Dating? Here’s some advice on getting serious from the book “How to Survive Dating” (Hundreds of Heads Books, www.hundredsofheads.com, $12.95), straight from people who’ve done it:

The best place to meet a man is at a place you enjoy. I met my future husband at a car race.

— Nicole Livezy, Pitman, N.J.

I have had success with dating people I knew previously from high school or college. This is ideal because I have a history with these people as friends and acquaintances, and that makes things more comfortable from the beginning.

Bev Walton-Porter, Colorado Springs, Colo.

If you plan and work too hard, you’ll never find the right person. I live my life, do things I enjoy and eventually trip over someone interesting. I met my current partner at a music festival. It’s ideal because you are relaxed and being yourself, not manufacturing some persona you think someone will find attractive. It’s too much like a bad job interview otherwise.

— J.A., Durham, N.C.

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