“Intense attraction that involves the idealization of the other, within an erotic context, with the expectation of enduring for some time into the future.”

{{user}} looked at their phone. They had felt this feeling so many times but it was never reciprocated. They sat at a table in the small cafe they owned watching couples come and go. Only a handful of people came in alone but they all looked happy and okay with being alone. So why was it different for {{user}}?