As Valentine's Day approaches, men all over the world will scramble to pick up beautiful bouquets of flowers for that special person in their lives — or the person they hope to have in their lives. But, what's the big deal with flowers?
They represent beauty. Perhaps he is saying, "Here's something beautiful for a beautiful person, or he's making a visual commentry on their relationship.
Our mothers told us too that a "well-trained" guy knows the cultural significance of flowers in romance.
Chances are good he has no clue what the bouquet he's getting you actually means, but if he's done his research into the type of flowers he's handing over, let this serve as a kind of translation manual that I picked up from a Marie Claire mag.
Red Roses Represents: true love
Striped Carnations Represents: refusal
Sunflower Represents: purity, lofty thoughts
Burgundy Roses Represents: unconscious beauty
Daisies Represents: innocence, loyal love, and faith
Peonies Represents: shame and bashfulness
Yellow Tulips Represents: hopeless love
Orchid Represents: refined beauty
Yellow Poppies Represents: wealth and success
Pink Carnations Represents: a mother's love
Yellow Roses Represents: joy, friendship, apology, jealousy, dying love, infidelity, and heartbreak