text: is it really better to have loved and lost than to not have loved at all?? what are your thoughts. after a loss, it sure doesn't seem like it.  nonetheless, love is one of the best parts of the human experience.  you must also remember that having lost what might have seemed your true love doesn't mean that you will never love again.  those with such a capacity for love do find love again, and love with the one who really is your one true love.