{"id":236042,"date":"2013-02-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-04T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/looking-for-a-way-to-snag-a-valentine\/"},"modified":"2013-02-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-02-04T08:00:00","slug":"looking-for-a-way-to-snag-a-valentine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/looking-for-a-way-to-snag-a-valentine\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfBuscando una manera de enganchar un San Valent\u00edn?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Downtown dating coach says \u2018love is in the neighborhood\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

David Moy\u00e9 | Noticias del Centro<\/p>\n

With Valentine\u2019s Day happening this month, love is in the air and one nationally recognized dating expert believes Downtown may just be San Diego\u2019s best place to find it.<\/p>\n

\u201cDowntown is a fantastic place for singles. There\u2019s lots of energy, action and professional singles,\u201d said dating coach DeAnna Lorraine, who lives in Little Italy but has her office in Bankers Hill. \u201cIt\u2019s easy to get around and meet a lot of people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lorraine should know.<\/p>\n

Referred to by her clients as \u201cMs. Hitch,\u201d Lorraine has been helping single men and women hone their dating skills for the past seven years through her business as \u201cThee Dating Coach and Romance Resource.\u201d<\/p>\n

She has also offered her advice on television, on shows such as \u201cGood Morning America\u201d and \u201cThe Rachael Ray Show.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Dating coach DeAnna Lorraine (Photo by Reuben Poon \/ Celebration Packages)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Being a dating coach is something the twenty-something entrepreneur started after working in corporate America, but the roots started when she was a young girl growing up in Northridge.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have four brothers. I\u2019m the only girl and I\u2019m in the middle,\u201d Lorraine laughed. \u201cI grew up in a heavily male [dominated] world and I was sort of the girl in the locker room. I learned insights into a man\u2019s brain.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another incident that she believes helped shape her future destiny as an intermediary between the sexes was sadder: her parent\u2019s divorce when she was nine.<\/p>\n

\u201cI remember their arguments and I felt like if I had the tools, and better relationship skills, I could have mediated their differences.\u201d<\/p>\n

While she couldn\u2019t do that, she has vowed to help others hone their skills at attracting lasting love. What she has learned may surprise people.<\/p>\n

\u201cMen make the mistake that women are won over by the perfect and nice gentleman,\u201d she explained. \u201cBut guys shouldn\u2019t lead with that. Women need a contrast. They want to see the bad boy side and feel the guy can be a protector.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn the other hand, the biggest misconception women make is thinking men are complicated. They assume there is a deep meaning to what guys do. Men are simple. If a man is into you, you\u2019ll know it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another misconception, she says, is that guys aren\u2019t looking for serious love.<\/p>\n

\u201cActually, it seems like there\u2019s been a shift and [now] guys are the ones that want to settle down, while women \u2013 at least when they\u2019re in their twenties and early thirties \u2013 are more interested in building a career.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lorraine\u2019s clients run about 60\/40 male-to-female and she attributes to this to the male tendency to problem solve. \u201cIf there\u2019s something wrong, guys will take action,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Some of her training includes explaining the social cues of the opposite sex, and Lorraine has had some female clients in powerful, high profile positions that needed help dialing back their tough-as-nails business side when in a casual social setting.<\/p>\n

But she also stresses to each client that they have a right to be loved and shows them how to accentuate their best side to potential partners.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of my clients was a 39-year-old woman with cerebral palsy who was about to throw in the towel and stop trying to find a love,\u201d Lorraine said. \u201cI got her to become more confident and taught her dating and attraction skills, and she has found a guy \u2013 who also has C.P. \u2013 that she believes is her soul mate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aside from her private coaching and matchmaking practice, Lorraine makes regular appearances on both national and local TV, and is the resident \u201cdating expert\u201d on a Channel 933 radio show, where she has a regular dating advice segment on Thursday mornings.<\/p>\n

She is currently in the process of producing her own product line that includes a DVD\/Audio series and e-books, and she published two books in 2012: \u201cThe Art of MAN-ifesting Mr. Right\u201d and \u201cThe Science of being Sexy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lorraine also leads live seminars and weekend workshops, often at Downtown bars and restaurants, where she helps clients test their newfound skills and learn what works best for each one.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes, you have to clean a guy\u2019s glasses and get them to see who they can be a mate with,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re thinking of looking for a Valentine Downtown this year, Lorraine has these tips that can increase your chances.<\/p>\n

1.<\/strong>\u00a0Don\u2019t hibernate. Don\u2019t let rain or cold keep you inside. To meet people, you have to put yourself out there.<\/p>\n

2.<\/strong>\u00a0Go to a sports bar on Super Bowl Sunday or to watch the Aztecs play. It will be fun and very social.<\/p>\n

3.<\/strong> Downtown has lots of hookah bars and even if you don\u2019t smoke, they\u2019re great places to meet people.<\/p>\n

To learn more about Lorraine and her dating services and workshops, visit her website at DeAnnaLorraine.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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San Diego native David Moye writes Weird News for the Huffington Post. You can learn more about him at huffingtonpost.com\/david-moye<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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