I do understand that void. I think we all have that void.
And, yes, I can certainly identify with the feeling of being in love with the love itself.
I had noticed it when I was a teenager and I stopped entertaining that romantic yet intensely dangerous feeling in my mid 20s. Since then I have been looking for something stable and very loving yet free of intensity.
I found this (i havent read it yet):
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cr.../#.WkBuvCuIaEc