Buying a single Rose Help needed :)

sdd said:
I like to consider myself to be completely unpredictable .... my lovely wife never knows what to expect from me even after 17 years together ....

Yes they do appreciate teh small gifts, but it is the big ones that count .... then they have bragging rights with their girlfriends about how awesome hubby/bf they have ....

@adam: forget the flower - if she is your wife - get the diamonds instead
small, less expensive gift: parfum, shoes, etc.
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Trust me, I know the bigger gifts count. My wife's ring cost me an arm & she is getting a car, all I am saying is that the small things are / should be important too, if not then (personally) I would start looking for a place to trade her in.

:)
 
G-Dog said:
Try picking her a bunch of wild flowers. I'm sure that it will mean more, because then she would see that you are prepared to put time and effort into making her happy and every last flower was hand chosen by you for her. :love:
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you're obviously not married... :p

The meaning is in the giving (and by implication having thought of her) so do whatever is the easiest - buying, stealing, wild flowers - just do it.

Appreciating also directly positively correlates with the monetary value of gift. But length of appreciation somehow typically stays the same, regardless. :( :)
 
adamr said:
ok so im accused of not being romantic enough and have a plan :D

i need to know who sells the best roses in Joburg .... where i can go out and choose just a single Rose ... i want the most amazing and beautiful rose ... just one ... any ideas will be appreciated
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Alt idea: Lots of scented candles & that bathing oil stuff. You'll also need some red wine.
 
I dislike flowers as they fade over time ... I (and fortunately my wife too) prefer gifts that last - just like our love.

That said, when I buy my wife flowers - she is over the moon.

A couple months ago, I bought her a bunch of roses from the local tiny florist here in Midstream and included a years subscription to Women&Home magazine ... she loved it!
 
she is into that mushy stuff ... she likes being swoon with nice words and small gestures and not too worried about the gift but rather the romantic way in which its done ... ive spent buying her fancy stuff ... yes she likes them, but i need to be more romantic and i need to understand that it aint just showering her with fancy gifts ... it the way its done ... so she is right ... and truth is i aint the romantic type ...

so to the ladies ... whats the smallest gesture someone has done for you, yet meant the most to you ... and made you go awwwwwwwwwwwwwww

need some ideas ... i thought of the rose thing ... i agree its cheesy ... canceling that one now ...
 
Thats cool dude, if thats what she likes then do it.

Buying her something that no other woman owns is even better but it takes some though. I for example had this sign made in gold & put it on a chain.

You know her way better than we do, you just not thinking hard enough. :)
 
so I assume this is for a girlfriend and not your wife ....

1. Don't do a rose thing .... that is cheesy.
2. Candle-lit dinner for 2 - cooked by you (or woolworths - just throw away the containers befoer she arrives)
3. Foot massage
4. Back and shoulder rub.

To be honest ... I admire you for making an attempt there - that should really count - when I married I warned my wife not to expect anyone romantic and such. Accept me teh way I am.

I would print this entire post and laminate it and give it to her ... then she will have proof that you are trying to impress her by nice words and small gestures.
 
D3x said:
Thats cool dude, if thats what she likes then do it.

Buying her something that no other woman owns is even better but it takes some though. I for example had this sign made in gold & put it on a chain.

You know her way better than we do, you just not thinking hard enough. :)
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That is awesome dude ... added to my favorites in case I am at a lack of ideas in future.
 
adamr said:
so to the ladies ... whats the smallest gesture someone has done for you, yet meant the most to you ... and made you go awwwwwwwwwwwwwww
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There are so many things. My ex is one of the most romantic men I know. But my bf (who is not so romantic) sent me an sms this morning just after I left for work saying “Missing you babe”. (I saw him just two minutes earlier) that was an awwww moment.

It didn't mean the most to me but it meant alot.
 
adamr said:
she is into that mushy stuff ...
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Ah right. The trick with that is to make sure that its unexpected & unconventional. i.e. If the item/idea you are thinking of can be purchased then you're on the wrong track.

e.g. Grab a card & write something suitably emotional on it. Then find a book she reads every now and again & put the card in there so that it'll fall out if she opens the book. Bonus points if you are asleep next to her while this happens.
 
HavocXphere said:
Ah right. The trick with that is to make sure that its unexpected & unconventional. i.e. If the item/idea you are thinking of can be purchased then you're on the wrong track.

e.g. Grab a card & write something suitably emotional on it. Then find a book she reads every now and again & put the card in there so that it'll fall out if she opens the book. Bonus points if you are asleep next to her while this happens.
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mmm nice one .... she aint the reading type ... but the idea around slipping notes around her can work ... :) ... ill take that one thanks :)

the thing with me is im most creative saying sorry when we do have an argument ... i bought her her favourite chocs and ice cream and put it all in a package ... and on each item i told her sorry (but a different sorry message on each item) ... made sure the packaging was in her fav colour ... got her her fav flowers also ...
 
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