LOVE is suppose to be FUN not WORK. When it becomes too much WORK there is a tendency for one of the parties to search out a different and FUN relationship
I agree with you Steve. (You seem to be getting the hang of this.) Love works best when it is given freely. My wife and I don't feel it is "work" to be and stay in love. The ones who feel that way are usually the ones with the least success.
I most certainly don't want my marriage to feel like work. Of course, I should expect to be told differently shortly.