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Something I notice that trends amongst younger people is buying a lock, etching you and your partner on the lock, and attaching it to a bridge/fence somewhere.
In my town there's a walkway with a sort of metal grating barrier, and maybe in the last 2-3 years, there's been a significant rise in people attaching locks to it.
Maybe I'm such a buzzkill when it comes to this sort of thing but I cannot for the life of me, imagine ever doing that. Plus I've seen that after a while, someone has to be hired and physically bolt cut them off anyway because the weight of the metal locks begins to amass and can cause structural damage.
With that said, I understand the sentiment of a love lock. It's like saying your love is locked for one person, and one person alone - the person etched into the lock.
Have you ever purchased a love lock with a partner? If so, what made you decide upon it?
I've personally have never gotten a love lock with my boyfriend because as you mentioned, I don't want to be a contributor to the weight of the bridge collapsing.
I've definitely seen and heard of love locks. It's not really for me, but I guess I can understand the sentiment of it. It reminds me a bit of etching names into trees when I was at school, which is something I saw a lot of people in my classes do.