why do you explain to Arserenault what fun is? Apparently he doesn't understand it, and also he's asking for it by choosing that kind of nick.
Come on now, same like Playdarusski, that became Playdapu... quickly.
And Frenchy (I won't call you Froggie because then Toad, desperate for any attention, will react or burst out in tears), if you choose a nick with an exceptionally often used & abused name in it - expect people to have a go at it.
For one because it can be funny, but also done to see how people react. I've just kinda insulted that frogman, but first of all he's used to it, and he also knows where it comes from.
And so btw, if you should complain to anybody it probably is me, if my memory serves me well I started it. Which I do not regret at all, it served a purpose of hopefully inducing a smile somewhere. You see, life is fun, but ask anyone here - Toad for instance ;-))
Thunderdome, today s-s-Stuttterpom (in real life Chris Unt, but a bit hesitant to use that name as an abbreviated nick in an English forum)
PS: nothing against French cars though! Great for bringing home the baguette :))
Well I think that giving the girlfriend or a wife flowers, from time to time is a very good thing:) OK OK I may sound selfish, as I'm a girl:) But you know it's such a pleasure when a man you live with, suddenly brings the flowers, any flowers, but not those painted on the towels...
Thanks for the post Ptichka, it is nice to have a lady's opinion...
I have decided to use a service offered through a web site rather then email the address suggested by my Latvian sweetie.
Pitchka,
Can you see how the pleasure of such surprise would be destroyed for both you and your man if you demanded, asked or expected to receive flowers or other gifts from your boyfriend?
Toad, I know couples where from the very beginning they agreed that a boyfriend/husband will bring flowers every week, and they are happy. It only depends on a couple how they will solve this problem.
Bringing flowers home every week is not a gift giving pleasure for ANY man...it's a house chore.
Yes, I also enjoy seeing fresh flowers in my house.
They add color, cheer, aroma, blah blah blah....but please do not confuse gift giving with the chore of putting flowers in the home on a weekly basis.
If the woman wants flowers to adorn her home she should pick them herself. Nothing wrong with that. Any man will be grateful to have a woman who pays attention to such details.
Maybe I should not interfere, but SHE is the flower I prefer at home, ordinary ones may stay in garden... If living in flat, O.K., but there are many more ways to express feelings. And doing it "every friday" is more like a habit, not a feeling!
ahhh...you romantic dreamer, Dream, lol.....She is indeed the flower that every man want to see in his home....At least she will take years to wilt and lose her beauty, instead of days like any common flower, uh?
Pitchka babe,
What are you talking about, child?
For someone as independent and equality driven female as you present yourself here on a regular basis your comment about pain and sorrow if the man doesn't buy ALL the flowers in a regular basis sounds like nothing more than a capricious and manipulative way to put strings on your man.
Get your own weekly flowers to adorn the house, girl....Doing it will give you the double advantage of decorating the house the way YOU want it with the color and fragrances YOU want, as well as the enjoying the pride your boyfriend will feel for having such a good decorator as you in his home.
Toad, don't forget the different in bringing up, here buying flowers, means that a man will buy the flowers to present them to his girl!!! If a girl buys herself flowers then people look at her like at a crazy thing. Not always I was like I'm now, it took much time to develop myself, much time, pain and effort. And I went through the pain of first buying myself the flowers for me....brrr don't want that anymore. I don't care what people think about me, but still I need to watch my reputation, so that we wouldn't lose our flat we rent.
To those men who haven’t yet developed the wisdom on how to get and keep a good woman. So listen up.
Giving a woman flowers has symbolic meaning to her. It means you are willing to buy or pick such a thing as flowers and show her that you can be soft and loving. It is symbolism!!!!!! It is a small tiny thing. Just do it and shut up about it. You will be repaid over and over again by your wife or girlfriend. Don’t be cheap or be afraid. It’s okay. Get off being a hard ass about it. I can’t even believe there are men out there that continue to not “get it”. If the woman has to ask it is because the man is too ignorant to understand women.All that counts is it means something to her if it doesn't to you. Everytime she looks at them she thinks what a good man she has. Unless of course, that is not how you want her to think about you.
Completely agree with Frank!!! Flowers are small things that mean a lot!!! Even a small camomile may mean many things!! And first of all that her man cares about her...that he wishes to please her...to care about her!! Whatever it means to a specific girl, it means much!!!
dreamfinder this would be very funny to me at least:))))
So what if getting drunk??? If it doesn't happen regularly, but say once per month...going to the bar with friends...and forgeting about limits a little bit...so what is bad about that???:) Being with friends is great, of course one should remember about limits...but if my boyfriend would bring in such a situation flowers, I would smile, and go and prepare him tea and then we would go to sleep...
You see it all depends on the point of view of a girl, and also how much a man usually drinks...
dreamfinder this would be very funny to me at least:))))
So what if getting drunk??? If it doesn't happen regularly, but say once per month...going to the bar with friends...and forgeting about limits a little bit...so what is bad about that???:) Being with friends is great, of course one should remember about limits...but if my boyfriend would bring in such a situation flowers, I would smile, and go and prepare him tea and then we would go to sleep...
You see it all depends on the point of view of a girl, and also how much a man usually drinks...
Pitchka,
I think Dreamfinder meant that he'd have to get completely drunk before going out to buy his woman flowers, lol...
Frans,
Once you have met your sweetheart, girlfriend, fiance and above all a wife, what you suggest and encourage others to do about flowers makes perfect sense...specially if you both share the same roof. Flowers do brighten, cheer and stink up any home in a positive manner.
But sending flowers to someone you have never met and who also tells you where to buy them is feeding the capricious demands of someone who is obviously all to accustomed to wrap men around her index finger...(you know, the finger used to point others to tell them what to do).
There are women like that all over the damn world.
FSU is no exception.
On the other hand, you're right about it being a small expense
Western women are much too evolved to get hung up on demanding flowers like their few FSU spoilt sisters lol...they demand jewelry, cars, houses ,etc etc.