Well, as advertisers are helpfully reminding us, Valentine's Day is just around the corner. For me, as for many other people, this can be a time of irritation. This isn't because I'm what our culture calls a "single guy." I enjoy that, actually. It's because this is the time of year when I get to hear people lament how long it's been since they've been "in a relationship," or since they've done whatever other romantic thing they think they should be doing.