yes, when we are starved of love, we feel good when somebody needs us and gives us their attention. It is like intoxication, but this is also addictive if overused like everything else, it fills an empty space within us.
Then I ask: Is love about filling some the significant other lacks in his life? Do you feel good when somebody needs you, do you feel important because you can play out a role, maybe act like a mother for an adult person. It generates a spectrum og questions ...