Brunch, served with a side of girl talk

UPDATE: This event has been postponed to Feb. 14 from 10:30 a.m. to noon.

If you're going solo this Valentine's, save up your pressing dating questions -- like, "Why won't he call?" and "Dude, how did she get a ring?" -- for this weekend's Love, Lust & Lingerie talk with local relationship writers Cathy Alter, Jess McCann, Kerry Reichs and Andrea Rodgers.

The lovely ladies, who have written columns and books on the subject of finding love and keeping it, are answering audience questions from their own unique perspectives. (McCann, for example, took a saleswoman's approach to dating before one special customer recently bought her a ring.) The event this Sunday at lingerie boutique Sylene in Chevy Chase is part of the store's Bras & Brunch series, so any commiseration will be tempered with a light brunch with champagne and mimosas. Go on, enlist a half-dozen of your friends for moral support, because it's free. RSVPs are requested.

-- Lavanya Ramanathan