Loved or to be Loved

I'm sitting back and wondering if it is more important to love or be loved. I read this title in a group and after reflecting upon it for a while I have come to a few different answers.. Doesn't everyone really want to be loved ? To feel that someone out there is feeling you as completely as you are feeling them..? I know that I want to be loved.. I want that man that makes my heart beat so fast that I can barely stand it.. The man that can look into my eyes and know what I am thinking.. The man that can ease my heartache with a touch of his hand on my soul..
On the other hand, I believe that it is equally as important to love.. Not just say, Oh I love you.. But to truly give of yourself a inner most love that comes from deep within.. It is funny but you hear people say all the time ( I love you ) as they are leaving their loved one behind and they are off to their day. Do you think they love them, or is it just words that some people just say? I really am not one to know who loves and who doesn't.. I do know that I love hard and I love completely..
So my choice is BOTH..........What is yours?