A childhood belief about reproduction

I recall my mother telling me when I was much younger (probably aobut 6-ish) that babies happened when two people "love each other a lot".

That kind-of scared me, since church sermons would say things like "love thy neighbour", and relatives would ask if I loved them/my family/whatever. I couldn't say it, and would just half-heartedly nod.
Similarly it has taken me a long time before I could write "with love from..." at the bottom of a card!

I think that my head has been screwed up right into my early 20's - not a good way to help relationships along!