Why are we are romantic centric world?

Last night I had this dream I had met the love of my life, everything was perfect. Of course as in every bad dream the perfect love had walked away from me. It is just a dream, right? Then why did this dream upset me so? It had me thinking throughout the day. Why is everyone so focused on romance? I mean think about it, romance is everywhere: movies, t.v., novels, and even music. Everywhere you turn romance is there. Romance is so frustrating. I sometimes think people like me are not meant for a loving romantic relationship. The longest relationship I had was 7 months. So whats the point on counting on that one true love? Everyone says, "be patient, don't look for it, it will happen when you least expect it or when you stop looking." How can we stop looking or focus on it? Its everywhere we have a holiday for it, a whole genre of movies dedicated to it. Now you can't even just watch a comedy like the Hangover without love interjecting itself into it. And to make matters worse every time you catch up with an old friend or a relative there is the question that always pops up... so how is your love life? Will this pandemonium ever end?