How to Get Your Facebook Crush to Notice You

Since there are millions of Facebook users, there is bound to be someone you have your eye on. Maybe you have had a crush on someone for a while but have no idea how to get noticed. These tips for how to get a date with your crush on Facebook are sure to catch the eye of that special someone in a sea of Facebook users.

The first tip is to make sure your profile is attractive to potential crushes who may or may not be checking you out. Take care to make some information public, such as perhaps an attractive profile picture, and your relationship status (make sure your status is set to 'single'.)

The second tip is to connect. One of the the best things about sites like Facebook is that it enables you to see people's mutual friends, bios, interests, music tastes, and pages they belong to. If you have a crush on someone who's friends with one of your friends, it should be easy to make an initial connection. A great way to do that is to tag friends in photos. That way, if the person you like is friends with one of your friends they will see a picture of you by clicking on your friend's pictures. Similarly, commenting on a mutual friend's status or pictures will show up in your crush's Facebook news feed. Make sure that your comments on other people's pictures and Facebook status updates are something you would want any future boyfriends (or girlfriends) seeing!

If you and your crush have some of the same interests and friends, why not join some of the pages they are fans of (or with Facebook's "like button"? Don't go overboard though. If you join every single group or page your crush belongs to, you may wind up looking like a Facebook stalker instead! That way you and the person you want to date through Facebook have a chance to connect over mutual interests.

Finally, it may take a bold step - considering 'friending' your Facebook crush. It is helpful to leave a short message if they have no idea who you are! Something short and sweet like, "Hi, it's Britney, I'm Jessica's friend" will suffice. Most people won't deny a friend request, especially if it is from someone who they are mutual friends with. If the person you like is not a mutual friend of anyone you know , it is smart send a message before requesting to be Facebook friends. This is when having joined some mutual groups or 'liking' mutual fan pages comes into play. You could say something like, "Hi, my name is Britney and we both love American Idol, just thought you might like to be friends!". The key is to be casual and friendly, not scary and stalkerish.

If you are lucky enough to become Facebook friends with the person you want to date, be smart and responsible with your connection. Comment occasionally on their status updates or photos, but don't make it appear as though you are scrutinizing every moment of their Facebook life.

Once you connect and slowly build a friendship, it is only a matter of time before your Facebook crush changes their relationship status to "in a relationship with" YOU!