[dancelady]

It does depend on how old the birds are, and how much time you spend with the one you have now. If these lovies are over 7 months, then it also matters about birds going through hormonal changes with mating on their minds. Maya is right about birds and their friendship -- some can become close friends, and some can never get together because they don't like the other one. If they are opposite sexes, they could decide that mating is primary, despite your presence, and become bonded to each other. But I know someone who has a bunch of lovebirds that are all tame, and they play with the owners and also have mated and had babies. The females are aggressive and can be really a bit much while having babies, so that can happen to you, too. Lovebirds are sex machines, so getting the second one can be a wonderful thing or a bother, if you don't want them to make babies. In that case, you would be better off with just one bird. Do you know what sex they are, and if not, are you ready to find out the hard way? When I adopted 2 lovies, they soon had 3 babies and I enjoyed everything about them, but I had to learn all about lovebirds and how to take care of them. And then how to make them stop...you will see that they had 11 babies while I was trying to make them quit. Now they live in separate cages, which is the only way I could have them not mating. So think about all of this, if you do get the second lovie, be sure that you keep them in separate cages, and consider what to do about babies, if this occurs. It only takes a second for them to mate. Good Luck!