Partners who sent flowers/balloons to a person's workplace

[LittleMissUnreasonable]

That's it really...AIBU to think this is incredibley showy to send flowers or balloons etc to your partners workplace. It reeks of smug couples and "look at me and this big generic grand gesture I can do in front of as many people as possible ". Understated things done more privately are a lot better and I've never actually seen anyone not look embarrassed to have flowers delivered to them at work. It's done more as a "look what a wonderful DP I am in front of my partners work colleagues " thing....

Yes I'm in a relationship and not bitter. I get flowers and this idea would be my worse nightmare

Maybe they aren't seeing their partners on valentines day? or its just to cheer them up during a long day at work. Personally I hate cut flowers and balloons, they are just a waste of money in my opinion coz they look pretty for a few days then end up in the bin, DH once called in a favour from a taxi driver friend to get McDonalds delivered to work for me at 2am though, that is true love right there.

I would hate it myself because of the attention, but if a colleague gets it I just think it is cute

This thread has just reminded me when I received a V Day card from a guy I lived with at Uni, my boyfriend lived in the same house & his girlfriend lived around the corner. #awkward

I personally wouldn't like it, I'm not a showy person and get embarrassed. But it always brightens my day when I see someone else receive them.

I was in a meeting a few years ago. All the ladies saying there exDH has done nothing at the same time Interflora arrived with a huge bunch of flowers Prosecco and chocolates, it was embarrassing, exDH had been unable to be there for Valentine’s Day.

Thing is turns out that night he was on a date with someone he had met off the internet and proceeded to have an affair and leave me.

So really it means fuck all.

*their DH sorry

I sort of understand flowers and chocolate. You eat the chocolates and put the flowers in the toilet but why would you need a bottle of Prosecco or a soft toy sent to work?

Adults shouldn’t have soft toys.

My dh normally sends me flowers on Valentine’s Day to the office as I practically live there! he said I get to enjoy them more at my desk then at home. He doesn’t get me roses (I’m not a fan reminds me of too many family funerals) so it isn’t massively expensive but the flowers on Valentine’s Day never look that good and as he’s ordered them he hasn’t seen them. I know he won’t be happy as some of the flowers look dead, we recently moved so I’m having to take them home on the train instead of a bus.

How about this teddy with very long legs MrsMaxwell, he would look good at work sat at the desk.

I was sent a beautiful bouquet at work in my twenties. Tragically it was actually from work for closing a deal. As I waited for a cab a passerby laughed and said "somebody loves you very much". I was extremely single. Good prompt to stop working so hard and find a husband

Happened to me once. Was soo embarrassed. It was an ex, dh knows me well enough

Adults shouldn’t have soft toys hear, hear!

A colleague received flowers today and the rest of the office thought it was great.

If you received some you’d bloody love it. Stop being a stick in the mud.

Adults shouldn’t have soft toys.

I beg to differ.

I love soft toys. I would be mortified if my husband sent me one at work though.

Wouldn't do my street cred much good. My love of soft toys is a secret.

Ugh. My exP used to do this and it made me want to shrivel up and die. It was a blatant effort to be 'showy' and make everyone in the office believe that he was Such A Nice Guy. But they all knew he was a cunt anyway and had sympathy cringes for me

I have had various bunches of flowers sent to me at work before by partners: Valentine's day or birthday etc.etc.

I have always enjoyed receiving them. Never cringed or found it embarrassing bit then I have a very high embarrassment threshold

I'd imagine most do it because it's expected by their partner, lots are so insecure they need public declarations that they can show off at work and FB etc.

It can also be a sign all is not well and one party has cheated.

To me it seems a bit like marking territory.

Some people always have to look for the darkest motivation!

I'd imagine most people who send flowers to their partner's workplace do so because they think it will be a nice gesture.

www.jellycat.com/odette-ostrich-ode2o/

My favourite. How can anyone not love it?

Fourteen years ago I received flowers and a card from a secret admirer.
Reader, I married him.

And that was pretty much the only time he's bought me flowers

They wouldn’t get past the armed police officers and armed forces personnel on the front gate at my work

I fucking hate soft toys.

that ostrich is cute!

One of my co-workers received a bunch of flowers with a balloon and plushy and candy at work. Her boyfriend doesn't own a car, should he have brought it to her on his bike tonight in the shitty windy, rainy weather instead?

I saw this picture on Twitter today. Imagine having to make your way home on public transport with a super sized Bungle from Rainbow! And where do people put monstrosities like that anyway? Bungle will need his own attic conversion.