My advice is to just make time for improving your overall appearance. Even if you are a stay at home mom, make sure you get up a couple of minutes before kids and do your hair, apply some lotion and don't just wear worn out t shirt, sweat pants etc.

What ever your beauty routine is just make time for it. It is a proven fact, looking better will help you feel better and influence those around you.

Finally, someone explained to me that lots of folks just put out those "For Sale" signs sort of for sport. All locals know that summer people are heading this way, and those "city folks" have very distorted ideas about fair property values. So sport is to put out a "For Sale" sign, ask a very inflated price, and see if anyone will bite. If you're lucky and catch a rich one, you just may be able to fund your retirement. Otherwise, life goes on, you get to stay in your house, and then try again next year. Sounds like a form of digging for gold to me.

Believe it or not, lots of people who are listed on dating sites are doing just that: They put out their "For Sale" sign with their profile and look like they are seriously "in market" for a Sweetheart. Really, they have a way over-inflated idea of what they can get and are waiting to see if some fool will bite. These folks have stuck out their "For Sale" sign, but they aren't seriously looking. Except for jackpot.

In Internet dating world, this is deceptive advertising in worse way, because reader has no way of knowing if profiler they are interested in is really serious and a paid-up member or not. The ONLY people on these online dating sites who are emailing anyone are ones who have paid! All others are freeloading teases.

If you are considering CyberRomance or are already posted on a site or two, pay your dues like a grown-up. Do your part to contribute to energy and integrity of this wonderful resource for singles. If there’s a time to "put your money where your mouth is," this is it. If you're serious, pay up. If you're not serious, stay out of game.