I appreciate your comment and I agree that love can be found beyond romantic partnerships. However, this article was about romantic love specifically, and how it is viewed in today's culture as a "fantasy" or even inferior to other types of love, such the one between friends. Of course, opinions will differ - some people don't need romantic love, and that's ok! For those of us who crave it though - it's ok too! And yes, I agree that romantic love will never be perfect (just as friendships or the love between a mother and a child will never be perfect). There will be ups and downs in any relationship - romantic ones included - but there should definitely be more ups than downs. "True love" in my definition doesn't mean an absence of conflict, but the constant presence of respect. You can argue with your partner, but you can respect them at the same time - that, to me, would be the condition for a genuinely loving relationship.