I think a lot of the fandom has the "love transcends severance" thing wrong.
A lot of people are viewing it in a One True Love / Soulmate-style understanding of love, where love to a specific person is just So Strong, So Right, So Destined that it will transcend a lack of memories, but I think the show itself goes more with the view of love and relationships as something you BUILD over time with experiences.
The reason some couples find each other as both Innies and Outies isn't because their love is somehow realer or stronger than Mark and Gemma's, but because the circumstances allowed for them to start building that love again.
Outie Burt witnessed a man who loved him so much he found a way to track him down outside of Lumon and was interested in him because of it. Outie Irving has clearly been lonely his whole life and realized his Innie got to have a romantic relationship and just wants it for himself despite not really knowing Burt that well.
Innie Dylan was introduced to his outie's wife, shown pieces of their life together that he desperately wants to have, and got to meet someone who already loves him (because she doesn't see him as a different person than her husband) and for Gretchen, she's spending time with an earnest, attentive side of her husband that Outie Dylan is too burnt out / depressed / etc. to show her.
But for Helly, Mark, and Gemma, the situation's a lot more complicated.
Mark S doesn't have love for Gemma or Ms. Casey because he doesn't have the memories that built that love, and he never has the time or experiences with Ms. Casey to rebuild it. And in the meantime, he developed a new love with someone else.
It's not that Mark Scout's love for Gemma isn't as strong as Mark S's love for Helly, but that love is built over experiences together and Mark S and Helly have had the opportunity to build that together the same way that Mark Scout and Gemma did.
"Love transcends severance" doesn't mean specific relationships, but the ABILITY to love transcends severance. The desire for love and relationship transcends the procedure.
And that's clear beyond just romance - it's Lorne loving the goats enough to fight Drummond. It's MDR becoming strong enough to fight back because of the trust and loyalty they build with each other. It's Irving loving Helly enough to recognize when it's not her and risking his position to bring her back. It's Huang seeing the Innies as people for the first time after Dylan G keeps showing her kindness. It's the love for Ms. Casey's kindness that keeps MN from attacking Hellyna and Mark.
Love transcends severance because humans are designed to love and be loved, to form bonds and friendships, to care for each other. You can remove someone's memories, but you can't just cut out someone's desire to love and be loved.
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