"Six to five and pick 'em"

I was thinking about the mindset a person must have when they won't allow themself any kind of love to prepare themselves for a life without any. That way when the loveless reality hits them it won't hurt as much because they won't have anything else to compare it to. I probably don't know anyone with this mindset. It's mostly about risk because those who play safe never take anything away from the table at the end of the game. I'm trying to figure out the difference between what's good and what looks good