Pgriz's advice is about finding a MATE--someone you can actually love and cherish for the rest of your life. Lew seems to be on that same page.
Much of the other advice is about how to hang around long enough to get past second base.
In all seriousness, the reason *I've* been single for over a decade is because I'm not interested in casual relationships. If I don't see any hope for a future with a potential date, then I wouldn't date them.
The three best ways to endear yourself to ME?
1. BE yourself. Either I'll like you or I won't. If I don't like you when you're being yourself, why would you WANT me to date you?
2. SHOW me that you are interested in ME, not just in getting into my pants. Because THAT is not gonna happen without a ring. Yes, I'm old-fashioned. I'm also old, so I've got a right.

3. Chivalry will get you everywhere. Well, everywhere, *except* as mentioned in #2.
Admittedly, the OTHER reason I've been single for over a decade is because either no guy has been interested, or I'm so completely oblivious to flirting that I've had no clue they were interested. Either is completely likely. :lmao: