I don't doubt that Aragorn was tempted by Eowyn. However, I believe that portraying that temptation as a "love triangle" is way off. For example, in a healthy modern marriage, the husband will occasionally look at a hot girl walking by. That doesn't mean that there is a love triangle with him, that girl, and his wife. It just means he's being human. I think playing that glance up until it becomes a huge issue goes against what Tolkien meant.
Also, of course there was sex in Middle Earth. People continued to propagate! But Tolkien, as a staunch Catholic (I'm one too.), probably wouldn't want Aragorn to even be hinted as giving into that temptation of adultery. Aragorn and Arwen have true love to tie them together, and Tolkien, I believe, wanted to emphasize that their bond was more than just sex.
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If a kid asks where rain comes from, I think a cute thing to tell him is "God is crying." And if he asks why God is crying, another cute thing to tell him is "Probably because of something you did."
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