sometimes, someone holds the altcoin they have until the price drops, because of that, many people say that don't trust any altcoin. Well, I think this is just a matter of strategy, and how you use the altcoin you have.
I have experienced that with many coins, but I always choose reputed coins hence I guess I do not need to worry on holding them as I am sure they will bounce back at any time along with bitcoins. Yes, altcins are not too bad to hate them but we need to be more careful while choosing them for investing. If we go random coins then I guess then we must need to agree with OP and should stop loving altcoins.
Coins that have strategies and the prospect i always take priority and hold.
Unique coins are always good for investing and for holding. I do focus for such coins to add some balance for my portfolio along with bitcoins. I guess I cannot stop loving altcoins and at the same time I cannot believe them to take more risk.