How to Find Loved Ones

Looking for an old college friend, a distant relative, or someone you were close to but eventually drifted apart from? Especially in the Internet-connected world of today, finding a loved one is easy.

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Steps

    1
    Write down what you can remember.
     Take a pad of paper and a pencil, and write down anything you can remember about him/her. Can you remember his/her:
        Name - first, middle, and last?
        Address - or general town/state?
        Appearance - hair and eye color; an estimate of height and weight; preferred style?
        Date of birth - current age?
        Other friends?
        Hobbies and interests - business?
    2
    Search for your loved one on popular sites.
 
    Go online. Go onto popular social sites; sites which allow you to search for people; do a simple search on a search engine; and search for public records in his/her country or area, if you can remember it.
        Social networking sites:
            Facebook
            Twitter
            Myspace
        Searching sites:
            WhitePages
            People Search
            Memory Lane Classmates
        Search engines:
            Google
            Mozilla Firefox
            Bing
    3
    Look for contact information in your old address books.
 
    Go down memory lane. If you haven't seen the person you're looking for in quite a while, follow this step. Check old address books, journals, emails if you still have them, and letters/cards. Look for addresses, mention of friends you can contact, and groups/clubs/etc they've joined that you can contact them through. Flip through your old photo albums; the photos can give you a refresher on the person's appearance, and a clue or two to their location.
    4
    Contact family members, friends, and other contacts for help.

    Talk with others. Talk with family members, friends, or any contacts you can find through your search of old emails or letters. Look for family members in areas or professions the missing person enjoyed; ex. if your cousin Mandy always wished she could move to California, contacting an uncle in California should be done before (but not necessarily instead of) emailing your friend in the UK.
    5
    If necessary, you can contact a professional for help.
  
    Hire a professional. If you're concerned about the person, you can contact a professional. Look in your local Yellow Pages or search on the web.
        A less expensive, but nonetheless effective, choice would be to contact a cyber detective.

 Warnings

    Once you have located a lost family member, it is reasonable to tell them that you were worried and that they must keep in contact, but do not figuratively attack them. Spanking is unrecommended.