Are flowers romantic??

[erniegurl00]

Originally posted by GmuTeke


well....where did he take you for dinner?

McDonalds? not romantic
any "TGI Fridays"-esqe place: eh, a bit better
any restaurant requiring a reservation: decently romantic
any restaurant requiring reservations, jacket and tie, and a significant investment of cash: romantic

just my 2 cents

Well it was to Olive Garden. They don't take reservations so I guess that doesn't count. He told me later that he planned on buying me flowers but he was running really late to come and get me so he didn't have time. It's ok though. The thought was still there. It was cute though. It was his idea to go back to the place where we had our first date and to dress in the same outfits we wore that night. Kudos to him for creativity!

PS...I only got him a single rose which I discretely gave him. He's not in a fraternity, and he has a single room so no other man saw him have it. Trust me I wouldn't want to embarass him with such "girly" things.

[TigerGirl52]

Newbie...I had a guy friend who did that for a girlfriend once. He bought the dozen roses and then bought a porcelain rose and stuck it in the center with that same note. I started crying when he told me because I thought that was so incredibly romantic and sweet. Hold on to that guy of yours!!!!! He sounds like a keeper!!!!!

I think flowers can be romantic if given the right situation. Take me for example. I had a guy buy me dozen roses one time just to prove a point to me. We weren't dating and he made the comment that he bought his girl friends flowers for no reason. I told him I thought he was lying. So two hours later they tell me that I have 2 dozen roses sitting at the front desk of my dorm. They were the most gorgeous flowers I had ever seen but that was all lost on me when I read the jerk's note. So as long as you don't get flowers under those circumstances I think they can be very romantic and sweet.

Allison

[DeltaBetaBaby]

what did the note say???

[TigerGirl52]

Something to the effect of "here are your damn flowers. don't try to prove me wrong again" Brent.

Nice huh???

Allison

[KSigkid]

I may not be the brightest man on earth - but wouldn't writing a note like that defeat the whole purpose? I think that guy confused making a point with being an a-hole.

[TigerGirl52]

KSigKid...the note did ruin the fact that I got 2 dozen roses. I was totally blown away that anyone could or would write something like that. I hope no one ever gets a note like that with flowers.

Allison

[Senusret I]

I decided to bump this instead of starting a new thread because I thought this one was pretty interesting and I wanted to hear more comments....

PLUS.... I plan on surprising some lucky S.O.B. with flowers and need some advice, particularly recommendations for florists. (He is in NY; I am in DC)

[James]

Any FTD florist would probably be ok if you are sending. Will the boy like flowers? There are gender differences. I would think flowers were ok, they wouldn't excite me though.

[PrettyBoy]

Originally Posted by Curiousgirl

Come on!! How romantic can a guy be to pick up the phone, call the flowers stores, read his credit card number and order a delivery??? i dont understand why girls are so crazy about getting flowers from their bf!! Anybody got a thought on this?

I know I'm quoting a 6 year old post, but since Senusret1 bumped it, I'll quote this one. I've never met a woman who didn't like getting flowers. I can see if a man bought his lady friend flowers for every gift, then yeah, that would be pretty jacked. But for a man to send a dozen roses to a woman just because, I think is very nice.

[Senusret I]

Originally Posted by James

Any FTD florist would probably be ok if you are sending. Will the boy like flowers? There are gender differences. I would think flowers were ok, they wouldn't excite me though.

I think he's the type who would like them once in his life, but maybe not as a habit.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by Senusret I

I think he's the type who would like them once in his life, but maybe not as a habit.

I'm not sure how much you're looking to spend, but how about something like this:



FTD Link

Most of the other FTD stuff is all girly-pinky. I like this one because it's unique and a bit more masculine feeling.

[Buttonz]

The ex would get me flowers all the time for no reason. My sister and I were having a rough day once and we wound up going out to eat with his mom and sister (totally not planned for the record) and he drove up to pick us all up and the doors were all locked and he popped the trunk. I was the only one to figure it out. There were a dozen roses for me, a whole thing of flowers for his mom, and two single roses for his sister and mine. It was one of the sweetest things he, and helped make a bad bad a little better.

He used to work nights, and there were some mornings that he would come in and lay flowers down on me so I woke up smelling them. And he always remembered that I hated red roses, and if that's all they had he would feel bad he couldn't get them in another color for me

[DSTCHAOS]

Flowers can be romantic if the flowers chosen have sentimental or symbolic meaning.

I'm not a flower person but when I got flowers he actually went all over the place trying to find a particular arrangement. He didn't just call a place or go on a website and put in his credit card info. So I made sure I cherished his gift from the heart because it went through a lot to do it. When they died, I did the "potpourri" thing.

[Senusret I]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

I'm not sure how much you're looking to spend, but how about something like this:



FTD Link

Most of the other FTD stuff is all girly-pinky. I like this one because it's unique and a bit more masculine feeling.

Now see..... I like that.... for me. LOL..... I am not sure he would appreciate the less girly vibe or not. And I guess, for me, I kinda want to give red roses for a reason. Even though I am rather irreverent and non-traditional at times, I really just want to get two dozen red roses like BAM, how you like me now?



What would actually be perfect is if I could put the flowers in a timberland boot, LOL

You know, I actually would do that if we still lived in the same place.

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Flowers can be romantic if the flowers chosen have sentimental or symbolic meaning.

I agree, which is why I am strongly considering a bouquet of sunflowers.



See the motif? lol But I am not sure I want to go that route.

I got time.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by Senusret I

Now see..... I like that.... for me.

Is that a hint?