On one hand, I think that American culture often frowns upon expressions of affections as it shows weakness and goes against what a "man" should be. Refer to Red Forman for an example of what the proper American "man" should be like.
On the other hand, I believe that many people overuse the word "love." People will express their love to somebody that they've been dating for two weeks all the time. People yell about how much they love a singer or an actor. Infatuation is often mistaken for love.
"Romantic love" can be defined while true love can not. Speech is a man-made creation and words describe things that all mean the same thing to people; cold is cold and warm is warm to everybody. Ask anybody on the street to define love and every person's definition will be different, that is, if they are even able to come up with one. I think that we are "afraid" of love largely because it is different for everybody and thus, so difficult to discuss. It is almost taboo to openly discuss the intricities of love.
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