Flowers for men?

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Would It be really stupid of me to buy my DH a bouquet of flowers?
Do men actually like this or just feel embarrassed?

Yes do buy the flowers. He'll love them. My H does.

Really?
Thing is it's our wedding anniversary today and he booked me into a spa for the day at the weekend and is taking me for a posh meal tonight.
I feel a bit bad cos all I gave him was a card and a silly cutie teddybear. he didn't say anything but I think he felt a bit let down.
Would flowers make it up do you think?

I bought a good friend of mine an orchid plant. he was absoloutely delighted.

this is how I would best describe my reaction if my OH bought me flowers

Just not into them and can't imagine anytime my OH would buy me them but everyone is different.
Has your husband ever shown any interest in flowers before?

Write him an I.O.U instead

No he not into flowers, so it's a bad idea isn't it?
Thing is, no matter what I rush out and buy now, it's just going to look, well, a bit crap. He'll know I only did it to make him feel better.
Like the idea of I.O.U.....did that last year with I.O.U. 1 shag IYSWIM
I honestly thought he would have just got me a card, feel a right cow. now

Not a bad idea as such as I'm sure he'd recognise you were trying to do something nice but it'd be akin to him running out and buying you something like beer/a football ticket / something you have no real interest in just so he'd have something to hand you. Much better to just say I thought we were only doing small gifts and what you got me is great etc etc so I'm going to go out this weekend and get something you something spoecial.

thanks, I see your point.

carniverous flowers are cool.

I would instead rusk out and buy new lingerie and some toys for you both to enjoy.

You know your DH better than any of us - a gift that shows you are appreciated is welcome - plus other stuff can be free .

I've sent my DH & my Dad flowers & they both loved them...neither are 'flowery' men IYKWIM!

Flowers yes. Big fat pansies!!

No seriously - it depends on tastes, n'est-ce pas? I'd really like them ( but then people on here think I am a great big wuss) but other chappies would look askance.

If in doubt get somethingyou know he likes.

I have sent flowers to a DP work before.
He was embarassed but I know he was secretly thrilled.

I sometimes buy dh flowers: he likes them.

We both like having fresh flowers in the house and they are a luxury, an extravagant, wasteful, nonsensical gesture. But have the advantage that they don't need permanent houseroom.

Depends on the man, obviously.

I occasionally send my dh a bouquet, esp. if he's working away all week. it just shows that I'm thinking about him.

At the moment I have 11 flower arrangements in the house as dh grows hundreds in the garden and he makes absolutely fantastic arrangements with them. He buys flower arranging books, buys all the floristry gubbins etc.

You'd never think to look at him, he's black and built like a brick *house

For my last birthday the missus got me a shorts from All Saints off Brick Lane. Maximum waist size at the shop is 34".

At Xmas she bought me a 10 week evening gardening course. In either place we live, we don't have a garden. (She got her money back).

I would much rather have had flowers.

(She does try though, it's v sweet )

I like fresh flowers in the home. If I came home and found that I'd been bought flowers, I'd think it was lovely.

But I wouldn't want flowers sent to my work place - can't help but think that would feel weird.

Avoid Pansies if I were you

Instead of flowers, maybe a Bonsi Tree?

Go for flowers with interesting shapes, patterns and foliage. Purple, blue and white are good for me.

I've sent red roses to my husband at work (timber yard, so very male environment) before for birthday or anniversary.... he made out he was really embarrassed, but think he was actually really thrilled with them,