my love life in short..... The other ME

Hi guys.... It's still me Jane Omeludike.
I had really wanted to say something about love.
I am a free spirited person but I think I'm having difficulty understanding what love is or how it can make you feel. I don't know if you can actually confuse lust for love. Like Rihanna said in one of her songs "I've loved and I've lost" I have done same.
Recently, I had friends come over and we talked about everything but I would pass on the topic "love" whenever it's been brought up.
I had thought that when you love someone, you can't stay an hour without them crossing your mind; when they smile or talk it keeps your heart racing for a while and when they get you mad or angry, you really can't stay mad at them for a long time. You are eager to see them and you can go an extra mile just to see that they are happy. But am sorry to be a carrier of bad news this delusional "thoughts" of mine only exists in my head cos right now no one cares about how you feel or better still give a damn about your feelings and it hurts and puts most of us who wants to experience love at a wide pool of disappointment.
This is how I feel, and am not just talking about relationships but life in general.
What does love mean anyways?