Holding hands with someone will be a very major thing for you at this point. In fact, no matter what you plan to do with another person, it won’t happen if you don’t feel it right down to your toes. That means you might need to pull back a bit, regardless of how your companion feels about it. Don’t be shy about saying no, and don’t feel obligated to say or do anything you don’t feel comfortable with.

Get a partner in your search for love! If you hit that party or club with a friend, you end up feeling a lot more confident and a lot more likely to start up conversations with romantic prospects.

It’s like a country song: everybody’s right sometimes, and everyone’s wrong most times. Don’t treat your partner like an authority figure whenever they happen to be right.

Your reaction to the changing economy is laudable but hardly unique. The need to be socially useful should pull you toward others who feel the same way. Consider it your new career.