I enjoy listening to well written love songs. I think that some of the best love songs deal with breaking up or love lost. 'Empty Chairs' by Don McLean is fantastic and 'Goodbye Lucille' by my favourite writer Paddy McAloon are amongst the best love (lost) songs that I have heard. Bryan Ferry's 'Slave To Love' is incredibly slick and emotional. I agree that most love songs need to presented in a unique way. Lloyd Cole wrote 'Jennifer She Said, which is essentially about the promises that lovers make to each other, "Jennifer we can't go wrong, let's put it in writing." It's about declaring your love with a tattoo "It's written there in blue, with a heart and an arrow through."Unfortunately, not all relationships last and some people might regretfully be left with a permanent reminder of their undying love (tattoo) as Lloyd point's out to the woman in question 'You change with the weather and this is the rain" I think this kind of approach to writing about love makes this type of song much more interesting.
Paul