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Where do you go to get your tequila on come the 5th of May?

Raise your hand if you’re a big fan of Cinco de Mayo but don’t know exactly what it is. I’ll join you. The extent of my de Mayo knowledge is that it’s a really good day to stay off the road because of drunk drivers, a lot of tequila is consumed and very little sense is made. So what are we celebrating, and where should we celebrate? more…

Zagat has compiled a list of the best spots to get a boyfriend — and where you can definitely ditch one. Which do you choose?

Thank goodness for the folks at Zagat, who have compiled three epic guides for where to dump and date in Los Angeles, New York City and Chicago. Although I am interested in great date spots, I’m more interested in where to love him and leave him — so I will be checking those spots out in particular. If you have any personal, first-hand knowledge of either type of locale in your city, ladies, write a review and let me know if Zagat got it right! more…

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…