Valentine’s Day 2019 is less than a month out – so effective now through the end of February – Columbia singles can call us Chris Harrison.

via GIPHY

Last season (year), we asked our readers to send us Columbia’s most eligible bachelors + bachelorettes, so we could send three couples to embark on a journey of a lifetime together (a.k.a. dinner + a drink at Columbia’s finest dining establishments).

Word spread faster than tea spilled in the Bachelor mansion. WLTX even had us on air to call for local singles.

As Valentine’s Day approached, we sorted through ~200 applicants to find who we thought were perfect matches based on our judgment of their compatibility. Read how Anna + Dustin, Melissa + Jimmy and Cherie + Tay’s dates went here.

...but get ready for the most dramatic season in COLAcupid history.

via GIPHY

This year, we’ll have you vote on the top three couples you want to see go on an all-expenses-paid one-on-one date the week of Valentine’s Day.

Send us the most eligible bachelor/bachelorette you know (no judgment if it’s yourself) with: ✔ name, ✔ age, ✔ sexual orientation, ✔ job, ✔ photo + ✔ why they should be picked for our blind date matchup. Email submissions to hello@colatoday.com by 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 31.

We'll match up six pairs, let you vote on which COLAcouples we should take out, and then you'll hear directly from them on how the dates went. #ProTip: We're looking to match up couples of all gender, race + sexual orientation.

Be on the lookout for our next episode (email) of COLAcupid during the first week of February, so you can hand out virtual roses + date cards to the couples you want to send on a date to local restaurants + bars. (We sure hope at least some of you are appreciating all of these Bachelor references.)

While we can’t promise a helicopter ride to Hendrix, a hot tub on the back porch of Jake’s or fireworks over the Five Points fountain, we can guarantee that our readers will submit + pick Columbia singles who are here for the right reasons.

–Beth a.k.a. Chris Harrison