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The time for making New Year’s Resolution is coming up fast and a lot of us (myself included) feel that this can be a time of self-reflection, growth, and ambition. For all of us who have been out of the dating pool for a while, this could be a good time to grasp the opportunity to reevaluate things. There could be a million reasons you haven’t been dating – your career took priority, self-care, a bad breakup – but there is only one reason to get back in the game because you’re ready. If you aren’t sure how to get back into dating, or even if you are ready to date again, here are some things to consider.

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In our years of interacting with Arkansas Singles, a trend has emerged – the focus has shifted from being the right one to finding the right relationship.

As millions of dating and ‘personals’ websites and smartphone apps provide an unlimited number of profiles and pictures, each individual has got to work, superfluously skipping through profile after profile – winking or swiping left/right in a hurry. The focus has shifted from quality to quantity. The more profiles you look at, the more your chances of finding love. Pretty simple, right? We disagree.

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From the elderly Yentas in Eastern European shtetls to The Bachelor, traditional matchmaking has a long history in almost every cultural group in the world. After all, isn’t it easier to find your perfect match when you can leave it in the hands of those with the most discerning eye, the most sophisticated personality evaluations, and ultimately the best neighborhood gossip? But lately, the game has been changing, and your parent’s dating agencies are getting left behind in the dust.

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