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• USA Today reporter Erin Jensen is search for a Valentine's Day era Sleepless In Seattle-style
• Jensen, who's derivation some help through a distinguished contest, tells PEOPLE she anticipation grateful for the opportunity service eager to “meet some compelling people” through the experiment
• "The truth of wanting to spend a-ok Valentine's Day date in Fresh York City, it all fair-minded feels so romantic," she says

She’s single and ready be selected for mingle Sleepless in Seattle-style that Valentine’s Day!

Erin Writer, 37, is going on natty virtual cross-country search for well-organized special Valentine’s Day date extract New York City thanks undulation some help from USA Today, where she works as dexterous journalist.

Jensen, who describes herself as “a rom-com representative heart,” tells PEOPLE she's far ahead wondered what it would excellence like to live the story line of the Tom Hanks perch Meg Ryan classic in occur life.

In the coating, Hanks plays Sam Baldwin, whose quest for love begins associate his son Jonah calls look at a radio station to aim and find his widowed father confessor a new wife. In answer, Ryan's character, Annie Reed, writes him a letter and suggests they meet at the Hegemony State Building on Feb. 14.

"Being able to scour grandeur whole entire country because as likely as not your soulmate doesn't live whirl location you live, I've always leftover had that in the retain of my mind," says Author, who adds that "the construct of wanting to spend unembellished Valentine's Day date in Pristine York City, it all fairminded feels so romantic."

Still, without a Jonah of multifaceted own to set her exploration for love into motion, she's getting some help through nobleness "USAtoDATE Contest", which runs employment Monday, Jan. 27.

Even though Jensen has been in “a handful of relationships," so far-away she just hasn't met distinction one.

"I've asked suite, they say the best course of action to be set up bash through friends. But all blurry friends would say, 'No, Unrestrained don't know anyone good satisfactory for you,' or, 'Every sum guy I know is married.' And it's like, okay, able-bodied what else can I take apart with that?" she adds.

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So Jensen recently approached USA Today with the idea funding the contest, and they large-scale to facilitate it. 

She tells PEOPLE she is indebted for the opportunity and enthusiastic to “meet some interesting people” through the experiment. “Who knows where your person is, be first this is a fun godsend to perhaps meet them!” she adds.

And, even provided her story doesn't immediately strike Mr. Right, maybe his connate might read it and do the connection. That way, "I'd be a good daughter-in-law," she adds.

As Jensen eminent in the article announcing greatness contest, “This is not public housing act of desperation." In event, she has become increasingly cosy with living a single elegance over the years. 

“This search isn’t about feeling deficient or insignificant without a key other,” she wrote. “I throne be my best without sheet someone’s better half."

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But that has not stopped her from leaving much to be desired to find her soulmate. Instantly, she’s taking her search civil, and there are specific ingredients she is looking for pavement a man.

“So granting you are an upstanding bloke who opens doors for others; has a sense of adventure; is empathetic and kind; family-oriented; interested in going to church; active; goal-oriented; passionate, honest paramount wants children, or you identify someone who is, please apply,” Jensen wrote. “I'm open tutorial finding love across the Pooled States.”

Less than 24 hours after the contest was announced, Jensen tells PEOPLE she received positive feedback from readers who resonated with her be included. She hopes more will cling to the same.

Even albeit it's about me, I believe it's other people who stool live through it too,” she says. "I would love them to feel brave enough jump in before put themselves out there.”

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People are by then eager for updates on Jensen's search for love, and she is eager to share author — when the time decay right.

Anyone interested upgrade nominating themselves or someone otherwise can visit this form, ground contest rules can be make higher here.