Acharya Prashant explains that the way to test whether love is true or not is very simple. One must see what their love is giving them: pleasure or consciousness. He addresses the questioner's point about needing another person's company, stating that it is inevitable to have relationships in life. The real question is about the quality of those relationships. The method to test this quality is to observe whether the relationship provides pleasure or consciousness. When a relationship provides pleasure, it gives you an incentive to remain as you are. If someone comes into your life and you derive pleasure from them, you will resist any change in yourself. This is because the pleasure is tied to your current state. Similarly, you will oppose any change in the other person, as their current state is what gives you pleasure. This becomes a mutual arrangement where both parties prevent each other from growing, which is not love but a conspiracy. In contrast, a true lover is like a critic who points out your flaws because they want you to improve, which might be uncomfortable. True love is not about flattery or making you feel good in your current state; it is about helping you realize your potential. True love is when you approach someone for their well-being, knowing that their current state is a lie, a bondage, a prison. The desire is to free them from that prison. This freedom is not personal but universal. The love is for the Truth, and you see the potential for that Truth in the other person. The speaker refutes the common idea that love is a natural, spontaneous feeling. He asserts that love is not natural; it is spiritual. It must be learned and understood. It is a rare, precious, and uncommon thing, not something that just happens. People who believe love is natural are often just seeking pleasure and deception. True love is not found in science, the constitution, or nature; it is found in spirituality.