Sarah's advice: Keep calm and carry on

Or, if at first you don't succeed, don't worry about it and try again. I sometimes receive emails from MSFers who feel that they aren't getting as much attention as they'd like (and, I have no doubt, deserve) and feel like giving up. If you're feeling that way, all that's needed is a little tweak of attitude towards what you're looking for with mysinglefriend.com. Here are a few quick tips.

Don't take it too seriously

MSF is all about the fun. It's not a test of your desirability, or a marriage making machine (though marriages do occur), it's simply a way to widen your pool of potential dates, meet some new people and have a laugh. If you meet someone very special, that's fantastic, but don't put pressure on yourself (or potential dates!) to make the perfect match. 

Don't take it personally

If you feel that people aren't approaching you then you need to approach them. We recommend being really proactive and favouriting and messaging loads of people. However many people you approach some of them aren't going to reply, for whatever reason, and the key thing is, don't take it personally. Those non-repliers have missed out on the greatness of you, so just spare a moment to pity them and move on. The more messages you send, the more replies you'll receive, so message, message, message.

Strike whilst the iron's hot

The great thing about MSF is that you can message back and forth before you meet, learn a little about your potential date and see if you like the cut of their gib (and how good their spelling is). What you don't want to do, though, is spend so long on the messaging bit that you never quite make it to meeting them in real life. Once you've established a rapport through the first few messages, jump in there and suggest meeting up in real life.

Get your friend involved

As we always say here at MSF, you're in it together. Once your friend has added you to the site, don't just let them leave you to get on with it, encourage them to log in and search for potential dates for you (and perhaps a little bit of eye candy for them...). Your friend can then send those recommendations over to you with a little note about why they've picked them out. You can invite as many friends as you like to recommend people to you, making mysinglefriend.com a jolly get together rather than a solitary search.

So keep going and have fun. I'll be back in a couple of weeks with more dating tips and advice.