I think such people are enveloped in the idea of romantic love and therefore almost obsessed with it. Once you find your "true love" you can relax and appreciate that there are many many many forms of love, all valid, all true, all real.

Many people separate their feelings into 'like' and 'love', reserving love for romantic interests only. I like to express my affection for my dear friends and have no problem telling them I love them. Unless it's said purely in a joking manner ("I love ya man!") I don't use the words lightly. I still love every person with which I've ever shared these words.

The romantic or Eros love is the most common love a person thinks about. Since it is very personal and usually involves sex, it probably is the most common or yearned for type of love. See Quote below: "In the Greek language there are three words that are used for love. The first one, eros, stands for sexual, romantic love. From Eros we have the word erotica. Eros is the kind of love mostly known by the world. You can easily notice people's preoccupation with sex. This Eros love is what generally motivates people. The second word, philia, generally refers to affection between friends. From this word we have Philadelphia, the "City of Brotherly Love." Although both eros and philia have others as their focus, they both can be motivated by self-interest, self-gratification and self-protection. The third Greek word for love is agape. This word alone points to a completely self-sacrificing love, a love that lacks self-interest, self-gratification and self-preservation. Agape love is motivated primarily by the interest and welfare of others. The word agape is used very sparingly by Greek secular writers, but in the New Testament, agape is the Greek word most frequently used for the love for God."