your future wife or someone just interested in a fling.
The first way is to keep an eye on the way that her friends treat you. Friends are always terrible at keeping the secrets she passes on to them. You will probably be able to see some knowing glances and hushed words passed between them when you walk by. It is possible that she’ll have tight lipped friends but it doesn’t hurt to be alert.

The second way is to pay attention to the way she acts towards you versus how she is in general. Putting her arm around you might not be much if she’s an outgoing person who’ll hug the new mailman to say hi. A simple touch on your shoulder could mean much more though if you are with a social recluse.

Finally, is she trying to build your ego a bit? Specifically, is she asking for help with things she probably knows? Some women are a little afraid to openly show their feelings. This means that they’ll try and slowly warm up to you by asking questions they’ll know you will answer. If you spot her doing this it could mean she really likes you.

These are pretty basic ways to gauge a girl’s feelings towards you, but they do work well. Keep them in consideration during your adventures in dating.