Roses For Valentine's Day
The following is a true story. The only questionable fact is if it was Valentine's Day or something like a birthday. I am pretty sure it was Valentine's Day and that works best for this post. It was all a bit of a joke on me.
I once got my wife a bouquet of just two roses for Valentine's Day.
A rose by any name is still a rose
She always makes that statement about not wanting me to waste money on flowers for Valentine's. There they were in the cooler at the grocery store. The price was good so I figured it would not hurt (I'm still not sure if she really means it or not. The roses really looked nice and I wanted to buy them before Valentine's Day (I am not one of those losers that stops on the way home on Valentine's).
I picked out the best looking roses in the cooler.
Each bouquet had a thin plastic wrapper around it. The leaves were a deep green. It had those little white flowers too. Not too flashy, again I am not sure if she does want something or not. It did look nice. The roses were a deep red. One was opened real big already and the other had just opened. Just perfect for the coming day.
I took the bouquet to the checkout lane.
The girl there asked if I wanted wrapped and then ran and got the wrapping paper for it. She was real careful while she wrapped them even commenting on how nice they were.
I was on my way to work.
At work I showed them to my mom she thought they looked great too. I had her check and see if I could leave them in the cooler the caterer that shared the building had in back. I thought that would help keep them fresh. The trick would be hiding them in the car on the way home. A bit before my wife arrived on the bus I got the roses and put them in the trunk of the car. I managed to keep them hidden from my wife till the next day.
My wife was thrilled.
She loved them and told me so. Along with a comment about not doing it again (any women out there that can tell me if this is really what she means). My wife truly loves roses. She even gets excited about pictures of roses. She was thrilled.
It was not until she tried to trim the stems that the truth came out.
No one had noticed. Not me. Not the girl who wrapped them. Not my mom. Not the caterer. Not even my wife when she put the roses under water in a bowl to trim the stems. Not until she could not cut them. Not until she asked me why she could not cut the stems. Then it was obvious. They were silk and plastic.
Yesterday, my wife noticed an add for Valentine's Day Roses.
She said 3 roses means "I love you."
Later, she said don't get her anything for Valentine's Day. What is a guy to do?
Yes, it is a true story.
I can describe the roses from the story very well. We still have them in a vase. They get lots of sunlight and we still occasionally water them. 
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Why would they keep fake roses in a cooler? Your wife is right, mine always told me not to get her any roses for valentines day. I ignored her for 23 years. If I had listened to her, I would have 2300 plus interest saved up. That is one think my ex was definitely right about.
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My wife tells me never to buy her anything too, obviously I can'tignore that completely, but buying 1 red rose is just fine.
I think everybody loves roses. Your sound is very clear and your wife is right. She is very care about roses. Happy Valentine Day.
You have to ignore stuff like that. Even if she says that she doesn't want anything you can't just ignore valentine's day or there will probably be consequences
. Also how did they manage to mix up fake roses with natural ones? I understand that you don't see the difference but come on, the girl who sold them to you should've known better.
D
For Valentine's, my wife and I went to see the Peking Acrobats at the historic Pabst Theater. I think it was better than roses. We also bought the DVD and CD they had on sale so we have something to remember it with.
She did mention something about where were the roses…
As far as keeping the silk flowers in a cooler-I don't think anyone at the store knew.
I'd been giving roses every day to my girl friend every day, each and every day was valentine day for me, but now it ends up sadly. I hope you'd great time on last valentine.
I continually Last 5 Valentine I give the Rose propose the one girl. But she is not accept my rose. but in last valentine She is accept My Rose.
Hah, an amazing story, really
I was laughing long after reading the end of it 
But it could happen to everyone 
That's a fantastic story and something you can remember every year, as the roses will never die just like your love for each other.
I remember doing a similar thing for my girlfriend as was (now wife) it was hot and I put the roses in a jug of water, left them int he car when i got home I put them in a cold area then gave them later when I met her, I think the extreme telperatures made them pirk up, cause she said she'd never seen roses as noce as this.
Dave
You always hear "don't buy me anything" but if you actualy try to follow this advice you'll probably end up regretting it pretty soon. It's better to buy something just to be on a safe side.
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Giving red roses to your someone during valentine shows how much you love that person.It`s very romantic.
Roses are very traditional during for the celebrations of valentine`s day.
Roses is the best way to say I love you.
Valentines is one of my favorite days =D I love it!!!
Till then,
Jean
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Yeah I just don't understand it.. why put silk roses in the cooler? Ridiculous. Haha its cute that you still have them in a vase with water. I think women will say stuff like that because they don’t want you to be obliged to get something, but if you want to do it out of you heart, and get something special then its always nice.
-Randy
My wife tells me never to buy her anything too, obviously I can'tignore that completely
I thought that you're not supposed to give even numbers of flowers. So 1,3,5 is a fair game but 2 or 4 not so much. Don't know if this is still true though.
Like to know you not discouraged, Roses are best way of expressing your feelings, keep it up.
I dint get you logic of giving your wife a bouquet of just two flowers. You should have given a single rose or a group of flowers. But why just 2?
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It is still possible to give a meaningful and memorable Valentine's Day gift, one just needs to be creative and true. Share your ideas on the best Valentine's Day gifts on a budget and bear in mind that any gift if given with love will always be priceless!
Plan and make your partner's favorite meal at home. Instead of waiting for a table at an overcrowded, less-than-intimate restaurant, set the table with your good china, and plan out a menu complete with an appetizer, first course, main dish and dessert.
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Giving with a sincere and loving heart is more important than the gift itself. I definitely agree with free picnic table plan's comment about giving with love being given with love being priceless.
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Damn, that would have been very embarrasing for you and I understand why your wife had said to not to give anything on Valentine's Day, she was angry at that time to be honest. But if you go by her first reaction to that gift, you said she was really happy! That says a lot…no wonder she wants to save you some money but deep down her heart she does want you to pamper her and show your love on Valentine's Day. So I would say….do give her roses next time too but yes this time do check if they're real or fake. OR the best gift you can give to her is to spend your whole day with her…or maybe take an early off from work and go out spend some time together…dinner etc…that can be a very big gift to your wife as well i.e. your attention, love and time.