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Remember – romance can bloom in the most unlikely places

Whenever there’s a tale of unusual romance or love blooming in the most unlikely of locales, I’m all ears. But when I haven’t even heard of a nationality, I not only tune in, but yes, admittedly, feel a little stupid. Have you heard of the Bagobo people? Thought not. Yes, we are all philistines for failing to know about those from southern Mindanao, Philippines.  Read on for proof that international love can overcome all…including differences of nationality, culture and language. more…

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This Swiss town is where Ben reportedly chooses evil Courtney over sweet Lindzi. UGH.

Ben Flajnik is a fool. Just putting it out there. Not that I know the dude personally or anything, or even watch his show, The Bachelor, but I certainly know a guy who’s thinking with his dick when I see one. Based on the way the series has gone this season (um, I read the blogs, OK?), Ben is going to make one hell of a mistake by proposing to — spoiler alert! – Courtney Robertson over Lindzi Cox. I know what he’s thinking, which is that no one for serious gets married to someone they met on a reality show (unless you’re Ryan and Trista Sutter, that is), and if he’s going to sleep with someone, it might as well be someone hot. But now that I’m almost done bitching about Ben and his fickle male ways, let’s focus on where he makes the dumbest move of the year: Zermatt, Switzerland. more…

He’ll be most likely to have an affair in these seven European cities

I’m sure you’ve all heard the myth that only 1% of all Americans have passports. Maybe we perpetuate this because we feel better about ourselves being in such an elite group of world travelers or because we’re too lazy to Google. But the numbers have changed, people. According to CNN, 30% of us — roughly 308 million Americans — have now joined the international club. I’m not giving y’all too much credit though, as 50% of these passport holders don’t go any further than Mexico or Canada, destinations that didn’t require a passport until 2007. At any rate, that means that only 15% of the entire country travels to Europe. Those rare souls include college students who want to drink underage, cultured elderly folk, single gals on the prowl and businessmen. If your boyfriend/husband happens to fall in the latter category, watch out, particularly if he’s flying to one of these seven countries. Why? These locales have become the de rigueur for clandestine international affairs. more…