Steve, I think that Love is in us all the time. Ever present, ever new. We don't always realize this because our own baser thoughts and perceptions get in the way.
There are many distractions that blur truth. Stubbornness, skewed perception, I me mine, etc., I'm guilty of all these things and more.
Thank-You SI i believe we all are.
Love never destroys it only changes so we can realize its greater meaning. We may b in tune with it with someone else and then one of us may no longer experience it. We do not deny that it happened. A lot depends on how people treat one another. Very few things last for ever. But if you ever have the chance to experience love at some level... you are always grateful! True love inspires and looking back at it we always find it as an impetus in our life even though we must be receptive to its changes.
Through out my life i have found the strongest memories of love are associated with spirituality in myself and those i have been fortunate to have touched my life. For the most part; 'Love' with little spiritual aspiration or presence has fizzled out over the years.