If you don't have it at my age, due to death or leaving of a spouse or mate, you kind of give up and take the path of least resistance. Often that is to find someone to take care of you. This mindset is for men and women and it's not all bad if consensual and they are honest with each other. My parents had many friends like this but were older than me at the time. I'm still holding out for my next love. Hey, that sounds like a good title for my next article!

and:

‘Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.’

At least I had one great love of my life.