Kilroy wrote:
have what? I don't need it to be happy
You have enough to satisfy the extent of your need for it. Obviously, if that were not true, you'd be lonely.
Either that, or you are lonely but you kid yourself you aren't, as I used to.
I don't know you so I can't make a judgment either way. We can assume the first statement is true because we have no reason to believe otherwise.
So, if you have enough affection (no matter what "enough" is for you), you won't care about it because you don't desire more than you have. However, if you have less than you feel you need, it makes sense to desire more.