Poll: Is it considered socially acceptable for a woman to give flowers to a man on Valentines day?

[Mcupobob]

How come girls don't give guys flowers!?! Though I wouldn't know what to do with them, it would just be nice to know they're thinking of you. Instead of the regular bunch of women I go out with the who always go "Why about me?" you know what! Fuck you! I'm not here to be your constantly emotionally crutch and shower you with love and gifts! How about thinking about me for a moment? Relationships go two ways, or so I've heard.

 

[AmayaOnnaOtaku]

My man already KNOWS he gets a BJ on Valentine's (practically anytime he wants it as well) plus he is getting some nice homemade choc chip cookies and gifts from me. I plan to cook a nice dinner too. The march 14th I was thinking of was White day. In Japan Valentines day is for the guys. Women give them chocolate and gifts and on March 14th they reply or return the favor. Al else fails you can combine the holidays and make it nice for the both of you!

 

[Monkfish Acc.]

I wouldn't want flowers, but I don't see why it would be "unacceptable". Just.. unexpected and different.

... Why the fuck wouldn't it be.
Flowers are like the least expensive way of saying "I would like for our genitalia to touch". Why would the gender of the giver matter.

No, really, I think I am missing something here.

Well... a less expensive way of saying that... would be to just say it >.>

True, but it doesn't produce the same results.
Unless I guess you are a girl. Which I suppose does render the whole exchange pointless.

 

[Metal Brother]

Short answer: Sure, why not, assuming that the guy in question likes flowers?

Longer answer: The title of this thread shows up as "Poll: Is it considered socially acceptable for a woman to give f" on the home page. Am I the only one who didn't see "flowers" coming as the next word?

 

[JoshGod]

I think most would say no, however it is not something that would concern me, unless i was given flowers as i do not like them.

 

[tzimize]

I got flowers from my GF on valentines day. I liked it, not because I am particularly fond of flowers, but because by receiving them she effectively said: "I think about you, and I care enough to go to the trouble to get you flowers".

Might not seem like much, but in a gray and dull everyday its thoughts like that which brighten the day.

That said...a card would have been just as well...I dont know what to do with flowers anyway.

I would not want flowers. I had a plant in my apartment for two months and then it died.

I take Demetri Martin's views on giving flowers: it seems like it should be a gesture of threat rather than affection.

"Here. Watch these die."

... "You're next."

Hah!

 

[Ghengis John]

Sure. If the guy likes the girl enough I don't think he'll really mind. If a cute girl gave me flowers I'd probably think they were the best flowers ever.

 

[trooper6]

The problem with the question, "Is it is socially acceptable..." is that it doesn't recognize that our large society global society is made up of mini societies. American High School Society in the Midwest is not the same society as a last-twenties Bohemian Society in Berlin. There was a time when men regularly wore a flower (buttoneer) in their lapel. Heck in Victorian England flowers were given back and forth and part of some subtle social language--not just for romance. A groovy lady giving her old man flowers in the Haight-Ashbury in San Francisco in 1967? Far Out. No problem.

The question is, what is your micro-society like. I hang out with adult professional men who are well educated and in no way insecure about their masculinity or sexuality. We also like women. We all think getting flowers is fine.

 

[SenseOfTumour]

The gesture is there, but it still looks like 'here I bought you something I like, with zero thought for you', like buying her a game you want to play.

Seems about one step away from buying her an ironing board or a new hoover.

However, yes, it would be nice if V Day was seen more as a 2 way thing, as equality moves on, surely we should be entitled to a show that our love is appreciated too.

IF he likes beer, don't buy him a case, go to a liquor store and pick out a few selected bottled ales, something special, the same way he'd try to pick a good wine instead of grabbing a 3Litre box and going 'that'll do'.

 

[Vivace-Vivian]

It SHOULD be. Flowers are just, flowers...

 

[Ghengis John]

Acceptable? Yes.
A waste of time? YES!
Men do not want flowers. Besides, men do not care about v-day. V-day is all about the woman. Spoiling her and giving her crap.
Mens version of V-day is March 14th.[footnote]Feel free to look it up online.[/footnote] We just need more women to adhere to the rules and understand if they want their day, we damn well better get ours.

Pi day?
3.14?

No, White Day. It's like Sadie Hawkins Valentine's. Girls respond to boys who gave them gifts on valentines day/ are encouraged to make their affections known. A nice idea for shy fellows.

 

[meowchef]

I suppose it is socially acceptable, but generally I don't think it's a great idea unless the man has a pretty substantial interest in gardening or some such thing.

Having received flowers from a girlfriend in highschool, it was not a great idea for me.

 

[MasterOfWorlds]

I see no reason why it shouldn't be OK. In highschool, we used to sell cards with a rose and send them to the person of their choosing. Girls would send them to guys all the time and no one thought anything of it. I don't really get why people get so worked up over things like this.

 

[KLJT]

St Valentines died on a roman festival which was basically a gaint swinger style festival where random partners where chosen and then decided to have sex, the men and woman did bring gifts gifts for each other but not flowers or cards. When Valentine was killed he aparently left a note to a lover signed your dear Valentine this has been warped just a much a the tale of St Nicolas.
Nowdays it's little more then a boost in profits margins for Hallmart, so in the name of tradtion i'll be going to a swingers club where i'll give a lambs liver to the first person who'll sleep with me. (or i'll be forced to buy flowers in the vain hope of mediocre sex with my girlfriend)

 

[Eleuthera]

Of course it's fine, I'd be glad to get any kind of attention really...

somewhat relevant comic
http://satwcomic.com/who-to-give-flowers

 

[FamoFunk]

I've never seen it happen, and as a Female I would never give a Man flowers and would actually feel embarresed.

Unless I was with someone who was a massive flower fanatic like Elton John.

I love to receive them, though.

 

[suitepee7]

the list of comments just saying "men don't like flowers" is just weird. are you actually retarded?
-you do not like flowers
-you have male friends who do not like flowers

HOWEVER
-you are NOT half of the worlds population therefore you cannot speak on behalf of them.

personally, its fine by me. its the gesture by the woman, if she wants to then i'm happy with it. i'm more happy with the fact that its symbolic

 

[Abbyrose07]

I don't know I have never given any of my boyfriends flowers...do guys like that sort of thing? I guess it depends on their personalities, they probably would have killed me if I gave them flowers...Then again I am not very romantic so I wouldn't care if I was given flowers either lol.

 

[Lazzi]

I would love the get flowers from a girl.