[PJ]

I think everything's been covered...
I'll throw in my 2 cents as well.

To reiterate. Just go out and meet people. With friends, meetup.com, community events, whatever. I have a girlfriend, but I never pass up a chance to hang out with new people. You never know who you can meet. I've met millionaires who went broke, met broke people who turned millionaires, met people who know other certain people, etc. If you're uncomfortable, bring a friend, and you'll slowly build your confidence to the point where you can go it alone.

And with the whole online dating thing, there's nothing wrong with it at all. I used to be one of those people who always ridiculed it, but the more I people I talked to about it, I realized that it's completely normal at this day and age.

It surprised me even more when I found out that a couple of my friends in the entertainment business met their other halves online as well. (One of them's a model/actor, and the other used to be in a certain platinum-selling boyband, so it's not like they would have a hard time getting a real date - they just chose to try the online dating thing, and hey, it worked out for them.)

So don't be afraid to try new things!