[lutusp]

> How do I NOT place importance on sex and love?

Yep, I see where you're coming from. And if it weren't for that outlook, chances are the entire human race would die out in a matter of centuries, because people would say, "Jesus, what's the point of this? Who actually enjoys all this forehead-beating?" But hardly anyone does that. They get bred out of the population. By natural selection.

[submarine]

I'm not sure what this all boils down to. What does this mean for how I interact in public?

If I still decide to talk to the beautiful women I encounter, that means I'm placing importance on sex, right? Because otherwise, I'd be staring at my work and not really giving a hoot. Or are we saying there's a fine line between pursuing women and obsessing over the idea of love and sex as a determinant factor of one's self-esteem?