Everywhere you turn, you’ll find places and people willing to give you advice about love. Your parents have you dialed. Your best friends know what’s best. The guy at the coffee shop is always willing to spout something useful when it comes to romance. Then there’s an Internet full of advice columnists and gurus who have all the answers to make your search for true love so much easier. Just when you think you can’t get any more advice, Hollywood comes along with a movie like Hitch. If you haven’t seen it, this piece won’t spoil it for you in any way. We’re just going to take a look at some of the movies founding principals and see how they might apply to your current romantic situation.

Hitch says 60 percent of all human communication is body language. 30 percent is tone. That means that 90 percent of what counts does not include the words coming out of your mouth. That should take some pressure off because your mouth can get you into more trouble than the other 90 percent. Although I agree with what Hitch is trying to say, you need that other 10 percent to close the deal. You can be moving and giving off all the right signals, you can be speaking and intoning your interest while chatting about the weather outside, but unless you can ask that person out for a date, you’ll be spending next Friday night the exact way you spent last Friday – alone.

Any man has a chance to sweep the right woman off her feet. This is a strong statement that is deceptive in nature. Agreed, you can floor a person with your personality and charm, but you have to win over a stronger beast – chemistry. We’d all like to see the average girl or guy land the supermodel. There are a number of instances on the planet where that’s happened. Shania Twain and Mutt Lang would be a logical example. The point here is that although the odds may not be in your favor, you won’t ever know unless you dare to take a shot at it.

Hitch says eight our of 10 women believe that the first kiss will tell them everything they need to know about the right man. Wow! That sounds terribly, terribly wrong. It actually sounds like it was written by a man, which would explain things. Yes, you should be compatible when it comes to a good lip lock. Yes, certain traits can come across when kissing that may reflect on your personality. The good news is that even if you’re a really bad kisser, you can get better with practice. The bad news is that this won't help you improve your personality.

Run a Google search on your date. Although you may not find much, there’s a chance you can strike gold. A little background can go a long way when romancing a man or woman. Just make sure you have the right person before accusing them of some tawdry affair with Paris Hilton or Colin Farrell.

He failed – but he did it with flair! Yes, my friends, dating has a lot to do with style. You should have your own and be able to wield it with great skill. This doesn’t mean you need to look like you’ve just stepped out of the latest fashion magazine. What it does mean is that you need to know what works for you and use it to your best ability.

"Winning over a best friend may not get you to home base, but it certainly will help improve your batting average."

Break the touch barrier . . . but don’t be sleazy. This is important after the first date. If things haven’t progressed to the point where you’ve shared a casual touch or two, you will eventually have to make this happen if you expect to get any closer. This is about a mutual understanding. It’s about mutual desire. It’s not about groping and reaching for things that should be kept out of your reach. If you’ve got sex on the brain, watch out. This could kill more great dates than you’d like.

Speak up! It doesn’t matter what the situation is, if you’re meek, odds are you won’t leave a lasting impression. Let your personality out for everyone to see. This doesn’t mean doing a moonwalk across the dance floor at midnight. It just means that you want to be present during your date so shyness has to go.

Hitch says a woman’s best friend has to sign off on all big relationship decisions. This is as much truth as it is fiction. The point is that the person you’re trying to date has chosen this person as their best friend and you need to embrace that. See where their strengths lie and pay attention to them. Winning over a best friend may not get you to home base, but it certainly will help improve your batting average.

When it comes to the kiss, go 90 percent of the way and then hold – hold as long as it takes. This is perfect advice. Kissing is a personal experience and needs to be a two-way street. Find the balance and you’ll secure a lip lock in no time!

If you’re going to get anything from the movie Hitch, the one thing to take away is that it’s important to be yourself. Everyone is different and trying to change who you are won’t work unless you really feel the need inside of you. Be yourself and the only people you’ll attract are bound to be the right ones.