What does that mean?  Never heard of it?  Did I just make it up?

National Singles Week was started in Ohio back in 1984 to appreciate and acknowledge the growing number of unmarried Americans, who are now 96 million strong, or 43 percent of the U.S. population age 15 or older, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

I’ll just consider it the opposite of Valentine’s day.  For all those singles out there who feel that twinge of envy when their coupled counterparts are celebrating on that red velvet night, now’s our turn to rock out.

The only thing is, we get a WEEK instead of a single night.

So break out the party streamers and the secret booze you keep hidden in your drawer at work.  It’s time for a celebration.

I’ve combed through and found some good places to hit for happy hour each night so you can go hang out with that support group of yours and soak in your freedom. (more…)