Is romantic love real?

This position holds that romantic love is real — and a cornerstone of a functioning society. It argues that romantic love is a genuine, distinct phenomenon, unlike any other form of love, rather than a mere illusion or social invention.

There is no difference between a romantic partner and a friend for many people, so romantic love is not it's own entity rather than another form of platonic love.

Romantic love is nothing more than a stronger form of basic love when stripped down to it's bare basics, but we assign more meaning to romantic relationships, thus making romantic love real.