Because they SO ARE. Look, if he's using that line to excuse a total lack of romantic effort, that's one thing. But if the guy we're talking about is a solid boyfriend, and shows you he cares in other ways, then I can't say he doesn't have a point.
Flowers literally GROW EVERYWHERE. For FREE. And to give them to you, he has to pay someone to kill them. It's really hard for a guy to understand what any of that has to do with showing you he loves you.
Let's say your man really wanted you to occasionally pay $14.50 for a bundle of lawn trimmings that he kept on his desk for a few days then threw away. Would you do it? Because I will hold you to that shit.
It's the thought that counts, not the object. If this guy's not delivering in the thought department, then you've got a problem. Otherwise chalk it up to an anti-establishment kick and make him pick some wildflowers for you next time you're cavorting in a field.
A note:
You can buy potted flowers, which last quite a long time. My current did that for me when we first started dating, since he works for a yard/farm company that sells some really beautiful ones.
Of course, the flowers did die after a few weeks... but it was the fault of me and my cat, not him or the plant itself. (I am, unfortunately, death to most plants- which he did not know at the time.) But like you said- it's the thought that counts, right? And the gift was both thoughtful and certainly not a waste.
Tru dat. I much prefer the living plant angle. I get my gal tulips or orchids and watch her struggle to keep them alive. It amuses me, plus now we have a bunch of orchids around the house and I can pretend I live on the island from Lost.
Just don't get a cat. Orchids and lilies are very poisonous to them! (which sucks for me, since those are my two favorite types of flowers.)
"I get my gal tulips or orchids and watch her struggle to keep them alive. It amuses me, plus now we have a bunch of orchids around the house and I can pretend I live on the island from Lost."
lol, WTF. xD That sentence is so funny to me, for some reason. I'll have to quote it on my facebook.
"Flowers literally GROW EVERYWHERE. For FREE. And to give them to you, he has to pay someone to kill them"
haha, you could totally say this about animals/food. but guys sure love getting a nice steak dinner!
Okay, next time you and your man are walking past a dairy farm do him a solid and butcher one of those bastards right there and then.
Oh, not that's same thing as a guy stopping off to pick up a waste of $14 worth of flowers?
Yeah, you're right.