Love dilemma

Love. It's a delicate subject. For a freak, it's usually just a source of one thing. Pain. The truth is there is one inevitable fact of this life, that no matter how successful one becomes or what one accomplishes all are going to be alone someday. So when we as humans open ourselves up and share our genuine(if you have any)feelings with others, in truth all you are really doing is making yourself extremely vulnerable. I know many have their reasons for doing so, but the outcome is usually the same. Disappointment or despair. Imagine the feeling of meeting an actual soul mate(extremely rare in my opinion)and spending a lifetime of joy with them only to have them die miserably. Or, being with someone you think loves you only to find out when it's too late that nothing could be further from the truth. The feeling of loss that could come from any similar situation has driven many to madness, or worse, death. When I was younger I use to wonder how some people could be so cold in the ways of love. Now, I know only too well!