how to find love with the right attitude

"A happy attitude is so alluring, yet you'd be shocked by how many women forget to smile when meeting someone new," says psychologist Rachel Dinero. Not that she faults them. It can be tough to be cheery if you've been burnt in the past or if the conversation suddenly takes a turn for the tedious. But feeling cringey for the few seconds it takes to force a smile may be worth your effort.

Research shows that flexing the facial muscles that are required to smile can substantially improve your mood.

And it has a similar effect on the person with you. When you smile at someone, it may fire up a bundle of neurons in the frontal lobe of their brain, triggering happy feelings, says clinical psychologist Craig Malkin. In other words, he could subconsciously start to associate elation with you. Plus, a study published in the journal Psychological Science found that smiling at a person makes you look prettier. Stay with us.