Are love-locks romantic or a menace?

Love-locks are a fad that many people follow. We can see these padlocks hanging from many bridges, as in the river Seine of Paris. But this trend, however romantic it may seem, can also be partly dangerous.

On the one hand, some people might say that it is a harmless display of love. An act performed by couples to show their love and make a promise to each other: they can never be separated. Love-locks are becoming a beautiful tradition for all those lovers, who every year they meet together to reinforce their relationship with this act.

On the other hand, others might argue that these love-locks destroy the city's charm and its natural essence, turning the landscape into an iron chaos. Although they reaffirm their discontent by saying that it can be dangerous, since the railing of a bridge can be broken by the weight of the padlocks and hurt someone, and furthermore, the changing of the railing is an economic expense for the city. The most serious problem is that its weight can make the bridge collapse.

In conclusion, I believe that love-locks are a beautiful tradition, which should continue to be done but with adequate safety measures to avoid any accident that could happen.