Relative Date

	public static string RelativeDate(DateTime theDate)
	{
		Dictionary<long, string> thresholds = new Dictionary<long, string>();
		int minute = 60;
		int hour = 60 * minute;
		int day = 24 * hour;
		thresholds.Add(60, "{0} seconds ago");
		thresholds.Add(minute * 2, "a minute ago");
		thresholds.Add(45 * minute, "{0} minutes ago");
		thresholds.Add(120 * minute, "an hour ago");
		thresholds.Add(day, "{0} hours ago");
		thresholds.Add(day * 2, "yesterday");
		thresholds.Add(day * 30, "{0} days ago");
		thresholds.Add(day * 365, "{0} months ago");
		thresholds.Add(long.MaxValue, "{0} years ago");

		long since = (DateTime.Now.Ticks - theDate.Ticks) / 10000000;
		foreach (long threshold in thresholds.Keys)
		{
			if (since < threshold)
			{
				TimeSpan t = new TimeSpan((DateTime.Now.Ticks - theDate.Ticks));
				return string.Format(thresholds[threshold], (t.Days > 365 ? t.Days / 365 : (t.Days > 0 ? t.Days : (t.Hours > 0 ? t.Hours : (t.Minutes > 0 ? t.Minutes : (t.Seconds > 0 ? t.Seconds : 0))))).ToString());
			}
		}
		return "";
	}