Relationships are overrated – especially given how many perks there are to being single.
Yeah, they say Christmas as a couple is great and blah, blah, blah.
But it’s also an awesome time of year for those of us who are single and loving life.
You can basically go out when you like and scoff all the delicious food.
Christmas markets are ten-a-penny these days and it’s difficult to find one that really hits the mark.
Sometimes there’s too much tat, it’s too expensive, it’s too busy, or there’s no atmosphere.
Luckily, over in Germany, Nuremberg’s Christkindlesmarkt (first mentioned in the early 17th century), is a traditional Christmas market where traders go through a rigorous approval process.
There, no plastic toys are allowed to be sold and there’s delicious food… Read the full story
The 90s choker trend and spaghetti straps are well and truly back, as is the brown-toned makeup trend from the same decade.
You know the one I mean. You could look to the Spice… Read the full story
Look, we’re realists here at Metro. We understand that there are a lot of reasons to hate millennials.
Families are weird. You spend your teenage years trying to get away from them and then after university, you start pining for them.
Maybe it’s because your fridge only consists of old, cheap wine and rotten hummus while theirs is full of meat and cake. Maybe it’s because you’re scared to turn your hot water on because bills, while their steamy bath runneth over. But mostly it’s just because home is, well home.
If someone asked you to picture the perfect Christmas, what comes to mind?
A lovely fat, old man with white hair and sparkling blue eyes in a red suit? Giggling blonde children around a Christmas tree? A lily-skinned Virgin Mary and new born JC?
That’s probably true for many of us in Britain who have – whether we like it or not – prescribed to a Caucasian view of Christmas.
And if you’re not white, this can be problematic.… Read the full story
London craft gin distiller Sipsmith is being sold to a Japanese spirits company.
Beam Suntory, which owns Jim Beam and Maker’s Mark bourbons, has agreed to buy the company in a bid to capitalise on the growing interest in artisan gins.
Beam Suntory, the third biggest spirits manufacturer in the world, will look to increasing exports of Sipsmith gins. Currently two-thirds of the craft gin distiller’s sales are in the UK.
Sam Galsworthy, who co-founded Sipsmith with Fairfax Hall, said: ‘We have found the perfect partners to take Sipsmith to all four corners… Read the full story
No good ever comes from the phrase ’12 big macs’.
It’s the same every year. We’re all cheerfully enjoying the run up to Christmas, maybe having a little panic about buying presents but mostly very happy. And then BAM. Someone brings up the topic of calories, or health, or sugar or fat. And then your day is ruined.
We tend to get it… Read the full story
You meant to get all your bits together by mid December to avoid a last minute panic. You made lists. You made plans. All have come to naught. You have bought nothing.
But fear not because you’ve still got a whole six days to get your presents in order.
And rather than schlepping it to an overcrowded hell hole of a shopping center, the internet is here for you. Some shops are delivering right up until Christmas Eve for all those last minute panics.
That means that when you’re presented… Read the full story
If you have a whisky lover in your life this Christmas then you really are very lucky indeed, as not only are we some of the most witty and erudite people on this planet but it also means you have excellent taste in friends.
But with so many whiskies out there how can you guarantee that you’ll surprise them with a gift they will love and cherish?
Well that’s easy, you use this handy guide and await their grateful thanks.
There’s something about driving that turns people into little sh*ts.
If we’re not aggravating cyclists, we’re driving whilst ‘tired drunk’ or demanding we can wear devil horns in our license pic.
And then there’s the passive aggressive note leavers.
Remember the… Read the full story
Putting up a Christmas tree can be a nightmare. Even with this super helpful guide on how to put lights on one, sometimes it’s easier to… Read the full story
There’s no doubt that winter is the best season of the whole year.
It’s a great excuse to not leave the house and cosy up in fluffy jumpers drinking your weight in hot chocolate and watching great films.
You don’t… Read the full story
Think you’re an expert on all things gin?
If you know your orris root from your angelica and your juniper from your sloe, have a crack at Metro.co.uk’s ultimate gin quiz.
It’s designed to be excruciatingly difficult with a little history added in there to throw you off the juniper scent.
Ready to give it a… Read the full story
Some people love their partners so much that they fill multiple photo albums with their favourite memories.
Others go even further and blow up a huge picture of their boyfriend’s face, onto a blanket and wear it.
Yes, this really happened.
Twitter user @alysonsoswaggy loves her boyfriend so much that… Read the full story
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