Love Birds do better in pairs. Get your friend a friend.
"Love Birds do better in pairs. Get your friend a friend."
With great respect, that is a common myth. It's true that lovebirds need companionship. But so long as their human owner pays them a lot of attention, the lovebird bonds with him and considers him his/her mate. If you get two lovebirds, they bond with each other and tend to ignore their human owners.
I give Tukki tons of love and affection. He is most definitely bonded with me, as I am with him. One sure sign of his bonding - he even tries to feed me! He does his little regurgitation routine - normal for parrots - and tries to put it in his mouth. Sounds gross but is actually very touching. That is the classic behavior of a lovebird toward its mate.
Here's a link about to an authoritative book on lovebirds:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0764118277/002-3880507-7129634?v=glance&n=283155
You'll note that the very first item in the 'description' section is: "Lovebirds are social birds, but it is a myth that they must always be kept in pairs as a tame single bird can make a wonderul companion."