*shrugs* I don't love them though. I love the game. But they're just pixels on a screen. Heck, in waiting for VV2 I've "killed off" thousands of villagers in VV1, restarting the game so I could do the puzzles all over again. I did the same with VV2 - I tried easy, restarting it several times until I could get through it without people dying before 14. Then Normal. Finally Hard. Only reason I haven't restarted it is because I'm so close to completing certain collections.
Sorry, but I can't love my villagers. They're not real. I love my dog, I love my parents, I even love the plants in my garden. But not fake people.