No one did, as long as they didn't have a date. Maybe I could write my column about datelessness, or its handy companion, alcohol. I shouldn't glorify something dangerous. Okay, then I'll write about reasons not to drink. No, I can't write about that.
Alcohol is fun.
Beer is yummy. Wait, that's a bad message. Okay, I guess I can't write about alcohol. So back to datelessness. No, I can't write about that.