She loves me.
She loves me not.
He loves me.
He loves me not.
Perhaps he
- or she -
…likes you?
…admires you?
…is on the way to falling in love with you?
…is falling out of love?
Petals
- or simple binaries -
cannot give you these more subtle distinctions.
But - perhaps - subtle distinctions are not what you want?
Perhaps, with love (romantic? physical?), if the one you desire is not totally in thrall to you, then he or she might as well despise you for all the difference it makes?
Perhaps, in love, you (or I) require (imagine?) certainty, however false?
Perhaps I sell you short.