Is buying flowers still aceptable?

[startpoint]

Is buying flowers for a woman you are about to meet still ok or I am I being rather old fashioned? I have always done this on my previous dates but wonder what they must have thought of me. I do like flowers and think it is a great gesture to someone you care for but can not help wondering if this puts women off.

[houstoncougar]

I think it's a very nice gesture. I love flowers and believe it or not have never received them from a man. Nope, I am not kidding you, not even from my husband when he was alive. Most guys just don't think like that... I did have one man pull a little glass swan with a rose in it out of his trunk when we were leaving the restaurant and hand it to me but, that was strange if you ask me and no, I never dated him again bu,t that wasn't why. Actually, how would you give a woman flowers, are you picking her up at her home for the date? I don't let a man pick me up at my home for a first date (I have before but they never work out), I have a policy now where I always meet them in a public place.

[startpoint]

No, I always met my last date outside the hostel where she was staying while here in the Uk. I always used to present her with flowers when I dropped her off just to say thank you for such a nice evening and give her something to think about long after I left. Houstoncougar, I can not beleive that no man ever thought to buy you flowers, so wrong! Guys in the US take note here!

[andy1338]

Just buy the one its cheaper and less messy.

[desertfish]

Originally Posted by houstoncougar

I think it's a very nice gesture. I love flowers and believe it or not have never received them from a man.

HC... Can I use some of those pain killers you have? I've just hurt myself falling of my chair after reading that comment...

My rules on this one are very simple:
1) If she invites you around her place: bring flowers.
2) If she invites you around her place for dinner: bring flowers and a bottle of wine.

Apart from that, I've bought flowers from time to time for every women I have been in a long term relationship with, for no reason other then to let her know I loved her...

Huh! Men...! They have sooooooo much to learn...!

[houstoncougar]

not only was I born in the wrong time I was born in the wrong country. My daughter buys me flowers because she knows how much I love them. Tulips and roses are my favorites and crazy daises which are regular daises that have been sitting in food coloring I think so that they pick up these crazy bright colors that make them look like they are fake.

[okyoureabeast]

Hmm I must be the oddball in the group.

Way back in the day when my father was a single man he ALWAYS bought flowers for my stepmom. After awhile she started telling him to stop because it was nearly everyday.

I don't like to give any gift on the first date. I try to get a little bit more involved before I start offering stuff like that.

There was this girl I dated awhile ago and I needed to do something sweet for her since I pulled a mean trick (no details since i'm ashamed of it!). I bought her tulips and drove to her house which was 45 miles south of me. I surprised her at about 10:45 pm since I got out of work at 10. I called her and I was like, "Hey! Go to your window." and she was like , "Why?" and I said, "Just do it"

She walked up to her window and looked up. I told her to look down and to her surprise i was there !

Hahaha the look on her face was priceless.

[okyoureabeast]

Surprised glee. I was there at quarter till 11 at night.

She said it made up for it so that's all that matters.

[boytoy87]

Oh that is good, I wonder if it is a good idea to give a flower grown from your own garden. Should I even say I grew a rose from my garden. I always get unlucky too, when ever I am supposed to meet someone the roses in my garden are either dead or premature. What does that say about me? lol

[lunamor]

"A flower from your garden is just as thoughtful"...if it's in presentable shape