Is love over rated?

Mmmmm. I know unequivocally this will draw Simplicity's ire. She is a huge believer in love. A follower of love...Much like its a religion. Me? I'm neutral to a fault. No religion to claim no real passion for life. I just exist. But I'm more a fan of happiness and every one's own rightful pursuit of happiness. So I ponder can one have happiness without having "true love"? I mean that 1 true person who was created purely to spend the rest of eternity with you type of true love. I would have to say yes. I may be a bit materialistic but give me a full bank account and an empty bed over a full bed and empty bank account. Those who say money can't buy happiness never had money before. Now I'm no Bill Gates but I had a nice run and one Summer in particular was "The Summer of Sean". I didn't have a love on my arm- I had plenty of loves on my arms!!!lol. But each time in my life maybe 3-4 times, that I think I stumbled upon my true love it has never worked out and it ends in heart ache. So what is this thing called love? It won't clothe you feed you shelter you so why is it necessary?
(This is what u call an ally hoop! Simplicity, I served this one up to you on a platter, a lay up! Go ahead & take it away...)

Simplicity:

Okay Sean, since you have obviously lost your mind I'm going to have to go off on this one.
Granted you are constantly playing devil's advocate, i find it hard to sit here and read your words as truth.
Men and women differ in many ways, but love?
Love is the one thing that brings a man and a woman together, that allows them to forget all the other bullshit, even if only momentarily and enter a state of exploration together. Now, many people may make the argument that true love is subjective, this is true.. BUT, there's no denying it's effects on us! Sean, you said the 3-4 times you thought you'd found your true love it ended in heart ache.... ask yourself why or how it ended that caused the heartache. I'm sure you were the creator of the end and thus brought about self-inflicted pain. But, also ask yourself, how were each of those instances different and try to observe those differences as growing points. Do you truly believe love is overrated if you've experienced 3 or 4 completely different things with 3 or 4 different women? Better yet, the feeling that you feel when it is forcefully brought to an end should be evidence enough that it's not overrated because it leaves you feeling empty when you no longer have it or are permitted to have it...
While you're in the state of being in love, you experience a happiness like no other. Granted, money makes the world go around... love makes us sane.
So, I'll challenge you to live the rest of your life in an empty bed with all the money in the world and then see me on the other side to tell me that love is overrated...
But wait, you'd never be able to do that because the love you have for your son is that of which you would never be able to live without.... I know we're talking about men and women, but love exists in many shapes and forms just on different levels.
I wouldn't say love is my religion... but I will say that I will never grow bitter towards it because it's been good to me.... the person or situations I've fallen in love with or in on the other hand may have been the cause for any lasting pain felt.
I'm not rich, and I'm also not poor, but I'm filled with a twinge of happiness as i have memories of my one true love to get me through this thing called life.
That's not ever to be considered overrated in my eyes.

we've all seen Love Jones if not... shame on you!... Real, Rugged, Raw emotions felt that couldn't keep these two apart, no matter how much hurt, bad timing, or distance was experienced or placed between them.... Movies are derived from real life situation and this was one of the realest movies I've ever seen.