Flowers are beautiful and all, but should they really symbolize love? Should something that could mean so much to someone be described in the temporary existence of nature?

Let's recap that real quick. I said "temporary"... why? The answer is quite simple if you've ever been given flowers or know what happens when they are cut from their roots: flowers die.

Whoever came up with the tradition of giving flowers to the one you love, didn't think that through. I used to love receiving them — until I was given a wooden flower. Wooden flowers don't die and that's when I realized that something that symbolizes love, shouldn't die. If you want to portray that "forever love" you've always wanted, flowers aren't for you. No matter how beautiful they are, they will die, and that's a terrible way to represent the beautiful love you may have for someone. You don't want to have your love die out, so why force this power of love on an object that can't help but die out eventually.

This goes to show how sometimes, we emphasize love with all the wrong things. We feel the need to compare our love to objects and even the love of others. For some reason, our generation has given up on having a love that is original and pure and has focused on complying to how others envision love.

Now I'm not saying you should stop giving and receiving flowers, all I'm saying is that there are other ways to express your love (that don't end with a tragic end). Put your creativity to work and find symbolism of love in new things, things that truly symbolize your relationship and not the relationship of others.

After all, the idea of giving flowers as a symbol of love had to start from somewhere. I just want to know you'll love me even in the winter of our love when flowers don't grow.