Roberta Norman
As the days get longer and the fields sprout to life with colorful blooms, as the winter blues start to fade, we once more enliven with a renewed sense of hope and bounty; and so comes too Valentine’s Day. One for celebrating coupling brought by playful romance and passionate love [1] and as best expressed by the undeniable beauty and rich symbolism of flowers. [2]
THE TRIED & TRUE ABOUT WHO TO GIVE FLOWERS TO ON VALENTINE’S DAYValentine's Day is all about celebrating the playful and fickle nature of our desires as expressed by romantic love. Spouses, girlfriends and not so secret and secret crushes are the most common recipients of flowers that day.
Joanne England
When you're looking for a flower to expresses romantic love, no other bloom is so direct in both its meaning and intention than roses. When thinking of your Valentine though, there are other colorful flower types that convey the sentiment beautifully.
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Alstroemelias, carnations:, chrysanthemums:, Iris, Orchids, Peonies, and Sunflowers will herald romantic sentiments with precise distinction as well.
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SO, WHAT DOES THE FLOWERS GUY HAVE TO SAY ABOUT WHO TO GIVE FLOWERS TO ON VALENTINE’S DAY?
Far from being timeless and universal though, passionate love is actually a modern construct that we’ve come to emphasize over other kinds of love that are more stable and available, and that especially in the longer term, may be more healing and fulfilling. [3]
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Such as love professed for and by family, and that differs from most kinds of love in that’s asymmetrical and most commonly associated with the kind of love felt between parents and offspring, yet extends to siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
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Of love of friends, and so of love that’s not only anchored on a sense of mutual benefit but also on companionship, dependability, and trust; love that makes of true friends our and each other conduits to change and be changed.
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And strangers, and so born out unselfish concern for the welfare of others (or altruism,) and that helps to build and maintain the psychological, social, and environmental fabric that shields, sustains, and enriches us.
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Self-love too, and so of love born from and honest cognitive and emotional appraisal of our own worth relative to how we think, feel, act and how we reflect and determine our sense of self in relation to others, the world and ourselves.
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For and by exes, of those for whom we once felt attraction yet with time sex took a back seat in favor of personal qualities and compatibilities and is anchored on a sense of mutual benefit, companionship, dependability, and trust.
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And lets not forget, love of friends with benefits. For love that is hard to believe possible yet is very real and involves teasing and constant seducing focused on uncommitted no strings attached, casual, undemanding and uncomplicated fun.
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Of bonds out of love that is felt too by and for those that withstand the constant tests of time by our side, and love that is too worthy of joyful celebration.So why not remind yourself and those so close to your heart by giving them flowers on the day as well? .
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[1] See: Britannica.com Valentine’s Day (Social Custom)
[2] See: Wikipedia Language Of Flowers
[3] See: Psychology Today These Are the 7 Types of Love