What many are doing these days is using twitter and facebook to stay fresh in the minds of those that are possible good dating material.
What may seem surprising to a lot of women is that there are plenty of men who have similar desires and fears regarding dating and relationships, as women have. We men have problems with dating and finding the right woman with whom to build a real relationship with also.
What I found was that there is not a lot of good advice available online for men. For some reason, the subjects are asked only by the female gender. But men who are looking for that special someone." Nada!
We men need to understand that women actually like a lot of the same things we men find attractive. At our core, there are quit a few similarities between the sexes. I will give 3 examples.
Example1. Women like a little mystery. Mystery in the begining is essential, because mysteries need to be solved. If it is intrigueing women become determined to get to the bottom of it. Don't be a: " you don't need to know my business" kind of guy. that might turn her off. But be a little mysterious so that she need to try and figure you out.
Example 2. Women like a bit of a challenge. Don't make yourself Easy! Don't ever say the "L"four letter word on the first date. You will be dead on arrival the next time you knock on her door.
Example 3. Women like confident men. If you sound and behave like a wimp you will not make it past the first date. don't whine about your life being tough... She needs you to be strong, not a looser.
As with all relationships, it goes both ways. Yin and Yang must work together to create a workable universe.
Another posiblility that might work for you is a Long-Distance Relationship.
It might be hard to imagine maintaining a thriving long distance relationship, but imagine for one minute how you'd feel if you let fear of physical separation get in the way of your long term happiness. Start a with a few ground rules.
Here are a few:
a) Don't succumb to jealousy.
b) Share the responsibility... even long-distance relationships have responsiblility that you need to share.
c) Do things together, even when you are apart.
As lomg as both partners are committed to its success, a long-distance relationship is totally viable.