Many of us who count ourselves among those that have ever learned or started to learn a language for love (or sex) seem a bit ashamed to admit this as a motivational factor. Perhaps we see it as in some way self deprecating, or we’re embarrassed to talk about romance in general because we feel that it simply too personal a topic to divulge to the world at large. It’s like we think this reason to learn is somehow less worthy than other reasons.
But should we be ashamed? The way I see it; learning a new language is a good thing, period. If you find motivation through romance good for you. Throughout all of human history there have been few motivational factors more powerful than sex and intimacy