{"id":4479,"date":"2019-04-20T15:45:22","date_gmt":"2019-04-20T15:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.pages.roanoke.edu\/?p=4479"},"modified":"2019-09-21T00:18:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-21T00:18:00","slug":"the-ole-switcheroo-five-tips-to-shake-up-your-love-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/?p=4479","title":{"rendered":"The Ole Switcheroo: Five Tips to Shake Up Your Love Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by Emma Grosskopf and <\/span>Shamira James<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Are you in a relationship rut? A drought? Unfairly not getting any action from anyone? Is it looking bleak for your love life? Well, have no fear. Here are a few ways that you (yes, YOU!) can change your approach this season and maybe, just maybe, find what you\u2019re looking for!<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. You Always on That Damn Phone<\/span>\n
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    1. If you\u2019re caught in the Tinder swipe cycle, try looking up from your phone. While it\u2019s a relatively fun and easy way to meet new people, you might have better luck finding someone who isn\u2019t a Salemite with a tattoo of his dog\u2019s face if you get off the apps and hit the town. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
    2. I Ain\u2019t Got No Type<\/span>\n
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      1. Everyone tends to have a type. So maybe if your type happens to be douchey athletes, try your hand at something a little different. You never know if your next Lover Boy could be in the Math department, Theatre RC or published in On Concept\u2019s Edge. Broaden your horizons. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
      2. F R I E N D S<\/span>\n
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        1. This is more of a how-to-survive-at-a-small-school tip, but look past your friend group. That way, you eliminate any overlapping crushes or awkward brunchtime conversations with your other friends. Keep in mind that friend groups can fall apart as quickly as they form, and you don\u2019t want to be the reason for that just because you couldn\u2019t keep it in your pants. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
        2. Less Romphouse, More Coffeehouse<\/span>\n
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          1. If you always ask your People of Interest to come over to do the same thing, that may be contributing to your rut. Instead of always asking your potentials to come over and \u201cwatch a movie\u201d (come on, we all speak the language!), maybe ask them to coffee or out for a smoothie first. Break the ice with a more casual setting than \u201cLet\u2019s turn on Netflix for 20 minutes until we are otherwise occupied.\u201d <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
          2. Love is Blind<\/span>\n
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            1. Honestly, stop acting like you\u2019re too good to let your friends set you up. If you have a close friend or two who you really trust, then see if they can help you break out of your funk. They might see something in someone that you may be missing, so let them take the wheel. Or, you can leave it to the professionals and try your luck on WRKE\u2019s Hour of Dates with Kaelyn and Destinee. You never know what could happen!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

              Written by Emma Grosskopf and Shamira James Are you in a relationship rut? A drought? Unfairly not getting any action from anyone? Is it looking bleak for your love life? Well, have no fear. Here are a few ways that you (yes, YOU!) can change your approach this season and maybe, just maybe, find what […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":4476,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/switcheroo.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4479"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4479\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}