Have had a number of meaningful relationships, over the years, granted some only lasted an hour or so, but others went on for months, and some years.

What can tell you is that the greatest hurt come from falling in love with someone who loves you equally and extravagantly as much, and then losing them. The manner does not matter, other than to say death has a finality to it, that nothing else does.

That being said, you have eyes, a way with words, that should give you a manner to hear who has something to say and who is just horny. It is up to you after all to separate the wheat from the chaff.