So true, HiTech. he people who most push loveless lifeless sex, look miserable-— ever notice their protests and so forth? Their faces in action, in speech and shouting and even “song”, are bitter, harsh; their faces in repose are not peaceful.
One of the things love is, is jealous (not envious, jealous). And when it is treated as something common, the jealousy slops over onto everything it touches and become a pollution rather than a guardian. The result is, yes, the ugliness you have described.