• Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Is there some kind of benefit to putting rose petals in water, or is it just supposed to look pretty?

    I simply don’t get the appeal. Having to clean up/unclog petals from a draining bathtub sounds like it would negate the peaceful, relaxing energy that a bath provides, doesn’t it?

    Same question for rose petals in a bed. Peeling squished petals off my skin sounds like an annoying interruption to a sexy/romantic night, not something that adds value. Do people actually do either of these things IRL? Or are they just used to symbolize “romance” in media?

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      4 days ago

      It looks good in pictures. Real humans don’t do that unless copying a picture they saw, and th n they never do it again.

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      Definitely the symbology aspect, fresh rose petals are inconvenient as hell. I did the bed thing for my girlfriend one year for our anniversary but used fake fabric petals. No sticking, and I saved them for the next occasion. Your points are exactly the reason why I did that.

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      A lor of places have mesh around the drain that would catch them. The even make plastic things to stick over top for that purpose. I think it’s for image and aroma.