One of the skills I had to learn and become proficient in is kissing a man. I had never kissed a man. Will Smith did it in his movies, so did Jake Gyllenhaal, and I figured it was my time. So it was me and Steve Carell - fantastic.
I do believe in living out your own time, unless it's absolutely impossible, which it is for some people.
Erotic or sexual love can truly be love if it is not selfishly sexual or lustful.