From what I can tell, my personal experiences with love deviate from the norm a bit. I tried for years to experience romantic love, and entered a handful of relationships in hope of finding it, but to no avail. To this day, I still do not know what romantic love feels like, but finding it is no longer a priority of mine. Ever since coming to terms with my asexuality, I began to hear about the concept of romantic orientation as something separate from sexual orientation, so I spent a good while trying to figure out my romantic orientation. For now, I think 'aromantic' is the closest term I can relate to, though I do not tend to openly share this information with others, partially because I feel that it is a tentative approximation of a label that I value for giving myself another perspective to use, but would gladly discard it should anything drastically change.
However, I know full well that I feel other types of love. I genuinely care for my family, and I would be completely unable to function if something bad happened to my twin sister. When my friendships become close, I place them in high regard and treasure said friendship as genuinely as possible. I can honestly say that the emotional distress that I have received in the past from friendships falling apart were significantly more potent than when my romantic relationships fell apart.
I think the most potent love I have ever experienced though, was not directed at people, but at an art form. I don't think I've ever loved anything the way I love percussion. I could ramble for hours about just how much music means to me, but to keep the post from getting too outrageously long, I'll just mention that I have basically dedicated my life to my music and have never been happier. If anything, I sometimes wonder if my love of music is comparable to what romantic love is supposed to feel like. It's a passion so potent that it's downright addictive for me, and I cannot help but love having it as a constant in my life.
I can't help but feel like my post is somewhat vague in sections, but I don't think I should make this get too wordy, and I could explain further, if needed. It seems like a handful of posts focus on variations of love other than the romantic variety though, so I guess my post won't contrast too sharply by discussing nonromantic love.