They know, you don't. That knowledge gap can have painful results!

[SlySurfer]

Since today is V-Day, I thought this would be an appropriate topic for discussion. When you send roses to your girlfriend or wife, the meaning of the color of roses can be a simple, yet powerful, aspect of your gift. Each color has a specific meaning, which, if not understood, can have unfortunate consequences.

When you send roses, no matter what color, the actual meaning is always, "I want to make you happy—let's get naked!" But this sentiment is often lost on your "object of affection", who either doesn't know or doesn't care.

It's hard to say where she learned the meaning of different colors of roses. Maybe her mother taught it to her. Maybe she learned the meaning of roses at those secret women's meetings she's always joking about. Or perhaps the knowledge is encoded on that extra X-chromosome that men don't have. Whatever the case, for some reason, they know—and you don't. And that knowledge gap can have painful results.

Red Roses carry the meaning of Love and Beauty (but can also mean Courage or Respect—but who cares! Anyway...)
Gift Advice: Send her red roses if you want her to think you love her...or at least make her think you really, really like her.
She Will Think..."I'm sooooooo attractive that you'll stop at nothing to make me happy. You'll even spend $50 on something that will be dead in a week.
"But She May Twist It to Mean..."You're in love with me—even if you didn't say that."

Yellow Roses are well known as the "Friendship Rose." The color means Friendship, Joy and Gladness. Yellow means I care (but I don't want to see you naked).
Gift Advice:The classic rookie mistake is sending your girl a gift of yellow roses. But yellow roses can also be a great way to say, "You've gained a lot of weight, and I don't find you attractive anymore." or "I just realized you're psycho. Let's see other people.
"She Will Think...You're an idiot because you don't know yellow is the "Friendship Rose."
But She May Twist It to Mean..."You don't love me." She may use the "Friendship" meaning to feign insecurity, allowing her to fish for compliments, like saying, "You don't love me because my butt is too big."

Pink Roses mean Appreciation or Thank You as well as meaning Grace, Perfect Happiness or Admiration.
Gift Advice: Send her pink roses if she has done something nice for you, like fix your big-screen TV minutes before the kick-off or surprises you by installing new break pads and rotors on your truck. Don't send pink roses for a romantic occasion or birthday!
She Will Think...If given for a romantic occasion or birthday, she'll think the florist was out of red roses and this was the closest thing you could find because you waited until the last minute—you lazy jerk.
But She May Twist It to Mean..."If you really loved me, you would have bought red roses. Pink is just a less intense shade of red. That must mean you only like me, and you're really just using me for sex."

White Roses mean Purity, Innocence, and Charm. But they can also mean Secrecy and Silence.
Gift Advice: Buy her white roses when she starts thinking your interest in her is "only about sex." Avoid buying white roses for her birthday or a romantic occasion.
She Will Think...You're a wuss—real men are only interested in one thing...
But She May Twist It to Mean..."Well, at least they're pretty (you wuss)."

Orange Roses mean Desire—but what's not said is "Love."
Gift Advice: Send orange roses if you want her to know you want her, but she has to work harder before you'll say the L-word. Also, get them if you don't want to scare her off by seeming to get too serious too fast.
She Will Think...She's hot.
But She May Twist It to Mean...She's hot—and she has other options.

Purple Roses mean Love at First Sight.
Gift Advice: Send her purple roses if it's early in a relationship that's getting serious very quickly. It's a distinctive alternative to the cliché red rose.
She Will Think...That's very original and romantic. Is he gay?
But She May Twist It to Mean...She may ask, "Have you ever slept with another man?" You should say, "What do you mean 'another man'? Is this your way of telling me you used to be a man?"

Dark Red Roses mean Unconscious Beauty—but you're stopping short of the "L-word." She'll be under the impression you love her, but technically it won't hold up in court.
Gift Advice: Send her dark red roses when you want to tell her she's beautiful, but don't want to go so far as to say you're "in love" with her.
She Will Think...She'll think "Unconscious Beauty" means she's so beautiful you watch her while she sleeps.
But She May Twist It to Mean..."Unconscious Beauty" means you're an obsessive freak who watches her while she sleeps.

To sum it up
There's a rose for every phase of your relationship—just don't get them confused.
And remember: No matter what your intention is, she can find a way to twist the meaning to use it against you.

[schro]

Useful info, Tony.
Since I'm now totally confused, I guess I'm buying a Venus Fly Trap to remind the Lovely Mrs. Schro what planet she's from.

[Chico D]

"Useful info, Tony.
Since I'm now totally confused, I guess I'm buying a Venus Fly Trap to remind the Lovely Mrs. Schro what planet she's from"


 

[Spleener]

My wife like yellow flowers of any sort, because it's her favorite color. I hope she's not trying to tell me something.

[Marz]

I got my wife tulips, She gets roses all the time and V-day is such a rip for roses.

plus... I would rather have tulips on my organ than roses on my piano...

Ba-dum-bum

[Mikekoz13]

I got my wife tulips, She gets roses all the time and V-day is such a rip for roses.

plus... I would rather have tulips on my organ than roses on my piano...

Ba-dum-bum

   Ladies and gentlemen-

                    MARZ does it again!

[JDog]

Tony, Indeed, that was incredibly pointless info. Was that a cut and paste or did u write all that out?

[SlySurfer]

Tony, Indeed, that was incredibly pointless info. Was that a cut and paste or did u write all that out?

Jesse, FYI that was an A+ college assignment I did for a Sociology class back in 2001. I'm glad you weren't my Professor. You'd probably give it a D. 

It's NOT pointless information. Women are very sensitive and particular about the kinds of gifts we give them. Buying them the wrong color flowers on Valentines Day could spell disaster. I just wanted to share the info that I researched with the rest of the guys.

Cheers, Anthony