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\u00a06 TIPS TO MEET THE RIGHT PERSON WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT<\/strong><\/p>\n Most single people <\/a>can attest to hearing this advice at least once in their relationship-free lives:\u00a0\u201cYou\u2019ll meet someone when you least expect it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Common? Yes. Totally unhelpful<\/a>? Also yes. For people who are interested in coupling up<\/a>, \u201cnot expecting\u201d to find someone can feel like a seemingly impossible feat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n But why\u00a0<\/em>do people say it? According to matchmakers<\/a> and relationship experts<\/a>,\u00a0it\u2019s because it\u2019s true.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cWhen you\u2019re focused on meeting someone, that stress can be seen from a mile away,\u201d Kelli Fisher<\/a>, certified life and relationship coach and one half of \u201cThe Matchmaking Duo,\u201d<\/a> told The Huffington Post. \u201cWhen you don\u2019t have that at the top of your mind and are just enjoying yourself in the moment without any preconceived notions, things can progress organically.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 1. Pursue your interests and hobbies.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cGet more involved in things that will bring you happiness or peace like hobbies, connecting with friends, family, traveling or reconnecting with your faith. When you\u2019re more fulfilled, the law of attraction kicks in, so people see you with that joy and want that for themselves,\u201d Fisher said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 2.\u00a0Reconnect with old friends.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cWe always see people reconnecting with faith, joining travel or sporting groups, learning something but also being around people with similar values and hobbies as you and also reconnecting with old friends,\u201d Fisher said. There are always \u201cfriend-troductions\u201d\u00a0to be made when you surround yourself with different circles of friends \u2015 you end up meeting people without really even thinking about it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 3. Rethink what you want in a relationship.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Taking a break from actively seeking a partner also gives you the opportunity to figure out exactly what you want from your next relationship,\u00a0Tana Gilmore<\/a>, a life and relationship coach (and Fisher\u2019s matchmaking partner), explained. \u201cYou can course correct issues and challenges you\u2019ve had in the past with making bad relationship decisions and in turn, attract the kind of mate you deserve and want.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 4. Abandon your checklist.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cI\u2019d tweak the sentence to \u2018You find love where<\/em> you least expect it\u2019 \u2015 in this case, with someone who may not be \u2018your type\u2019 or who you were looking for,\u201d\u00a0Andrea Syrtash,<\/a>\u00a0the author of \u201cHe\u2019s Just Not Your Type (And That\u2019s a Good Thing\u201d<\/a>), said. \u201cSo many of us get tied to our paper checklists and sometimes overlook great matches who don\u2019t add up on them. But then, you don\u2019t marry a piece of paper.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 5.\u00a0Look around you.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cIn some cases, [the women I interviewed]\u00a0realized they had chemistry with a friend or officemate they didn\u2019t originally consider romantically, but who made them happy,\u201d Syrtash said. \u201cIn other cases, some of these people found love when they took the pressure off of themselves to meet a \u2018perfect match.\u2019 They were more present and it made organic connections with people when they weren\u2019t overthinking it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 6. Don\u2019t deactivate your online dating profile just yet.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Fisher and Gilmore said it\u2019s good to\u00a0\u201cperiodically check\u201d your accounts in the event that while you\u2019re off doing things that make you happy, \u201csomeone may be looking for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 6 Habits To Meet The Right Person When You Least Expect It.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2664,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nInstead of actively looking, experts say to focus on these things instead.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n