Many of us who’ve read George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire have gone off into ridiculous tangents in our minds from time to time with our favorite characters. When HBO’s Game of Thrones came along, that was even easier to do. We’ve seen the Tyrionn/Bronn buddy comedy, now, it’s the romcom you were totally imagining already starring Jamie Lannister and Brienne of Tarth. Oh, and if you’re wondering who that one dude is, YouTube user twinvotex has taken it up on themselves to cast Eoin Macken as Hyle Hunt. Enjoy!

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Ahhh, ye olden tymes. Back when romance was romance, and kissing was third base. (And “necking” was a home run!) Back in the early 1940s — 1942, to be exact — LIFE Magazine took it upon itself to stage an instructional photo spread on the do’s and don’ts of proper kissage. Because there are right ways to kiss someone, and there are perilously wrong ways. (Aunt Jamie can also tell you that there are just some people who shouldn’t put their mouths on anyone at all.) So, how does LIFE want us to kiss people? Come inside, enjoy the view!

All that’s missing from Galaxia de Pasión is actually seeing Han Solo’s evil twin, because I would have liked to see what he looked like. Probably just Han with a beard. I’m okay with that.

We hope you have a Pasión-ate weekend!

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Hey, single ladies — remember The Rules? Those books published in the ’90s that told women to leave men in charge of making all the moves and to stay “mysterious” for them? Because men are the “aggressors,” and they prefer to be the ones in charge? Many thought it was a regressive way to find love at the time, and now Ellen Fein and Sherrie Schneider are back with more great advice for snagging a soul mate in this new-fangled digital age. It will totally work, you guys, they promise. Don’t let Fein’s bitter, bitter divorce convince you otherwise.

But guess what? I have some even better terrible advice, and it will make you so infuriated and frustrated over trying to attract a date that you will just be downright psyched to be single. Get ready for the new rules for dating: Be Impossible.

When the wife of illustrator Ronald Searle was presented with a dire breast cancer diagnosis back in 1969, he wanted to do whatever he could to help her keep her spirits up while she underwent aggressive chemotherapy. As intimidating as chemotherapy is today, when Monica Searle was facing it, it was still a very experimental treatment, and to pursue it took a huge leap of faith. So, to ease her mind and take her mind off the riskiness, Ronald Searle created Les Tres Riches Heures de Mrs. Mole, or The Very Rich Hours of Mrs. Mole. After every session, the husband drew a new picture for his wife, “to cheer every dreaded chemotherapy session and evoke the blissful future ahead.” See more of them after the jump, but only if you really want your heart warmed.

If there’s anything that supporters of marriage equality hate more (than the bigots, of course), it’s the constant reminder that people can actually get married and divorced on a whim, like it’s nothing, really. People can get married in Las Vegas while drinking themselves into oblivion. Politicians decry same-sex marriage while married to their third wife. And radio shows can offer an on-air divorce as a prize in a contest. That’s precisely what was being offered by a couple of disc jockeys at the New Zealand radio station The Rock, who announced a contest with the winner getting the chance to go on the air and tell his wife that he wants a divorce. On Valentine’s Day. Darling. Well, the winner of that contest, who did, in fact, make it on to the air, was not exactly the type of winner the DJs were expecting, but they played along anyway. She was going to break up with her husband on the air. But when her “husband” made it on to the air, it turned out she was playing a prank on them — with her wife. Bababooey!

Hey, romantic people: Are you tired of giving or receiving flowers for Valentine’s Day because, like me, you think it smells like a funeral home? Well, there is amazing news and a brand new way to show someone you care. The Bronx Zoo is giving lovey-dovey lovers the chance to name a cockroach in honor of someone about whom they care. Perfect for everyone who thought naming a star was a nice gesture, but not the most tangible gift one could give. Or weirdos.

If you were planning on writing a screenplay that can be described as “Twilight with zombies,” we’re — ahem, you’re too late. Because Rotting Hill already exists. It’s about young, undead love, and sticking together when you’re falling apart. No, really falling apart, like body parts falling to the ground. Hate when that happens.

Also worth mentioning: this is a student film, from graduates of New Zealand’s Media Design School. And we really hope they’ll find gainful employment in the filmmaking business as soon as possible. Maybe they should give Peter Jackson a ring? After all, he started in stuff like this.

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Sue, the proprietor of one of our favorite sites, DC Women Kicking Ass, has started a new Tumblr page called Superheroes Are For Girls, Too, dedicated to pictures of little girls in superhero garb. If you have any, you are urged to submit them!

Ok, take a deep breath, and ignore the male nerd stereotyping in this vid, which gets laid on particularly thick at the end, and concentrate on enjoying the on-point D&D jokes and the cute little romance.

After all, it’s not like I’ve ever dated anyone who I hadn’t played Dungeons and Dragons with.*

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*This is not an exaggeration.