“et hominem non menteque virile pertingam passion’’ – does passion and virility make a man?

This image covers the concept of you are more of a man if you pursue your love interest. A traditional archetype when it comes to romantic relationships and dating. That men have to be the ones to pursue a woman and prove their worth. We have red roses representing love, orchids to represent virility, lust, and passion, the green cloth to represent the fertile ground, and the black backdrop as the air of mystery… the hidden intent, is the pursuit for a temporary and fleeting feeling, or is it for the long term?