I think the biggest help is living in an area that has a lot of the group you're interested in dating (whether that's men or women). If you're a single man in

I think the biggest help is living in an area that has a lot of the group you're interested in dating (whether that's men or women). If you're a single man in the bay area interested in women it's a lot harder than being in NYC or DC (not impossible, but everything is harder). If you're in an area that has a lot of people you get more social skills practice and it's easier to meet people via apps and just regular life. The other stuff is just social skills practice, wearing nicer clothes, being in better shape etc. All those can be worked on separately, but all of that is given a difficulty modifier based on how competitive your area is. As someone who's spent years in the bay area as a single man (some dates, one relationship) and then some time in DC the difference in difficulty is comically obvious.