All of us, consciously or unconsciously, set out to have the best possible love life. Valentine's Day simply shines a light on the degree to which that didn't - or hasn't yet - materialized.

Is our desire for partnership just an evolutionary remainder, a Togetherness Delusion, where millions of women only think they need a relationship to be truly happy? Maybe. But you know what? That's fine with me.

Because I was a television writer for many years, I write very conversationally. I put things straight, and with a lot of humor.

Caring - about people, about things, about life - is an act of maturity.