metaphor for love?

Usually I am happy when I am in love, but now for the first time I am really happy although I am completely alone. I finally realised that I don't need a guy to be happy. Happiness used to be a metaphor for love, you are obliged to be happy when you have a boyfriend and sad when you are alone. But now I've made a decision for myself I am happy on my own, because I was unhappy when I was with someone. I like being alone, I like not being obliged to have my phone on 24/7 to see if I got a text message from him. I like just doing nothing, not having to be with him. But what I like most is that there is no-one that can hurt me really bad. Anyways, I just wanted to tell you all that happiness isn't a metaphor f0r love. But maybe it is, because right now I am in love with the weather, my shoes, my friends, my life. In a way it is a metaphor for love, because all those things I love make me happy, but you certainly don't need a guy.