Improv will teach you vital skills, such as how to stay in the moment, how to relax in uncertainty and, yes, even how to be brave and funny. If you don’t have a dog, nevertheless make it a point to visit the dog park near your house at least once a week.Make an email list to remind your friends to come each week. Check them out and learn more about what you can do.

If you’re into witty banter, coffee shops, and peanut M&M’s — you’ll love Dave. And even if it isn’t – better to have given it an honest shot than to have cut it off at the knees just for the sake of a bunch of unlikely maybes, right? Could be that’s part of why I am single – beyond the fact that a part of me really likes being single. A girl that just naturally looks for the joke in the conversation. It usually doesn’t take long in a relationship to figure out if someone is all about themselves. And nowhere in any of those marriages do I see the idea of “soulmates” carrying them through the hard times.It’s a totally new adventure for me and I’m having a blast doing it. If you make it clear for us, we will go to great lengths to achieve it. We just need a little help to know which mountains and which dragons. Sometimes that may be one date, a short romance, or a long term relationship. It’s nice to be able to pick someone, strike up a conversation and set up a date all from my desk or couch or wherever I happen to be. I think it shows a girl you respect her and her time when you show up with a plan – and hopefully one that goes beyond dinner and a movie. That has her opinions on issues, art, faith, and culture and can back up those opinions. But we can call all that hard work “soulmates” – it sounds better.If I’m not working or doing something creative, I like to get out and be active – hiking, mountain biking, or going for a long ride on my motorcycle. Even the neurotic ones (which I can tend towards) are neurotic because we’re being overly logical. I want to know why so many women get in their own way when it comes to love. I like to think I’ve gotten my season of hooking up or directionless dating done with. I tend to live in one of two extremes: overly intentional or completely aloof. On the flip side, I’m learning that dating and relationships are at their best when they’re organic – when they evolve from acquaintance to friend to dating to wherever it goes. I largely consider myself a feminist, and I’m naturally attracted to strong personalities. So when a girl turns the tables on me and plans the date – it knocks me back a little bit, in a good way. Wondering how to meet awesome guys in the new year? You’ll sharpen your conversational skills, broaden your social circle, and likely meet some nice guys in the process. Bonus: you know from the start they make healthy eating a priority. Find a bar in a good neighborhood and make it happen. Trivia night attracts a much different kind of crowd than we usually associate with bars, so give it a shot. While a majority of the people you’ll meet are, in fact, coders, you need not be to volunteer. I tell people this one a lot but with a caveat–you might not actually meet a single dude in your improv class. And these are all skills that help you handle meeting people out in the real world. You’ll never meet a more accepting group of people who have nothing more in common with each other than picking up dog poop. Try different hours, but specifically weekend afternoons.