I thought I would pass along some interesting stats from Match.com which is one of the largest and most popular online dating services to meet single women:

56% male, 44% female

29% are under age 30; 51% are ages 30-49; 20% are age 50+

79% have some college or a college degree

69% non-smokers, 24% smokers, (7% did not answer)

56% do not have children, 23% have children who at least sometimes live at home, 19% have children away from home (2% did not answer)

The 50+ age group is the fastest growing demographic

Tip #1 - When you first meet a single woman, don't come on all hot & horny like a dog in heat. This approach rarely works and scares women away. Just approach her with a nice smile and lots of warmth and friendliness.

Tip #2 - Here's a great idea that will attract single women like crazy in nightclubs and bars. Bring your laptop computer with you and set it up on your table. Use your laptop and act like you are totally focused and consumed with what's on the screen. Before long, single women will be approaching you, wondering what you are doing. Their curiosity will be killing them. I would recommend loading your computer with games. Then you can show her how to play and you can make your move from there by asking her out or for her phone number. You could also say you are writing a book on meeting and dating women and ask her for her input on a subject such as, "What are the worst pick-up lines you have heard from men?"

Tip #3 - What's the best way to ask a woman for her phone number?
Here's the best way: "I'd like to take you out sometime, can I have your phone number?" Be sure and always carry a pen and paper with you at all times, just for this purpose.

Tip #4 - After she gives you her phone number, how long do you wait before you call her? If she seemed interested in you, wait 5 days (this is to keep her guessing and thinking about you). If she did not seem too interested in you, wait 2 days.

Tip #5 - When asking for single women for a date, be specific about the date. Example: "Let's have dinner at Steak & Ale Thursday night at 7 p.m. and afterwards we can go have a drink at Boogie Nights Disco."

Tip #6 - When you are on a date with a woman, be sure and mimic her body language, tone of voice, rate of speech, and her breathing. This will make her feel closer to you and feel attracted to you. Try this. It works!

A great fallacy, shared by many men, is that the best pick-up method is to catch a girl's eye, smile and maybe say , "Hi." " Then, if she responds, to follow up and meet her. This does work, of course, and any time a girl gives you a "come on" whether you made any friendly gesture or not, you should follow through, if you find her attractive. But the big mistake is to assume that because she didn't return your smile, she will not be interested in you.

As we have already explained, many girls (if not most) do not believe in smiling back at strangers. This is particularly true with very attractive girls. In the past they have probably been bothered a lot by all kinds of guys annoying them. So they adopt an unfriendly, aloof attitude in public which acts like a "hands-off' sign to keep off unwelcome attention. Nevertheless, they may still be available, and receptive, to a nice, friendly approach by an interesting man. So, to follow up only with girls who smile back is really quite foolish.

This is an excerpt from our best-selling book, "How to Talk to Women."

Long distance relationships have an extremely low chance of succeeding. You should avoid the heartache for both of you by sticking to the single female population within a two-hour drive of your place. This only makes sense. If things do start to heat up, how can you be part of her daily or even weekly life if you live 400 miles away? Phone, fax and e-mail are not sufficient. You have to be there on a very regular basis. Choose local single women or relocate.

Are you living in the past? Do you keep thinking about a lost love in the past? Do you keep thinking about the good old days?

If this describes you, then you are living in the past. Sometimes this can become all-consuming and it gets to a point where it interferes with the present and your future.

Don't allow yourself to get into this rut because it can effect your dating, relationships, meeting new single women, and scoring with single women.

How does it interfere? Well, when all you can think about is all the good times you had with women in the past or one particular woman you were crazy about in the past, you may start comparing the times you're having now, which seems empty and boring and you make a really big mistake by comparing the girls you meet in the present to
previous girlfriends and they never seem to measure up.

So, what's the point? You need to let go of the past because it is causing you problems in your ability to enjoy the present and the future and it can have a devastating effect on your relationships with women. So, how do you let go of the past and previous serious relationships of the past? Try these exercises:

1. Say to yourself daily, "I really had some great times in my past. But, now I must let go of the past and say good bye to all those fun times. From now on I'm going to focus on having a good time in the present and I will enjoy many happy times in the future. I will no longer be chained to the past, past relationships, lost loves, and bad experiences in my past.

2. Here's an exercise to get over a lost love in the past - Say to yourself daily, "_____________(name of girl), I really loved and cared for you and enjoyed all our happy times, shared love, and all the good times we shared, but now I must say good bye to you. I must let you go...I must get on with my life. Good bye, take care and I wish you much happiness in life." Just keep repeating this daily until she's completely out of your mind.

In closing, please don't fall into the rut of living in the past. The past is past. Let go of it and enjoy life to the fullest each and every day. Life is short and someday when you get older you may look back regretfully and wish you would have lived your life differently.

I recommend these pick up lines to meet single women that you are attracted to:

“Don’t you know me from somewhere?”

“Where are you going? Can I offer you a ride?”

“Excuse me, but I think it’s about time we met each other.”

“Can you tell what’s on my mind? You.”

“Did you know that I know what you’re Mr. Right looks like? I see him every morning when I look in the mirror.”

Being 40+ and single again has it's curses and blessings, I wont linger on the former but would like to share with you and your readers a great little place to snag babes. Bookstores, yep bookstores, not only do you get to screen what her interests before moving in, but you already have a common ground, something to talk about right away instead of fumbling around for something that interests you both.
Depending on whether you are an expert or a novice on the subject matter you can opt to enlighten or be enlightened and believe me, a woman will never miss an opportunity to show that there's "more than T&A in the DNA."

"All that and a great mind too!" usually will get a smile, and a phone number.

Libraries are also great places if you've got the time. A little tip is finding an attractive lady at a table, look at what she's reading, grab some of the same subject matter, and plop down across from her or near enough to start exchanging thoughts.

I have enjoyed quite a few successful encounters thanks to your tips and advice but if there is one little tidbit that everyone needs to carry with them it's that rejection is a part of the game. Hell, Ken Griffey Jr. doesn't get a hit but once every three at bats and he's on his way to the Baseball Hall of Fame so don't be afraid to swing away.

Thanks.