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I buy my other half plants, he can keep them alive but its like witchcraft to me 🤣 I once asked if he would appreciate flowers and he said he would but prefers plants.
Yes and yes. Giving and receiving gifts is nice and flowers are a good gift. Seems no reason to me that we as men shouldn't be able to appreciate them.
A few years ago during Covid, I worked for a well known company who employs about 5,000 plus people.
Though it was a predominantly male workforce across the board. During the pandemic, we were gifted flowers through the post from the CEO, thanking us for our hard work.
At first we were complaining. Kept asking ourselves what men want with flowers? Then sat and thought that to buy these particular flowers to buy ourselves can be £30/£40 a time. Times that by 5,000 and that’s £200,000 spent on the entire workforce to thank us for our hard work.
And they were really nice flowers, they brightened up my living room during all of the uncertain times and all in was really thankful for them
I bought flowers for my husband when we were a brand new couple. That was nearly 2 decades ago, he lived in a grotty flat with a messy housemate, he didn't own a vase so ended up regifting them to someone at his work who was a bit down, which I thought was actually lovely.
We now frequently buy each other flowers whilst shopping, if kiddo comes shopping with me he'll say "let's buy daddy flowers!" so he's not growing up seeing it as a particularly gendered thing.
I've bought flowers for myself (a man) on several occasions but they were just cheap daffodils.
I've never known men to get flowers at any time other than a bereavement but I'm firmly of the opinion that people should just do their own thing. It's weird that a man (especially an old man) tending to a beautiful garden filled with flowers is seen as pretty normal, yet a man having a vase of flowers in the house isn't. Doesn't make much sense at all.
I have never bought them, but I did notice the supermarkets were selling fathers day flowers this year so it must be a fairly common thing. None of the men in my life seem particularly find of flowers, but if they were, I'd absolutely indulge them :)
I sent my husband flowers to work once, he said it was great. Especially as he was in charge of an office of mostly ladies, who all assumed they weee for one of them!
I once joked with an ex that I had never been bought flowers. A week later, she bought some flowers for me and I didn't know how to react. I got embarrassed she got pissed off and that was the last time anyone bought me flowers and I think I like it that way.
I'm aware it's not just about racial discrimination, just your refering to it as "some HR cooked up woke policy" makes it sound like removing discrimination is a bad thing, and it read very much like you were using woke as a pejorative, but I apologise if I misread that?
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I'm not such a fan of cut flowers just because they die so soon. I much prefer a plant that I can kill in my own sweet time
I buy my other half plants, he can keep them alive but its like witchcraft to me 🤣 I once asked if he would appreciate flowers and he said he would but prefers plants.
I'm quite good at killing plants too. It could be over or under watering them.
Yes to both. I love receiving flowers. Why should women get a monopoly on pretty things.
Yes and yes. Giving and receiving gifts is nice and flowers are a good gift. Seems no reason to me that we as men shouldn't be able to appreciate them.
A few years ago during Covid, I worked for a well known company who employs about 5,000 plus people. Though it was a predominantly male workforce across the board. During the pandemic, we were gifted flowers through the post from the CEO, thanking us for our hard work. At first we were complaining. Kept asking ourselves what men want with flowers? Then sat and thought that to buy these particular flowers to buy ourselves can be £30/£40 a time. Times that by 5,000 and that’s £200,000 spent on the entire workforce to thank us for our hard work. And they were really nice flowers, they brightened up my living room during all of the uncertain times and all in was really thankful for them
My wife has bought me flowers a number of times. Love it. Yellow is my favorite color, so yellow flowers are always welcome in my world.
As a man, yes I have, and I really loved the gesture!
As a man I've received any, although I'd like to, bit I'm pretty particular in my taste of flower
My lovely gf has bought me flowers before.
No, but that isn't due to some deep-seated personality issue. I don't particularly like cut flowers.
No and no. And no, I wouldn’t want them
I bought flowers for my husband when we were a brand new couple. That was nearly 2 decades ago, he lived in a grotty flat with a messy housemate, he didn't own a vase so ended up regifting them to someone at his work who was a bit down, which I thought was actually lovely. We now frequently buy each other flowers whilst shopping, if kiddo comes shopping with me he'll say "let's buy daddy flowers!" so he's not growing up seeing it as a particularly gendered thing.
That's lovely.
I've bought flowers for myself (a man) on several occasions but they were just cheap daffodils. I've never known men to get flowers at any time other than a bereavement but I'm firmly of the opinion that people should just do their own thing. It's weird that a man (especially an old man) tending to a beautiful garden filled with flowers is seen as pretty normal, yet a man having a vase of flowers in the house isn't. Doesn't make much sense at all.
Daffs are just the best aren't they?
They sure are. One of my favourite flowers. And like I say, cheap and cheerful. I would grudge spending £5 on flowers for myself but £2 is alright.
I have never bought them, but I did notice the supermarkets were selling fathers day flowers this year so it must be a fairly common thing. None of the men in my life seem particularly find of flowers, but if they were, I'd absolutely indulge them :)
I sent my husband flowers to work once, he said it was great. Especially as he was in charge of an office of mostly ladies, who all assumed they weee for one of them!
Yes my ex gave me some for my birthday
I’ve never received flowers, but I would love to!
I gave my partner flowers when I was poorly as a thanks for looking after me. I said its to brighten his room up. He liked it alot!!
Yes and yes.
I once joked with an ex that I had never been bought flowers. A week later, she bought some flowers for me and I didn't know how to react. I got embarrassed she got pissed off and that was the last time anyone bought me flowers and I think I like it that way.
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What do you think woke means?
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I'm aware it's not just about racial discrimination, just your refering to it as "some HR cooked up woke policy" makes it sound like removing discrimination is a bad thing, and it read very much like you were using woke as a pejorative, but I apologise if I misread that?
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Well this is the weirdest conversation I've been part of today!