The fact of the matter is, we’re too obsessed with finding our ideal “soulmate,” who frankly, is not a real person. You know where the real people are? They are online. You should meet them! There are probably some really nice guys, under 6 ft tall, who give amazing head.

Let’s go over the basic rules:

1. Forget “Your Type”

I don’t want to beat a dead horse here, as this is the one some stranger online (me) has already spent copious amounts of time yelling at you about, but, it’s an important one. Please, for the love of God, don’t rule someone out because they are not what you perceive to be your physical type. Studies have repeatedly shown we don’t know what’s good for ourselves in this arena, and attraction actually comes down to DNA, and pheremones, all of which you definitely can’t suss out online.

The only type you should be concerned with is, “will he be good to me?” and “does he seem like a decent human being?” THAT kind of type I can advocate for. What I cannot get behind, is going after a type like emotionally-distant-musician-in-skinny-jeans, for example, if that has never worked for you in the past, and newflash, never will. Do yourself a favor and go out with someone who might surprise you.

2. Don’t spend forever texting and go out!**!!

Look, I don’t like putting on pants and leaving the house either, but as I mentioned before, dating is a numbers game and you’re not going to be able to gauge if you have chemistry with someone unless you meet them. More so, if you want to meet someone you’ll actually fall in like with, you’re going to have to meet some duds. Have some faith that the quicker you get through the no’s, the faster you’ll get to your yes. You can’t expect to meet the love of your life in your first week of Hinge-ing, so skip the back and forth and meet the dude for a coffee already.