Well, it's the month of St. Valentine's Day. What better time to make my return in the world of advice columns? Since hearts are in the air and air in our hearts, I think I'll help you with your love troubles as much as possible this month.

This is a tough one. Does he know that you like him? Oh, you answered that. Okay, then try saying hello to him and seeing how he responds. Oh, you've done that too? You're out-thinking me here, Grace.

Unrequited love can be a troublesome thing. Unfortunately, if someone doesn't like you, then that someone just doesn't like you. Also, how he found out that you like him can be problematic. Was it embarrassing for him? If so, he may hold it against you. In elementary school, I once just kissed this boy I liked on the playground. Unfortunately, his girlfriend was right there. She was pretty angry. She accused him of being "cheating scum" and other choice words that I really wouldn't expect any girl our age to know (at least when I was that young, that is). But you kids these days are pretty crazy watching Jeremy Springer and Sally Jessica Parker and all that.

Now I'm torn on what to give you advice for: how to get the guy or how to get rid of the crush. The chances of catching his eye (when he obviously dislikes you) will be extremely difficult. Doing so would involve several potions and possible hypnotic therapy. However, ridding yourself of the crush won't be too terribly difficult. It would honestly be easier if you were friends with him--that way, you would be privy to his (potentially unattractive) flaws.

Try talking to people you know in common so that you can learn things about him that make him less appealing. Also: look for someone else. I'm sure another guy has been feeling rejected by you lately. (Unless you're stupid and a real nerd like some girls, that is.) If nothing works, murder is also an option. Although it's possible, it's difficult to long for a dead guy. But try to make it look like suicide. Longing for freedom is worse than longing for a boy.

You may not realize this now, but this is a blessing, not a curse. The fact that most boys dislike you means that when one likes you, you'll know he's interested in you for yourself, not for some social conquest of going on a date with you.

Also, these boys you're talking about are stupid themselves! "Real nerds" are people like Ami: they're smart. They're geniuses! One can't be stupid and a nerd! It just doesn't work like that. So: are you stupid or a nerd? You can't possibly be both! Ami would call them mutuouslly exclusitive. I think. But, yeah, you could also be neither. However, it doesn't really matter! You're a social outcast! Rejoice in the fact that only true love can overcome such social odds.

There is one potential drawback. And I hate to burst your bubble, but I wouldn't feel right without warning you of this horrible, horrible possibility. A suitor could pursue you simply as a cruel joke. So be wary! Don't trust boys easily! Make them denounce their social status for you! That's how you can tell true love. Apart from defending you from super-villains with his life, that is. But I get the impression that there aren't as many super-villains in the live-action world.

Apparently, many of you out there don't actually have any problems or need advice; instead you want to know about me. I've decided to be self-centered this month and just indulge in telling you all about me, Sailor Venus.

I love video games! Love sims are definitely the most fun. However, most are made for the lonely post-adolescent male market, which leads to most of them being slightly yuri in content. There are a few decent shounen-ai love sims out there that I like to play, like "Pretty Marmalade Flowers II." I've gotten Daisuke calling Shota on the phone every day now. But Izumi is too tough and macho to be interested in Shota. I'm not sure how to catch his apparently-straight eye. I'm certain that he wouldn't be a character in the game if there weren't some way to bag him!

See, the worlds in love sims are almost completely identical to our world as it is, so there's not really any fun in answering your question with one of those settings. The trouble with most video game worlds is that they're so darn dangerous. There are bad guys all over the place. You can't just sit down and relax; if you do, they'll touch you. And they always seem to kill you instantly if they touch you. What about the ones without bad guys? Well, "Tetris" is pretty scary too. I mean, imagine having to dodge falling blocks all the time! I suppose I'd have to go with the Mushroom Kingdom in the Mario series. The video games take place where bad guys have overrun an area of the world, so that means that the rest of their world must be safe. If I just run away whenever I see a large reptile, I should be safe. And, well, it's decently pretty too. I think that's my final answer.

I'm not sure how you managed to butcher "Minako" into "Mania," but that's either scary or impressive. I'm not really sure which. Unfortunately, none of the other senshi are too keen on games, except for Ami. And she doesn't really care for anything but chess. She likes the fact that she's already familiar with the strategy. So when it comes to Clue, Monopoly, Go, Pinochle, Spades, and, sometimes when I want to regress, Candyland, I am forced to play with myself.