Do guys like getting flowers?

[Anonymous]

What's your opinion on guys getting flowers from a girlfriend? Guys, how do you feel about that? Why do you/do you not like it? Would you like it?

Yes

No

[EpicDweeb]

I wouldn't dislike flowers as a gift but I like it when gifts are longer lasting. I never look at flowers as a "real" gift if you will simply because they're so temporary. You have them for maybe a week and you may or may not get the chance to really appreciate them while they're there. If I'm going to receive a plant as a gift I'd prefer a long term plant like a cactus or maybe even a bonsai. Basically a gift to me has more significance depending on how long it lasts. Certainly there are some exceptions here and there. For example, it'd be an amazing gift to be taken out to dinner at some restaurant I'd been wanting to go to for a while or to receive tickets to a concert for my favorite band, but generally speaking I want a gift that I can either use actively, or keep for a long time.

This is my perspective as an individual so don't take it as an "all guys think like this" sort of thing.

[Jackieboi]

No. Its kinda nice because you mean well, but the flowers thing from guys to gals is so cliche its ridiculously pricey. So without saying so id be annoyed she didn't get us take out. Or a nice dinner, i dont mind her making it as part of a gesture/treat but for the sake of comparing it to the flowers we can make the dinner together. If "they look nice and bring life to the room and brighten the colors etc" then why not get some decorative object for the same price? We can choose when or if we wanna throw it away compared to the stupid flowers. So in the end theyre nothing but something that only your gender holds so symbolic that i wouldn't say anything and be glad for the gesture as i know how much value you put into it, but id be annoyed.

[allele1127]

Flowers are a great, cheap little surprise to give someone, but unfortunately I think it's too ingrained that men should be giving them to women, and not the other way around. A woman at work will strike jealousy or admiration in her female coworkers for receiving a bouquet from her s/o. A man will probably just get made fun of or emasculated by his male coworkers for it, even though the intentions of the gesture are usually sweet either way.

I would love it if my s/o were okay with receiving flowers, though. I love them, and I'd love to give them, too.

Plus, if we're in the business of conscious generalizing, if a woman receives flowers she'll likely use them for decoration in her home. I imagine that an average man is less likely to want to do that in his own home, because flowers are such a traditional mark of femininity. But again, that's just generalizing.

[stardust101]

My ex husband liked getting flowers from his gay co-worker at his work. He came home from work with flowers and went straight to the sink to put them in a vase. I asked where he got those and he told me it was from the gay guy 😂 when I used to buy him flowers years ago, he didn’t put them in a vase. Odd

[CuriousMatt]

That's funny, though your husband he's not secretly gay right. I won't lie some gay men have. A great sense of flowers

[izzyk]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 hun your man is gay~~ congratulations~~

[anon1903]

not a preference imao on a guy's part but I if you're his girlfriend, he'd not mind keeping them.

Guys have a neutral opinion on things like flowers. They generally aren't attracted to them but it's good for other uses so why not.

[coachTanthony]

YES big fat pile of roses with a card that says something sweet like...

You blew my mind this morning... I left the 200 dollars on the dresser!

[Screenwriter]

Those dozen roses probably cost $200. Fat chance you get any money! Ha!

[coachTanthony]

@Screenwriter A guy can dream!

[Creepazoid]

Lol Why do I feel like I read this before. is this a line taken from The Game?

[coachTanthony]

@creepazoid up in the air george Clooney

[Creepazoid]

Oh lol

[Screenwriter]

@Creepazoid Betcha George doesn't turn his nose up at a nice bouquet... expand your horizons... if someone sends you flowers it's a lovely gesture...

[Creepazoid]

I'm not against it. It's a nice gesture.

[Creepazoid]

Question is should you accept the gesture if you are not attracted to the woman? If you accept it you may give her the wrong message. If you don't you come across as a dick.

[Screenwriter]

@Creepazoid Some said the flowers will die... etc... they'll die if left uncut too... some have great fragrance... jazz up your house... there's a lot to like...

[coachTanthony]

@Creepazoid Oh I am taking them flowers! My condo needs them! LOL

[Screenwriter]

@Creepazoid It'd be really strange if a woman who you're not in a relationship with sent you flowers. I suppose you could send them back. Then the message is clear. I'd never send flowers to a man I wasn't involved with.

[Creepazoid]

Maybe strange but not out of the realm of possibility.

[Creepazoid]

Lol. Well a gift is always a good when it's useful @coachTanthony

[Screenwriter]

@Creepazoid I understand there's an issue if you keep them and you're not interested in the woman. If it IS from a stranger, I'd say accepting them leads to an invitation from the man or woman who sent them. It's really an over the top initial gesture I'd be worried about.

[Creepazoid]

Not a stranger.. I've seen this happen with a former co-worker. We worked in a hospital he was the in house doctor and she was an elderly woman who's husband passed 2 years prior. He was always nice to her and would always have chats with her daily asking how she was and talked about things outside of work, eventually the doctor grew fond of her as she would prepare special meals for him even after her work day schedule was over, the doctor started to feel as if she was like a grandma or mother always doing nice things for her child/grandchild- and all the other staff seen it that way too. It wasn't until he became physician of the year until we all started to notice strange things as she wanted to be in every photo he took, wanting to be seated next to him, being visibly upset when he would interact with other women. Eventually she was blowing up his phone multiple times a day and he started to ignore it she even left flowers on his doorstep and he did not acknowledge them. Eventually she started to break down and cry at work because him distancing himself seemed to be too much for her. I don't know the end of the situation because I left the hospital shortly after.

[Creepazoid]

I forgot to mention she worked in the kitchen

[Screenwriter]

@Creepazoid Still, a stranger. He wasn't in a relationship with her. That was a crazy example. Which is why I say, only send flowers to someone in the hospital, then it's always appropriate or someone who you're in a relationship with. She had an obsession. That was harassment. HR should've taken care of that.

[Creepazoid]

Lol they did. She was no longer able to make him food after work because she was forbidden to be on the premises after her work day

[Screenwriter]

@Creepazoid HR should've just told her her attentions were not reciprocated and if she continued to bother the doctor she would be fired. She was an adult. If that didn't wake her up, she needed another job.

[Creepazoid]

Agreed. Not sure if they did or didn't but this was definitely the gossip of the hospital. it was hard not to be interested in it. Lol

[Screenwriter]

@Creepazoid Very sad. Sounds like her life was devoid of kindness.

[Creepazoid]

Don't get me wrong. There were many of us who are kind to her even helped cheer her up. But just how everything played out was just interesting

[Creepazoid]

Worded that wrong.. tried to cheer her up. I don't know how she's doing rn

[Screenwriter]

@Creepazoid I mean in an interpersonal way. Outside of work. Sounds like she was lonely and didn't handle it well.

[Cynicaldreamer]

I've never given a guy flowers before as... well I don't think he'd want it or see the point behind it. I don't even like receiving flowers since after a few days they usually die!

I prefer gifting a guy something more practical that I know he will enjoy, like his favorite meal or food or candy (everyone likes candy!)

[LoU_Hades]

I got once a red rose after a pointless arguing she started (red rose means in my culture love). I was already appease with the make up sex night before and the rose meant nothing.
She dried the rose, sprayed some hair spray on it and used it in one of her decorations (for me altars) that she placed on every table in her flat.
The rose crumbled to dust like everything she gave me.

[billyboy37]

Hey great question. If any guy is stupid enough to not like it so would rather get nothing then i say send as many as u can!
Now i want flowers dammit, i would take care of them and decorate them and brag to everybody about them.. and most importantly, every morning and night i would stop.. and smell the flowers

[SomeGuyCalledTom]

Hmm... the flowers themselves I could kinda take or leave... but the thought behind them I would appreciate. A steak and blowjob would be even better mind you! :P One of my favourite "thoughtful" gifts to receive are handwritten notes filled with sweet romantic words. Flowers are nice to look at, but I'd rather be the one buying them for my girl. Maybe I'd like it more if she brought fresh flowers for my apartment, knowing I'm a typical guy and don't bother to decorate the place lol.

[neptune88]

I don't like gifts and i don't accept them but i like the idea that she thought of gifting me something!. But if he likes gifts you should gift him somthing you think would look good on him, he would feel confident when he uses it! Because he would know you think it suits him!

[shephardjhon]

I said no. Why do you women insist on killing/hurting plants like that or forcing a guy to keep a plant alive when he can't or why do you want a plant that you can't keep alive?
One exception: if she gives me a plant, an Arduino and a soil moisture sensor and other sensors THEN I would love it because I can automate everything.

[-Asca-]

The only flowers I got were from my sister and I didn't like it at all. Sure, it's a nice gesture, but what am I supposed to do with them? They take quite a bit of space and after just 2 days they looked kinda dying, probably due to lack of sunlight. And then I had a vase I didn't need and dead flowers to get rid of... great.

[MiAmora]

I wanted to give my boyfriend flowers as a birthday gift but wasn't sure if he'll like it. So I asked him. And he said he wouldn't know what to do with them so I just made cookies for him.

[Enpassant]

I cannot speak for all men, but as for myself I would not want to get them. You are literally giving me something that I will have to watch die. If you want to get a guy a gift, get him something you know he will like.

[Bananaman177]

This is what kind of flower you should get for a guy you love:

[JP_Man]

Just no, I don't. I love botanic, plants and living flora of all sorts. My mom thought once it would be a great idea to buy me some flowers for my birthday. I never seen her being this wrong before. I was very disappointed to actually have a gift like this. What a waste of money it was.

[Nxtawm]

I think guys would appreciate too, I don't think as much as girls cause I think girls just like flowers more in general. But they would appreciate the gesture the same

[I-C3_ME]

I'd do it if i knew what her favourite flower is but only as a last resort ( or in early stages of the relationship) cuz to be romantic u got to be personal (flowers are to basic to leave an impression most of the time)

[confusedrepeatedly]

I would like it not for the flowers but what it represents ik she likes flowers and she wants me to be happy that's why I would be happy however would I want flowers over something I else probably not

[Vallius86]

Yes I like it. Although It's funny how it's considered a nice thing in our culture. I bet there's an alternate universe where giving someone flowers is a threat... "watch this severed plant slowly die over a week or so"

[CuriousMatt]

For me yes for most guys with high testosterone then no. Get them a half a dozen beers is more suitable then roses

[ifOdinWasAgirl]

Best flowers everrrr. 💕

[BeMuse]

Only if they are on living plants that produce edible fruit... If you gave me cut flowers I’d be like what the fuck is this shit? You keep them...

[spartan55]

I have only been given flowers a handful of times, but I loved it. The gesture was quite touching to me.