[header] How to start a strong " dating " relationship [title] Make good friends. [step] " true love " rarely comes from a woman you pick up at a bar (or a guy who picks you up at a bar). It may happen, too, but the chances are very slim. 
The longest-lasting " dating " relationships tend to be those that begin as strong " friend " relationships and eventually become more intimate. Perhaps the most difficult rule to believe is that love is not something you run around looking for.