aim diverted love, n.All

Aim-diverted love (n.) last ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠precisely because they can never be fully satisfied, while direct sexual impulses are discharged and spent.

Aim-diverted love (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠what binds a group: love instincts turned from their sexual aims, yet working with no less energy.