Are flowers a must for women?
By scammerwear
@scammerwear (1433)
Singapore
January 17, 2008 11:41pm CST
Despite all that the media says about women likely flowers, somehow I have not really seen this as a fact. A lot of women I know do not like flowers at all. In fact, I am banned from ever buying flowers for my partner XD
Do you believe that you have to have flowers when you are trying to impress a woman?
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8 responses
@vera5d (4005)
• United States
18 Jan 08
i have had so many guys give me roses they have no meaning to me anymore...i think that happens to a lot of girls.
i do like flowers though...they have to be pretty, simple, not too fragrant. my husband gave me a purple tulip the first time he ever gave me flowers when we were dating...i really liked it because it was so different (i never saw one before!) but also that he really listened to me that i didn't like them. last year for v-day he gave me a little jade plant that is pretty much unkillable - it is still on my sink thriving :)
some people are crazy about flowers though. i know someone like this. you better get her flowers for mother's day and her birthday and whatever other occasion or she won't talk to you for weeks.
i guess it all depends on the person.
@GloomCookieLex (6073)
• United States
18 Jan 08
You're lucky. I never got flowers from anyone but my mother until I actually asked my fiance to get me some about a year into our relationship.
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@saigonwarrior (1331)
• United States
18 Jan 08
Yes, when I was dating, men bought me flowers also. After I was married the first year my husband and I were together, he could not afford to buy me a present for our anniversary so he stopped by the side of the road and picked wild flowers for me.
Those hand-picked flowers meant more to me than any store bought arrangement ever could.
Now, I know some women that would have just had a fit if their husband would have come home with
something like this. It was the romantic gesture that made the moment special.
That was many years ago and our finances improved, then for every occasion he was ordering me bouquets of flowers until several years ago I asked him to please stop..they just die and are a waste of money.
He understood and has stopped. Which is perfectly fine with me!
In answer to the author, no I don't think the giving of flowers has to be one-sided.
I have bought my husband a single rose before and he loved it. It is the gesture, I think.
As you say..it depends on the person/relationship.
@scammerwear (1433)
• Singapore
19 Jan 08
I'm very glad my mom prefers to grows her own flowers then!
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
18 Jan 08
Well if you ever want to give me flowers scammerwear by all means do *winks*
I would never turn down some guy giving me flowers, but NEVER roses..first they don't last that long, I would rather have flowers that lasted longer like the mums or daisies...carnations too. But I would also appreciate something that lasted even longer than flowers...a plant..something that can continue to grow for a long time
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@GloomCookieLex (6073)
• United States
18 Jan 08
I thought all flowers lasted about the same. I've only ever gotten roses and they last about a week, maybe two if I pay attention to watering them. And I got some assorted basket of stuff when I was 13 and it lasted about the same.
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@saigonwarrior (1331)
• United States
18 Jan 08
Yes, I agree. A living plant is a wiser choice for me.
I love plants and flowers, but the cut ones just die. A live plant keeps on living.
If you are lucky..lol
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@scammerwear (1433)
• Singapore
19 Jan 08
Once I figure out how to fly them to America, well.. *wink*
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@Ravenladyj (22902)
• United States
18 Jan 08
As much as I do like getting flowers on occasion its definately NOT a must for me....I dont need them and I'm not lost or bummed out if I dont get them ya know....I mean if I want a flower THAT bad I'll grow my damn own :-)
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@scammerwear (1433)
• Singapore
19 Jan 08
Hehehe, how true, somehow offering a dying plant to someone just dun as much sense as growing one!
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@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
18 Jan 08
I guess nowadays, giving flowers were that common already. Alot of people, especially women would like something for a change. Some even dares to be extreme, others go from complex to those complicated things.
But If I'm to impress a woman, I'd rather do it or express them through actions. Like serenading or dedicating them some songs, as this are my simple yet effective girl-charmer!;)
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@scammerwear (1433)
• Singapore
19 Jan 08
*Take notes* I'm been sure to try that :E thanks for the tips!
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@xParanoiax (6987)
• United States
18 Jan 08
Not a must, they're kindof...just traditional.
I don't absolutely HAVE TO HAVE flowers, in fact overall I don't really care about them. I have a few favorites, but to me it doesn't matter if the date brings me chocolate, stuffed animals, or flowers...as they say, it's the thought that counts right?
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@scammerwear (1433)
• Singapore
19 Jan 08
My partner loves it when I hand make something for her (I guess I'm pretty good at handicrafts) but she asked me to stop since she doesn't know where to put them anyways LOL!
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@patricia24 (568)
• Philippines
18 Jan 08
I think somehow, you should give a flowers to woman you like, not to impress them but to show them you care, you remember them or things like it will make her smile... Giving flowers to woman is things that you should do, not just because you should do it but because you want her to smile, and feel that they are loved and thinked of...
@scammerwear (1433)
• Singapore
19 Jan 08
Well, I was told no flowers even before we had anyway solid going, so I'm an except I guess XD
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@GloomCookieLex (6073)
• United States
18 Jan 08
Any gift for any person is always completely subjective. Flowers are just sterotypical from the old days when certain blossoms actually meant something and for a suitor to give a lady flowers was literally like giving her a note.
Not all women like flowers or like getting flowers. I personally do, but that's just me.
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@scammerwear (1433)
• Singapore
19 Jan 08
I never thought about how people treat flowers like notes in the old days (even though I know that type of flowers and numbers mean different things) Thanks for that 'oh!' moment GloomCookieLex :D
@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
17 Feb 08
Don't bring me flowers, you won't like the response. To me flowers are a attempt at a fake apology for something you would do again if given the chance.They are a waste of money and I wouldn't enjoy getting them.Since I feel that way I will always tell my boyfriend Not to buy flowers unless he wants me Not to speak to him.Little gifts like stuffed animals are so much better.
