While this past Sunday signified that cloying Hallmark holiday synonymous with roses, hearts and the reminder that, yes, we are STILL SINGLE, a much more interesting holiday was quietly taking place—the Chinese New Year.

The Chinese New Year kicked off on Valentine's Day this time around, but changes annually depending on the lunisolar calender. The beginning date can be anywhere between January 21st and February 20th. The 15-day holiday is historically a celebration of the time when Chinese villagers scared away the wild beast, Nien. According to Chinese mythology, Nien was a trechorous man-eating monster that would storm the village and murder … Read More

It was Ranya's birthday :) Yes it's her real name. She is now a superstar ;) heheWe went to Restaurant Vauvert — it was alot of fun, and definitely one of
my new favorite places to go for supper, drinks and dancing. Maybe it
was because of V-day, but SO many hot single guys! Single ladies, we're hitting this place up again soon!CLICK HERE to read this post on my blog, with pictures :)So,
once supper was over, we got up from our table and the dancing began.
It was then that i noticed a man, dressed in argyle, with … Read More

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Dating a Trekkie or a Lord of the Rings superfan? Send your geeky lover one of these nerdy Valentine e-cards. [Lemondrop]

If you're single and hate Valentine's Day, you might want to steer clear of these 7 romantic hot spots. [The Frisky]

Suit up, ladies! How to pick up a guy on Valentine's Day. [Glamour]

Strapped for cash? 7 inexpensive, non-traditional gift ideas [Divine Caroline]

On that same note, 8 Valentine's Day outfits for under $20 each. [CollegeCandy]

Have you gotten stood up recently? There's a movie for that. 8 Valentine's Day films for extremely specific situations. [Read More

This year, Valentine's Day falls on a Sunday, so we know how we're spending it: on the couch, with some takeout, a bottle of wine, and a great movie. Which got us to thinking about our favorite guys from romantic movies, and how we'd be happy to spend the holiday with any of them. Read on for our top 10 romantic movie heroes (and the occasional antihero) and let us know which ones we forgot.

Eddie Alden (Hugh Jackman) in Someone Like You

Don't laugh. This slight 2001 romcom starring Hugh, Ashley Judd, and Greg Kinnear is our very favorite … Read More

Valentine's Day may be a lot of things: romantic, sappy, sentimental, annoying, and expensive, but in the midst of booking dinner reservations or wolfing down I'm-single-and-hate-V-Day brownies, many of us forget that it's also a little weird. After all, love does funny things to us. Need more convincing? Check out these funky V-Day stories: 

1. Fall in love over pork sliders and hash browns by reserving a table for two at White Castle, the place made famous for late-night cravings (their words, not ours). Every Valentine's Day, the burger chain provides tableside service, flowers, and candelight at select locations. They'll even upload … Read More

"Don't be a shnook. It’s not how you feel—it’s how you look."~Fernando, aka Billy Crystal on SNL
Fernando had a point. Kind of.
Research shows that if you feel you look good, you do feel good or something about feeling and looking good. Or something like that. Anyway, Valentine's Day is a great time to take a long look in the mirror, shoot yourself some love and think about how to give yourself a slight-to-majorly fabulous makeover. And oh, what dating and love adventures can open up from that!
So here's my dating advice. Go ahead, go shopping and make sure … Read More

What happened to the romantic comedy? Marketers still think they're required viewing for anyone with a second X-chromosome, but many women we know—strong, independent, modern women—seem to hate rom-coms. Women complain that they're unrealistic, unoriginal, and totally cheesy. In fact, this Love Buzz blogger recently heard a woman say she'd "lost faith in romantic comedies completely."

Still, a bright young woman can love romantic comedies, can absolutely love them, and also consider herself confident and realistic. The rom-com-loving woman knows that relationships aren't all about grand gestures and the perfect monologue. After seeing an early screening of Valentine's Day—the new mega-star … Read More

It's President's Day Valentine's Day weekend and it's time to put up or shut up (or just make V-Day happen). Watch: 5 Worst Valentine's Day Gifts

First up, our buddies at The Frisky (specifically Judy McGuire, whose photo I giggle at every time) has a step-by-step guide on how to have a miserable Valentine's Day as a singleton. My advice, pull a Costanza and aim for the opposite (that may have be the point, subtlety isn't a strong suit of mine). 

The crew at LimeLife.com has a single suggestion for a V-Day gift for him: sex and … Read More

Years ago, it was decided that horror films would be used on dates as a method for physically bringing couples together: i.e., a young lady would become frightened by some dark thing leaping out of the shadows and she'd dutifully seek safety in the neck / shoulder of her date. It worked for decades, until we started making legitimately scary movies. By the time The Shining came out, it was like, "eff that, you hold me." And then horror took a hard left hand turn into torture porn and it's almost impossible to feel close with anyone when you're … Read More

Pop music is known for glorifying love, although at some of its proudest moments it's actually smashing it to pieces. If you're sick of hearing about the wonders of romance, if you believe that love only leads to pain, if you wish that Congress would enact legislation against Valentine's Day, this is the playlist for you. Here are 10 songs celebrating letting go of losers and leaving love to the fairy tales.

1. U2 – "One"
Regularly misinterpreted as a song about finding love, this ballad is actually about the exact opposite. Only Bono could so eloquently tell someone … Read More