Is it normal to be really desperate for romantic attention?

Ever since I was little I've always had an affiliation with the idea of love and romance. Not even in some fancy movie scenario way, just in general. I always feel alone or lonely, even though I have a decent amount of friends. Sometimes I feel like I'm being ridiculous or over exaggerating, because my friends are very cuddly and regularly show their love for me and eachother, but that's not ever very appealing to me. I feel so desperate for specifically romantic attention, and I'm not sure if that's strange or not.