I feel that Devo is mocking the idea that love has to necessarily be filled with bouts of anger and that it must be desired this way and must be seen as natural. The anger and frustration in the love depicted here is the result of socially constructed pressures that are put on interpersonal relationships. The young man in the song steps outside of this frame of mind, sees that the "love" that he is experiencing isn't consistent with what he naturally desires, and decides to just give up on it altogether.
I feel that Devo is mocking the idea that love has to necessarily be filled with bouts of anger and that it must be desired this way and must be seen as natural. The anger and frustration in the love depicted here is the result of socially constructed pressures that are put on interpersonal relationships. The young man in the song steps outside of this frame of mind, sees that the "love" that he is experiencing isn't consistent with what he naturally desires, and decides to just give up on it altogether.