Managing our time effectively these days is a challenge for busy singles and couples too. Whether you're happily hooked up or a busy single person, finding the time for romance can often get left behind.

Life coaches and counselors tell us we should prioritize our commitments and set time aside for ourselves. This is easier said than done though. Nonetheless it is wise advice, and arranging a strict routine seems like the only solution to making sure we manage our careers, see family, catch up with friends and attend to personal matters.

Affording a house and associated costs is a huge burden compared to our parents and grandparents generations. Unless you have hit the jackpot in business, staying afloat financially requires two incomes but for single people two incomes is not an option. And as a result singles are becoming obsessed with working harder to increase their incomes and leaving other crucial life components behind - like dating for example.

One crucial component of our lives singles continue to leave behind is romance which is the one thing that can bring us ultimate happiness so it seems ironic we are able to keep finding excuses to put our love lives on hold. And with this current trend of unattached singles increasing it stands to reason why we are marrying later in life and having smaller families.

One thing that modernism has brought us that can help any of us find love is the internet. According to a recent publication in a London women's magazine, online dating is now the most utilized matchmaking tool available to every man and woman who are in search of their perfect match.

The online dating industry is thriving and is big business. This industry is far bigger than a couple of geeks setting up some fancy matchmaking software, in fact several of the larger dating sites are now owned by media corporations and the online dating market is now a billion dollar industry. So if you are single and say you don't have time to look for love - give online dating ago - it works!