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Love is grand and all but personally I don't really believe romantic "love" is essential to life. I don't think all personalities are inclined to it. I am making this point totally separate and aside from what Bednar is saying. I agree he is giving bad advice. You need to shop around. But I don't think everyone is prone to standard romantic love. And few long-term relationships sustain such emotions long-term. Some do no doubt. But it is unrealistic for everyone to expect long-term romantic love. But long term love and happiness is a worthy, possible goal IMO.

I do believe that romatic love is a nice idea for people of the first world. But the majority of all marriages world wide are arranged (~60%). I have a great friend from Africa. He would find talk of finding your one true love laughable. To him, marriage happens when he can save about 2,000 dollars and get the girls parents to agree (she may or may not initially agree). And this is how it goes in most of the world. Romantic love as a requirement for marriage is a very ethnocentric viewpoint. Again, just my opinion.
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