It should come as no surprise that love, specifically dating and relationships, is basically my favorite topic to write about ever. This, however, does not mean that I am any better at dating than anyone else. I don’t have any crazy secrets or mad game. In fact, I am pretty sure that I have far less game than the average 20-something year old girl. I might have no game at all, but what I also have none of is the ability to filter myself.

Recently, I have notice a lot of articles circulating millennial blogs/websites that extoll the virtues of remaining single in your 20’s. Reasons listed include that being in a relationship will put an end to your partying, be too much responsibility, force you to think about some one else’s well-being, and, my personal favorite of the list, result in boring sex.

In contrast to this, it seems as if all entrepreneurs want to talk about these days is dating and relationships. I know only a handful of people in the startup scene in long-term relationships and, for many who know them, they serve as a reminder of what we are missing. Over the past two months I’ve had an almost overwhelming number of friends who are working in or on a startup, both men and women, ask me about dating. All of us are under 30, extraordinarily ambitious, insanely busy, and yearning for love.

Something I realized a few years ago while going through a rough patch is fairly obvious – nothing that I accomplish means anything unless I have someone to share it with.

It seems to me that more and more people around my age are not just realizing this as well, but voicing it. Dinner conversations that used to revolve around 3D-printing are now centered on dating and how to manage a relationship while building a company. Perhaps it is because entrepreneurship can be a lonely world, that we are looking for partners. Or, it is possible that this is a push-back against the self-centered ‘single’ culture that permeates pop culture today.

No matter the reason, it has been refreshing and, dare I say it, heartwarming to hear how even the most battle worn entrepreneur can admit a desire for companionship.

I am sure that some people read the articles telling us to be single and agree wholeheartedly. Yay for them. But, if you read those articles and question them, disagree, or think that they are downright crazy, know that there are young people out there who are hustling, dreaming big, and not leaving love out the happiness equation.