Have your egg and eat it

Fed up with watching your bloke spend every spare minute staring saucer-eyed into his computer? Well, fear not - it's time for you to wreak revenge and steal his Wii. Because computer games are no longer just for boys...

Eat like an A-lister

1. Log on to www.toptable.com to help you suss out exactly what a restaurant looks like inside before you book it with their 360° view option. This way, you can discover which tables are cramped together, where the smoking area is and where the best place to sit would be. And it tells you what restaurants still have availability for the dates and times that you want. Which saves you a big old ring-round at the last minute.

2. Be a regular customer at a slow time. This will help them get to know you and there's nothing like being greeted with a kiss by the maġre d'.

3. Ask your waiter to recommend items for you because they'll then be more concerned about your order.

4. If you are going out for dinner for a special reason (birthday, engagement etc), then let the staff know. Restaurant owners may decide to give you a free round of drinks or send over a complimentary desert. And freebies will <always> make you feel like a first-class celebrity!

Company life guide

Here Wii go!

Wario Ware: Smooth Moves, from £34

Wario Ware: Smooth Moves is full of crazy mini games, such as sautéing vegetables, hula-hooping (by holding the Wii remote against your hips), and even slotting grandma's teeth back into her mouth (hmm). The perfect entertainment package for a girls' night in ,with cocktails and wine.

X head/ Wii Sports, approx £34

Sod the gym. This is the new way to bag the figure of Angelina and get fit at the same time. You can play five different sports, ranging from tennis and bowling to baseball and boxing (great for those bingo wings!).

X head/ Wii Play, from £34

Try mini games, like bull-racing and duck, this is the perfect way to wind away time while the man is out with his mates. And, hey, you can challenge him to target practice once he returns'

Listen to your Auntie Flic

Dear Flic...

I love my best mate, but her new boyfriend is absolutely gorgeous, and there's massive chemistry between us. Recently, we were at a party and she got drunk and went home. I'm ashamed to admit it, but we ended up kissing and I've never been so turned on in my life. Now I can't stop thinking about it, and he's been flirt-texting me since. I know it's stupid, but I can't help responding. Help.



Flic says:

OK, then. Tell me his address and I'll go round and tell him what I think of him. Otherwise, this will happen: you will meet up, you will sleep with him, you will have an affair based entirely on passionate, oh-God-it's-so-wrong-but-so-right sex, your best friend will find out and never speak to you again. If you can handle that, go ahead. If not, delete his number, avoid seeing them together, and live with your fantasies. It's called doing the decent thing, and it'll hurt like mad. But not as much as losing someone who really loves you.

Have your egg and eat it

One Cadbury Creme Egg (174 calories) = a 30-minute spinning class