Aim high - true love and romance

After years of being single, I love coming home to someone and going to sleep at night knowing there is someone in my life.  He has his quirks and so do I, but somehow life seems better.  When things go wrong at work, I still have him.  When something good happens, he is there to celebrate.  On the whole I feel I am not walking through life alone.

It took me many attempts and lots of failure, but I worked out (slowly) what other people want.  That's the key - to please yourself, you need to consider others.  He spent most of his life becoming the man he is today.  I grew up in a different household with another set of circumstances.  We agree on lots of things, but we also realise we are both very independent.  The fact that we have our own experiences makes us more interesting to each other.

Here are some of the tips for finding true love and romance:

• Be patient (good things come to those who wait).
• See opportunities and take chances (be open to life's twists and turns).
• Try lots of different things and meet as many people as you can.
• Put on your happy face and be excited about other people.
• Embrace what is unusual (opposites attract) and try to see why someone is the way they are.
• Have fun and see everyday as an opportunity to find love, happiness and romance (in the city, country or wherever you may be).
• Stay positive and don't let others discourage you.
• Know that there is someone out there for you… it is just a matter of finding them.