Practice makes perfect, and this maxim applies when you're single and looking for a date.

I have noticed that there are many males who, in spite of busy schedules and an overload of work commitments, showe very positive dating results with some of the most gorgeous women.

On the other hand, there are men who have relatively little barriers to meeting and dating the ladies, and yet, have nothing to show on their dating report cards.

The interesting thing is, the bunch who are successful with the ladies are not always better-looking, or richer than the not so accomplished ones.

So, to help you separate dating myth from fact, here's my observation: men who pull off successful dates have learnt to focus on the few critical things that are important when it comes to meeting and dating women.

These critical elements are:

1) To be pro-active
Many men tend to be passive and take a wait-and-see approach. These men often like to sit back and wait for his chance with the ladies because they are fixated with the idea that "if things are meant to happen, they will happen". They wait for love to come their way and seldom try to create opportunities to meet  members of the fairer sex.

But these men are quickly brought back to reality when the girl of his dreams passes by him at the bus-stop, or he suddenly realises that everyone around him is in a relationship. But it's too late by then, because they haven't got the social skills nor the necessary approach to pull of a conversation or meeting with the girl. The passive guy will have to deal reactively when the situation presents itself, and he sweats to work on it.

A guy who decides to take the pro-active approach is different, preferring to act before it turns critical.

He will do the following to prepare himself should he meet a girl he likes very much, including:
- being prepared with skills or having 'foreknowledge' about women and dating
- picturing himself in scenarios with the ladies
- Strike up conversations and make dates with women frequently

Here are two real-life cases to illustrate what I mean:

Two of my friends, one who is passive, while the other is pro-active, are both habitual surfers and visit social media sites often.

When the pro-active one comes across a single lady's profile, he will promptly send her a message, then proceed on to check out other people's profiles.

When the passive friend does the same, he bookmarks her profile page and waits, thinking that he will send her a message one of these days.
When he comes back to her profile, he finds out that she is already "in a relationship".

No prizes for guessing which of them gets better results in dating females.

So, my suggestion is this - think about at least one way you can immediately get yourself a successful date with women, then act on it.

Start being a master of your dating life.

About the writer:

Skilldo is an 'ex-unhappy' Singaporean guy - who grew from being lonely,
dateless and single... into breaking out of it, and obtained a fulfilling
social life in meeting, dating and entering satisfying relationships with
women.

He is the author of 'The Ultimate Singapore Girl-Getter'. A
locally-focused guide for Singapore men to approach, date and successfully
attract the type of women they want for themselves.

He maintains a website containing secrets and training for men at -
http://www.seductionsingapore.com