If you’re in search of a valentine, check out the 7 spots US News & World Report have selected — and start booking your flights NOW

Valentine’s Day can really suck if you’re single. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I’ve heard the old song and dance of ‘it’s a commercial holiday fabricated by Hallmark’ so many times it feels like a really crappy Beach Boys record is skipping in my brain. No matter which way you look at it, V-Day is like D-day for singles. You’re forced to watch couples hold hands, look deeply into each others eyes and see other women get gifted with diamonds. You watch that harassed boyfriend running home from work holding a bouquet of red roses wondering why it isn’t you that’s receiving them. Well this year, I say get OVER IT — and take action! Unless you want to have a totally sad ‘single girls night out’ (sorry ladies, but there is nothing more desperate than having to prove you’re happy with your manless state) where you drink too much and tell your worst ‘he did what’ stories, I suggest you book a quickie flight and head on over to one of these seven destinations, of which U.S. News & World Report have dubbed the seven best cities to be single. And to help you out, I’ve compiled a list of cool, non-tragic things you can do in each city come Feb. 14. I love playing cupid! more…