Is your quest for the real deal is like finding a needle in a whole haystack of needles? (Ahw, that's harsh and hard.) Don't worry. Take a deep breath. Relax. It's easier--or at the very least, less stressful--than you think.
• Without that person knowing, watch how that person treats her/his friends, her/his dog, her/his driver...anyone but you. It's easy for that person to be sweet and loving when you're there, but it's only around other people that you'll find out if all that love-and-kindness is from the heart--or just an act.
• While it's tempting to be sucked into the whole "Me Against the World" romance, your friends and family do have your best interest at heart. If they don't like the person you're with at the moment, they probably have good reasons why.
• Be Flexible...and forgiving. No person is ever perfect. She/He slips up sometimes. and in your quest to find the right ONE, so will you. Don't be so hard on girls/guys with your expectations, and don't be so hard on yourself when it turns out they don't live up to them.
• Don't make finding the right ONE the "be-all" and "end-all" of your existence. Enjoy your life! Get into hobbies, bond with your friends, and make time for your family.
Loneliness is only a state of mind, and never worth pining and sighing at the moon just for a girl/guy.
Did it just made you ponder for a moment? If not, read it again, this time aloud.