Relationships - News, Features & Dating

Hold onto your hats (your little Philip Treacy numbers, naturally): it's not long now until the Sex and the City girls make their comeback, this time on the on the big screen, with the release of Sex and the City: The Movie taking place in the UK on May 28. Yes, Carrie and co will be brunching and shopping again after a four-year absence. Hurrah.

According to century-old tradition, women weary of waiting for their partners to propose can seize the day on 29 February to pop the question to the man of their dreams.

2008 is a leap year, which according to a tradition going back to St. Patrick and Bridgin of Kildare in 5th century Ireland, means women can propose to their potential spouse rather than wait for their man to do the deed!

Those who have booked a swanky Michelin-rated restaurant or five-star trip to a romantic destination overseas to make the perfect Valentine’s Day proposal may want to look away now.

Introductions Agency RSVP today offered some words of reassurance to single people concerned by ITV Tonight’s two-part investigation into the perils of internet dating - To Catch A Love Rat (shown 11 and 15 February).

When you think of Valentines Day, you imagine romance, presents and quality time with that special someone. But a new survey by community website Makefriendsonline.com suggests most of us are now too busy to pay more than lip service to the old traditions.