papaya problem

It all started with a little shopping trip to the outlet mall with the boyfriend.

However, I first need to give some background information in order to help one better understand the basis for my unfortunate dilemma:

I love love.

Its vastness overwhelms me, its ambiguity intrigues me, its simplicity delights me, and its devotion astonishes me.

Bertrand Russell said "love and knowledge led upwards to heaven"

Nate Cole said "if you need love, take the time and be love"

James Morrison said "love is hard, if it was easy, it would mean nothing"

Haley James Scott said "the only thing wrong with love and faith and belief...is not having it"

Moulin Rouge said "love is like oxygen, love lifts us up where we belong"

Lee McDerment said "it's the battle you fight and the song you sing"

The Beatles said "all you need is love"

Sleeping At Last said "we are made of love and every fracture caused by the lack of love"

Therefore, I believe that:

a) love, in its right form -- selfless and everlasting -- can change the world.

b) love can perfect us, mold us, change us, mend us, teach us, liberate us.

c) without it, we are broken, fractured, and lost.

With that being said I'm sure you have concluded, and rightfully so, that I'm kind of borderline obsessed with this word. And you should be borderline concerned. My bags, my books, my music, my decor -- anything love, I have to get my hands on it. Even my jewelry. Especially my jewelry.

I recently bought a pair of earrings. Now, I really (you guessed it) loved these earrings. Papaya. 50% off sale. How could I not snatch them? I feel as though the oversized hearts successively reflect my adoration for love...right?

I bring them home and instantly show/consult my fellow fashion specialists (sisters) and they proceed to tell me that these particular earrings remind them of a staple accessory popularly worn by girls of a different race. Now, do not misunderstand, I have no problem with this conclusion other than the fact that I wanted these earrings to say "destiny morrow loves love"....do they? could they? can they?