No matter how bleak your social life appears to be, eventually, someone breaks through and really gets to you. We can try to put up a protective front of not being interested or finding reasons for not having a boyfriend/girlfriend so that we can justify being alone but in reality, there is no one way to have a relationship, they just happen.

The longer you believe you'll be alone, the harder you'll eventually fall for someone when they come into your life if you continue to dispair. More than anything else, the three most important things to keep in mind are:

1. Always be yourself. Don't conform to someone else's liking just to have a relationship as those are doomed from the very beginning. Love that lasts occurs when both parties fall in love based on who they really truly are, not who they appear to be, or pretend to be. When you find someone who you are completely comfortable around, that's a sign that perhaps there is something more there.

2. Don't be in any hurry. As many others have said, relationships, no matter the age can come and go at any time. People who stress out over not being in a relationship usually make themselves so miserable that they miss out on chances to find a real, solid relationship. Instead, take everything in stride for now, find out who you are, and what you would like to be, then see if there are people out there who share your interests and get involved. The more active and social you are, the broader range and variety of people you'll meet.

3. Finally, don't burn any bridges or write someone off as being "out of your league" or as "not being your type" just based upon physical features. One of the most amazing things I've seen in many long-term, lasting relationships is that both people thought the other was either not their type or too good for them when they first saw each other, yet when they really got to know each other, all of these outer obstacles disappeared. I know it's very hard not to judge someone based upon appearance, but really get to know someone before you really decide whether or not they are for you. Perhaps not everyone is a supermodel on the outside, but really, the outside doesn't last forever. It's what's inside that does and really, what counts in love.

Take care all.