What is the deal with flowers? They just die.

Do you mean why do people give them, or why do they just die?

I rather liked George Bernard Shaw's comment, when a friend asked him why he had no flowers around his house: "I like flowers, I also like children, but I do not chop their heads and keep them in bowls of water around the house."

Flowers are pretty! And I feel like they're rare enough that they make an impression. That said, I think they're great for, say, a SECOND date. First date, that's a bit much. Also, because it's better if your'e bringing them to the house, rather than giving them to someone when you're meeting up somewhere and they have to drag them around all evening.

...I can think of four occasions I've gotten flowers, though I'm pretty sure I've gotten them other times. Once in college...memorable more for the aftermath, when we were playing "Taboo" and a friend had helped him pick the flowers, and the word was "carnations" and I said to her "cheap roses!" and she busted out laughing...having suggested to him that carnations were a poor plan. Then there was a rose (from a gay man, on a group date--he got one for each of us) before a ball, also in college. The first girl I ever dated showed up with a sunflower on one of our first dates. And then the memorable "I tried to match the flowers to your hotel room" adorableness.

If flowers plural are too much for a first date what about a single rosebud? Still too much? Or just too corny/cliche?

If flowers plural are too much for a first date what about a single rosebud? Still too much? Or just too corny/cliche?

For me personally, I would think it was sweet but trying a little too hard.

I once made for a date a corsage entirely of origami flowers. (She declined to wear it.)

billytea, that is awesome!! Though I'm not sure how I feel about wearing corsages that aren't wrist corsages.

Typo, I think roses are overrated--tulips! irises! a sunflower! but yeah, if it were someone I was super excited to be on a date with I'd probably be like "OMG SQUEE!"...and otherwise it might make me go "er, are you way more into this than I am?"

Typo, I think roses are overrated--tulips! irises! a sunflower! but yeah, if it were someone I was super excited to be on a date with I'd probably be like "OMG SQUEE!"...and otherwise it might make me go "er, are you way more into this than I am?"

To which the only appropriate response could be "Well, of course I am. I mean, have you seen you?"

billytea, that is awesome!! Though I'm not sure how I feel about wearing corsages that aren't wrist corsages.

My flower-folding capability has improved since thern. This is my favourite design: [link]

My sister's ex, knowing she couldn't have real flowers because of the cats, once gave her a rose dipped in gold. It was Too Much and not to her taste, I think she sold it. That wasn't for a first date, though.

I like flowers in the house. They brighten things up for a few days. I prefer a small bouquet for a first date--nothing flashy like roses.