This February — the month of love — has never been more lonely for many of us under the pandemic. Personally, COVID-19 has popularized remote work in my job, making me stay apart from people most of the time. While I truly love the flexibility working a fully remote job offers, it turns out I can feel immensely lonely if my work day only involves telecommuting. It has never been clearer to me that there is a human need for emotional bonding, and I realized I need to seek it through other means as I would not want to burden a partner with my overwhelmingly lonely feelings.