sweetmind20 Posted January 9, 2004 Share Posted January 9, 2004 hi, granted i know this is somewhat of a generalization but still... to the people reading this.. do guys like getting flowers? i want to send some to my guy but i don't want to embarrass him. thanks! Link to post Share on other sites
clia Posted January 9, 2004 Share Posted January 9, 2004 DO NOT send your boyfriend flowers. Link to post Share on other sites
UCFKevin Posted January 9, 2004 Share Posted January 9, 2004 I can't speak for all guys, but...I dunno, I think it would be sweet if I got flowers. I wouldn't necessarily WANT to get flowers, but... Link to post Share on other sites
AprilFool Posted January 9, 2004 Share Posted January 9, 2004 For guys, I think it's embarassing...but sometimes when I go to the grocery store, I'll pick up my husband a $2 rose...just to let him know I thought of him. He's hard to buy for, though. If you give him ANYTHING I recommend you do it in privacy. Women loved to get gushed over in front of other people. Men seem to hate it. Mars and Venus. Link to post Share on other sites
Errol Posted January 9, 2004 Share Posted January 9, 2004 No. Guy Gifts: *Plug in *Have switches, buttons, levers, gears, light up, etc. *Make noise *Allows fantazing and/or role-play (war games, Risk, etc.) *Passively entertain (movies/ music) *Require no second party in order to utilize the gift *Come from Sears Girl Gifts: *Do NOT plug in *Have NO switches, buttons, levers, gears, and do not light up *Are quiet *Smell nice *Requires a second person to share it with *Have no useful purpose other than "pretty to look at" *Come from a "boutique" Link to post Share on other sites
moimeme Posted January 9, 2004 Share Posted January 9, 2004 There is no hard and fast rule because people are individuals. Some men do like getting flowers. Some men are even more romantic than some women. Find out what your guy likes. Say something like 'X at work bought her husband a rose last week' and watch his reaction. Don't go by 'rules' posted by strangers on a forum to determine how to deal with your particular guy. Link to post Share on other sites
jenny Posted January 9, 2004 Share Posted January 9, 2004 don't send him flowers. worst case: he'll think it's cheesy and annoying. best case: he'll think it's sweet but dismissable. you could make him something: i won my guy with kick-ass exotic pastries, and he won me with CDs demonstrating superior taste in music, but otherwise Errol's guidelines are terrific. of course this is a a generalization. but that is what was asked for. Link to post Share on other sites
meanon Posted January 9, 2004 Share Posted January 9, 2004 I bought my then boyfriend flowers soon after we first met - he appreciated the thought but I'm fairly sure he though it was: sweet but dismissable I now remember that at the time I used to get a kick out of deliberately flouting any gender expectations/distinctions as I thought they were all ridiculous - the arrogance of youth. Going into mens toilet when the ladies were queuing was the most disruptive. I had forgotten all about this bad behaviour - thanks for the reminder Link to post Share on other sites
Goatsbreath Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 Im thinking big screen plasma Tv would be a better gift. Link to post Share on other sites
Vivid_29 Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 Flowers -- Yuck --- Totally sappy and gay! I had this done to me once. I have to walk through two call centers to get to my office and to spare myself some embarrassment, I gave them to a receptionist! Please, don't do it!!! ~V Link to post Share on other sites
moimeme Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 LOL Vivid! Everything is 'sappy and gay' to you. I repeat. SOME guys like it. You only know if YOUR guy likes it by asking him. Believe it or not, different people like different things!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
BlockHead Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 moimeme I repeat. SOME guys like it.Ahhhh. You must be referring to the sensitive New Age guys. Some of us like to call them wimps. Link to post Share on other sites
moimeme Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 Some of us like to call them wimps. Those would be the insecure 'macho' men who are threatened by the fact that women don't all love insecure 'macho' men. Link to post Share on other sites
Vivid_29 Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 Originally posted by moimeme Some of us like to call them wimps. Those would be the insecure 'macho' men who are threatened by the fact that women don't all love insecure 'macho' men. That's right blockhead -- the wussy boy, sappy and gay wimps -- the ones who cry, while watching, 'Titanic'. Oh, Moimeme **sigh** --- Here we go again. You are right, my dear. Women shouldn't love insecure macho men. They should love the secure ones, like me, blockhead, duke, and bark. I think you feel something for me, Moi! ~V Link to post Share on other sites
BlockHead Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 moimem Those would be the insecure 'macho' men who are threatened by the fact that women don't all love insecure 'macho' men.Nice try. Please tell us about the joy of fire, explosions, mechanical things, and electronics. Link to post Share on other sites
Vivid_29 Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 Originally posted by BlockHead Nice try. Please tell us about the joy of fire, explosions, mechanical things, and electronics. :lmao: Link to post Share on other sites
moimeme Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 I think you feel something for me, Moi! Sorry to break your heart, love, but the guy who sheds a tear in a film is the one who wins my heart because he is brave and confident enough to not fear genuine human feeling. He is the man who shrugs off, rather than fears, terms like 'sappy' and 'wimp' because he knows whence they come. He is the most masculine of all men because he stands on his own to be exactly himself rather than cowering in fear of others' opinions. And BlockHead - I own my own power drill Link to post Share on other sites
Vivid_29 Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 Originally posted by moimeme He is the most masculine of all men because he stands on his own to be exactly himself rather than cowering in fear of others' opinions. I think you feel something for me, Moi! I think I can steal you from your man, Moi! That's how secure and confident I am! What the hell? You think that a man crying is masculine? :lmao: It shows weakness, Moi. Women can cry, if it's legit, and we 'macho' men are there to comfort them. That's what you ladies want, right? You know Moi, my sweet, little lady says the same exact thing that you do -- 'crying is masculine -- men shouldn't be afraid to cry'. What is up with that? ~V Link to post Share on other sites
Tony T Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 "do guys like getting flowers?" As long as they aren't to be placed at their headstone. Link to post Share on other sites
moimeme Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 You know Moi, my sweet, little lady says the same exact thing that you do -- 'crying is masculine -- men shouldn't be afraid to cry'. What is up with that? You are afraid to look weak. Masculine men aren't afraid of such things, you see. It's wimpy to be afraid of being called a wimp Link to post Share on other sites
BlockHead Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 moimem He is the most masculine of all men because he stands on his own to be exactly himself rather than cowering in fear of others' opinions.What makes you so sure that all guys feel like that during a sappy movie? Maybe I’m a rebel, but sometimes, I like to cheer for the bad guy. moimem And BlockHead - I own my own power drillI’m not impressed. I took a good look at a tree. Its trunk was about 1’ thick, and it was a relatively tall tree. Then I started up my chainsaw. I gave it a few revs. Oh yeah! That felt good. I took another look at the tree. You’re going down! Then I proceeded to cut. Wood shavings are flying everywhere. I love the smell of freshly cut wood. The tree starts to tip. Cracking! Thump! Like a hot knife through butter, I cut up that tree. There was always a sudden flare-up with the leaves when burning the branches. Link to post Share on other sites
moimeme Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 Gee, BlockHead - that was almost poetry! Pretty cool! What makes you so sure that all guys feel like that during a sappy movie Didn't say they did. Don't know how many 'bad guys' there tend to be in a 'sappy' movie, though. Crying isn't obligatory, but if a guy is sad - be sad. No shame in that. It means you actually have a heart. Link to post Share on other sites
Vivid_29 Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 Originally posted by moimeme Crying isn't obligatory, but if a guy is sad - be sad. No shame in that. It means you actually have a heart. Moi - What if I am sad and dying on the inside, maybe even crying on the inside, but I choose to keep it on the inside and you'd never know I was hurting? Would I be heartless? Would I be a wimp? ~V Link to post Share on other sites
moimeme Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 You'd be damaging yourself plus not allowing for an opportunity for someone to show you love and to comfort you. You'd be passing up a bonding experience. You'd be selling everybody short. Link to post Share on other sites
Tony T Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 How do most threads very quickly get way, way off their original topic? This one started out asking if guys liked getting flowers. Now, I couldn't tell you what it's about if you had a gun to my head. Link to post Share on other sites
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