I never understood why people feel like they need to have a girlfriend or boyfriend. Having that kind of mentality will lead to problems.
Relationships themselves are kind of overrated. You have to worry about what your other thinks at all times, buy stuff for them, keep in contact constantly and etc. Nothing but stress. It's better to just mingle and socialize.
Don't find the girlfriend/boyfriend, they'll find you.
That is the wrongest thing I have ever heard. If your relationship is anything like that then it's not a real relationship anyway, it's one of those media-produced status quo deals you feel like you're required to have. If you have a strong bond with your lover-person, you either usually know what they're thinking or don't have to worry because you know their feelings are secure. You don't have to drop a lot of money to keep a woman coming back; I only buy my girlfriend things on major holidays and randomly every now and then just out of the goodness of my own heart, and it's rare that we don't pay our own checks at dinner. A relationship isn't measured by how much money you're spending on your significant other. Keeping in consistant contact shouldn't be an issue because if it's a fling worth having then you should
want to talk to them most of the time.
It seems like the rationality of most young people these days concerning dating is that they need to either be in a relationship at all times to keep up appearances or stay away from dating altogether so as to "expand their horizons." Neither of these strategies will really do anything for you, because in neither case are you getting the kind of emotional and social hypertrophy (not to mention discipline) that comes with getting close to another person and sharing that common link. The second types are probably too afraid to put themselves out there or aren't capable of maintaining a relationship because of some kind of insecurity or preconceived notion and the first types don't know what goes into successful dating anyway because everytime it gets stale or uncomfortable they just break it off and move onto some other victim. No wonder the divorce rate is so high.