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"Hi, Storked! readers, specifically single moms, who have traded diapers for dates. I&amp;#39;m Amy Spencer (I recently interviewed Katy Perry for Glamour) and I&amp;#39;m here to tell you how to meet the guy of your dreams. My brand-new book, Meeting Your Half-Orange, is about how to use dating optimism, which is based on the neuropsychology that by being positive about yourself and your dating situation, you can actually change your emotional brain. And that changes everything from your body language to the energy within and around you and what and who you attract, so you can meet an awesome, adoring partner who can also be a great dad for your kid. Here are some ideas to get you started:\nPinterestFacebook1. Change your negative buzzwords: You may &amp;quot;hate&amp;quot; work today or feel like you &amp;quot;never&amp;quot; get enough sleep&amp;quot; (oh yeah, remember sleep?), but all those &amp;quot;can&amp;#39;ts&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;won&amp;#39;ts&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;nevers&amp;quot; are unconsciously bringing you down and can potentially bum out a date. So make a pact to flip everything to the positive, even for just one night. Talk about what you do love, definitely want to try and will always look forward to. See how much better you feel.\n__2. Don&amp;#39;t close any doors:__Just because he&amp;#39;s younger than you or has never changed a diaper or you met him online doesn&amp;#39;t mean he&amp;#39;s not a contender. Love likes to surprise people. Who knows how you&amp;#39;ll meet him, right? So don&amp;#39;t seal off any doors he might want to walk through.\n3. On the way to a date, work up an &amp;quot;orange buzz&amp;quot;: This is what I call the happy, hopeful feeling you get in your gut when you smile big and think about how you want to feel in the right relationship. Picture the right guy looking you in the eyes and saying, &amp;quot;How on earth did I get so lucky?&amp;quot; Then remember: Your next date is a step farther along your unique path to that guy.\n4. Do what I call an &amp;quot;orange smile&amp;quot;: Engage every muscle in your face, even those wrinkle lines by your eyes, so you&amp;#39;ll feel happier and more positive before you even see his face. Numerous scientific studies about smiling have found that while being happy makes you smile, the reverse is also true: The effect of smiling actually makes you happy.\n__5. Have a blast:__Dating isn&amp;#39;t supposed to be a chore, and if you&amp;#39;re not feeling it, don&amp;#39;t do it--because the negative feelings you&amp;#39;ll evoke by dragging yourself to blind dates you don&amp;#39;t want to go on far outweigh the benefits you&amp;#39;d get by doing something that will make you smile with your kid. So date only if you feel good about it. Then have a blast! Embrace this adventure that truly is leading you straight to your other half.\n__Single moms, do you find dating to be hard? Is finding and paying a sitter standing in your way? What was your last date like? Tell me one positive thing about it. Thanks for having me, Chrissy will be back tomorrow.\n__\n\n10 Bad Guys Worth Dating Anyway.\nThe Dos And Don&amp;#39;ts Of Online Dating. \nWhat Are Your Dating Deal Breakers?\n\nMore Ways to Get Glamour\nYou could win $50,000 just for registering for or logging in to Glamour.com!\nSign up for Glamour.com&amp;#39;s Style Tips of the Week and Beauty Tip of the Day newsletters!\nAdd Glamour to your iGoogle homepage.\nFollow us on Twitter."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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