[chris1]

Good points. I guess when you add up always picking up the tab for dinners, movies, outings, etc, the thought of overpaying a flower shop becomes less atrractive. But Iam a guy and we think that way.

[SarahW]

Expensive flowers are also actually a crummy predictor of how a man will treat and provide for you in marriage.

Men who go all out on this during courtship are often men who love the thrill of the chase, knocking women off their feet, only to become bored with the woman and tight and cheap when the relationship is more secure.

So much so that I'd consider frequent gifts of expensive flowers and chocolates a warning sign!!

A splurge every once in a while though, is VERrrrrry nice, expecially when it's in return for some thoughtful thing you've done for your man, or in remembrance of a special day.

[mrs tiggywinkle]

There are ladies out there...I'm one of them...who prefer a single rose as a gift. No plastic wrap around it. No baby's breath or fern. Simply a rose. To some of us, it's wonderfully endearing and romantic. :o)