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We've been dating almost a year and he's never bought me flowers.?

10 1/2 months, to be exact.

I'm not a shallow person, i don't care if my boyfriend is rich and i don't really need things. But i hear my friends talking about how their boyfriends buy them stuff all the time, even the ones who don't have jobs or a lot of money still find a way to be sweet and romantic.

And then there is my boyfriend, who hasn't bought my anything other than paying for dates, a tiny Christmas present and a birthday present. He hasn't ever gotten me flowers, not even on Valentine's day. It just makes me feel bad when everyone else is being shown that they're loved and he's over here not even trying to be romantic. I don't want him to buy me a ton of stuff, i just want to feel appreciated.

How do i even approach this subject? I don't want to sound like a shallow person, i'm not. But he seems to have the impression that i'm "easy to please" (he's told me before that i am), and well, not really.

Update:

That's the problem, i can't bring this up without sounding shallow or "bratty".

And yes, i have bought him things and sent him sweet messages and been more romantic in general than he ever has.

I would love for him to show me he's thinking about me, but he doesn't.

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  • 8 years ago
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    as my husband say why would i buy you flowers they wilt and my love will never wilt for you

    may just be his excuse lol but i like his explaination :)

  • 8 years ago

    Flowers are the severed sexual organs of plants. Kind of gross when you think about it. Flowers are overrated. But I know where you are coming from, you just want to feel appreciated and be able to tell your friends what a sweet and caring guy you have who is considerate and thought to buy you a "fill in the blank" This is a tough subject to bring up because if you do, and the next day he brings you a card that says I love you and I'm thinking of you and a gift that you didn't know you wanted, but you love, it will still seem shallow because there's this thought that he did it because you asked him too. I think you just have to occasionally mention in conversation that a mutual friend of yours got a gift from their special someone and how sweet it is and how she must feel special as a result. You can't do this often, just every now and then. If he doesn't take the hint, and it becomes a deal-breaker for you, you might have to bring it up directly.

  • ?
    Lv 5
    8 years ago

    Not all guys are the same, and although flowers are nice, they do wilt and it is a waste of money. If someone is going to get you something, it should not matter if it is small or big, bought or made, it is the thought that matters and it kind of sounds like you're being a little bit bratty.

    Be thankful for the times that he has bought or thought of you. One question, do you ever do nice things for him, like buy him stuff. A relationship is a two way street, to get, you have to give.

  • R-man
    Lv 5
    8 years ago

    I think you want your boyfriend to act like your friends' boyfriends and its a little unfair to him because as I see it he is not a romantic person, he is simply not that type of person.

    The important thing is that he loves you and you love him at the end that's all that really matters. Don't wait for a gift let it come when it does, don't force these type of things on him because, want it or not, he'll see you as a shallow person.

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    flowers ????? what a waste of hard eared money

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    if if satisfies you in the sack no need to buy you anything have you bought him anything ??????

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