Eliezer S. Yudkowsky, arch Singularitarian, wrote an essay on why he isn’t trying to “get” a girlfriend. He is humanity’s last best hope:

Earth is in very serious trouble. It’s not obvious trouble; it requires a great deal of thought and technical knowledge to see how much trouble we’re in. Nonetheless Earth is in very, very serious trouble and I have dropped everything and moved into a state of last-minute panic as far in advance as possible. Getting involved with a girlfriend at this point would be like seeing that my house is on fire, feeling hungry, and asking whether the fastest possible escape route is likely to take me through the refrigerator. It can happen, but it would have to be a very unusual refrigerator.