I think that love like beauty is something you can/should experience daily. It makes you alive. No need for the big Hollywoodian LOVE. You can experience it with human beings, animals around you.
I can feel love for my family, friends, colleagues, favourite escorts everyday. When I'm seriously hangover or did some craps the day before it's a bit harder... I can acknowledge that.
When talking about romantic love... The passion tends to be just infatuation. I've been lucky enough to fall in love quite a few times in my life. This type of love is like cocaine. It keeps you awake, energise you, obsess you. It's amazing, crazy, dangerous. Overall I think it's a very selfish experience. I don't buy the "loving someone more than yourself" at this stage. If you're not in denial, you realize how much you want the other person in a very egocentric way.
Love with a big L is another matter. This one takes time. You feel it for your life partner after many years. You are grateful to be there for each others. You understand each others. This is really good, more boring than exciting, but still very real. Despite the boredom, you need to remind yourself how lucky you are.
Don't waste it for an ephemeral passion.
Do whatever you want with your life. I really enjoy all these forms of love and defined my own values lifestyle to do it without guilt.
I love you all...