Isn't love (in an adult romantic/intimate/erotic sense) just a 'feeling'? I thought I'd had it a few times in life but in all cases it evaporated (all for different reasons).
As an adult, a life without love means eating dinner alone every night. Going to sleep alone every night. It means missing out on dating, marriage, family, having kids…
The longest sociology study ever conducted was run by Harvard. They studied thousands of men over the course of their lives looking to see who was happy. Those who had love were the happiest. Those with good relationships were happier. Those without love were unhappy and died earlier.
