Guinea pigs are extremely social animals. I have a group of 3 pigs living together, then a group of 2. They still climb up the side of the cage to be pet or taken out for a cuddle. When I had to seperate Tarzan for a week because of his arthritis flare up, he didn't want anything to do with me. All he wanted was to get back to his buddies. As soon as he was back with his group, he immediately started to beg to me and climb up the side for some lap time. So in my experience, when they have friends of the own species around, they share their love. It's not fair to keep one pig by itself because of your wants. It's like a human only ever interacting with a cat their entire life, it's just not enough to keep them physically and mentally healthy. Get a same sex or neutered friend and let them live together. It really is for their own good.