So what’s hot and what’s not this week?

HOT

Basement dates

Nothing says romantic like an old-school candlelit basement joint. Red Bank, Luna, Bagots Hutton and co

Long Way Home

Lapsley’s album out next month for all your late-night ‘setting the atmosphere’ needs

Divorce

We’re gagging for Sharon Horgan’s new comedy to hit HBO

The Butchers

A secret bar in Dublin that seems genuinely hard to access. Obviously we want in

Bertha’s Revenge

Ballyvolane House’s gin is our perfect date

Bold Bunny

Irish-made greeting cards. We like their Valentine’s selection such as one declaring, ‘If it was the nineties I’d make you a mixtape’

Sing Street

John Carney’s love letter to 1980s Ireland is getting rave reviews, and opens ADIFF on Thursday

NOT

Quirky first-date activities

No, I don’t want to go rock climbing, I want a Negroni

Clover

A Dating On Demand feature sets up blind date matches for you. Too much

Wedding themes

Isn’t getting hitched, a hashtag, and cash as a gift enough effort?

Digital Divorce

The process of extracting oneself from the digital remnants of your now-over coupledom

Kim Kardashian’s Valentine’s gift guide

From a $10 edible thong to a  $10,000 bottle of pink champagne, it’s 50 shades of eyerolls

Shortened restaurant sittings

Who wants to be rushed out when you’re paying full whack?

Adele remorse

Probably should have tried harder to get a ticket. Dam