I am a little unique though when it comes to purchasing flowers. I spent years buying pre-arranged bouquets, only to be disappointed when the arrangement didn't meet my satisfaction in one way or another... they would die early, the real thing didn't resemble the picture, and so forth. Eventually, I started visiting the florist and selecting the flowers myself. It was a learning process. In the early stages I tended to pick flowers that were cut a little too early and didn't fully blossom as a result. This is especially true of roses. Over time though, I learned the ins and outs of selecting good quality flowers and gained experience in arranging them. Now, I won't do a bouquet unless I select and arrange things myself. This isn't getting in touch with his feminine side, it's me saying "Dammit, if I'm going to buy this stuff, I'm going to buy what I want... something unique, and something that's going to last!"
Like I said, I don't get the whole flowers thing, but I know that my wonderful wife really likes 'em. For Mother's Day I took the kids to the store, and the three of us hand-picked an assortment of flowers for the Mrs.. We selected the flowers based on how long they would last, variety, how well they coordinated with one another, and wifey-poo's favorite colors. As you can see from the picture below, we ended up with quite a large bouquet.
Next came arranging them. The little 'un and I spent the next 20 minutes or so cutting and organizing things so that each flower would stand out and that no two similar flowers would look "clumped together." This is the final result. I'm happy with it because we got a LOT more flower for the same money by picking and arranging them ourselves, because there will never be another arrangement exactly like this one, and mostly, because my wife likes it.
Like I said, I don't understand the magic behind the captivating power of flowers. But I do know that women love flowers, and I like pleasing my women. I guess that's all the reason I need.
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