Find love before Valentine’s Day in San Diego

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The age old tradition is upon us; February 14th, that is. Valentine’s Day – it brings  a joy to some, and is a stick in the foot to many others. It all depends on your Facebook status.

Are you single?

For the single in San Diego, a city with a population of over three million you would think there would be plenty of fish in the sea to catch before Valentine’s Day.

The odds are simple, the more you are out and about in America’s Finest City, the more likely you are to stumble upon something (or someone) new.

Check out some of the perfect “mingle spots” on the radar where you can meet other great local singles in San Diego. Try something new and find Mr. or Ms. Valentine so you’re warm and snugly by the time February comes around. For our picks on San Diego’s hot mingling spots,

San Diego Mingle Spots

Sunday

Bar West – Pacific Beach
959 Hornblend St, San Diego, CA 92109

Monday

Tavern – Pacific Beach
200 Garnet Avenue, Pacific Beach, CA 92109

Tuesday

Jimmy O’s – Del Mar
225 15th Street Del Mar, CA 92014

Wednesday

SideBar – Downtown
536 Market St San Diego, CA 92101

Thursday

Seau’s Happy Hour – Mission Valley
1640 Camino Del Rio North, San Diego, CA 92108

Friday

Fleetwood – Downtown
639 J Street San Diego, CA 92101

Saturday

Stingaree – Downtown
454 6th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101

Visit Sidebar during the week for an intimate and hip setting, perfect for finding someone new. Or try Stingaree on the weekend for great quality and a packed house full of potential.

San Diego’s “best” sports bar of 2009, Seau’s, offers a great Happy Hour savings, a winning team atmosphere and common-interested locals. Happy Hour is served everyday from 4pm – 7pm.

Pacific Beach is always filled with people. From tourists to foreign exchange students, it is a melting pot of confusion causing some difficult single-on-the-mingle navigating. It is the buzz that Bar West and Tavern are the locals’ favorites so that’s a good place to start.

Confidence is key. If you step out of your comfort zone in early 2010 to hit on someone you think is perfect, don’t be discouraged if it doesn’t work out. Brush yourself off and look to set your sights on someone new. Try these San Diego mingle spots to find your Valentine in San Diego, and as your best friend may recommend, “get yourself out there!”