Need some advice, do you think my wife will count the roses in a vase. Want to tell her I got her a rose for each year we have been married 27 but only want to buy two dozen.
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I'd count on it
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Well….you’d better believe it. Can you get her 3 candy bars to stick in it and say the last 3 years have been sweet? 
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Oh wait, I mean “THE SWEETEST”!!!
Maybe I could get dark chocolate and tell her the last 3 years have been bitter sweet.
Don't tell her that. Tell her you got two dozen because that was the cheapest bundle they offered. That will sound more natural and genuine.
Yup. Do you have 3 children by chance? You could add 3 of another flower. Or you could do a dozen roses amongst other flowers.
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Therein lies the genius method I use. Never give her flowers on anniversaries or holidays but only when she least expects it. Off season the flowers are less expensive.
How about
1 flower for each pair of years of the first 24 years and 1 for the last 3 years. Would save you about $45.
I just gave The Princess a dozen a few weeks ago. She was thrilled and a dozen is a lot.
Or just get 27 and be done with it.
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I'm sure that she'd be fine with 2 dozen roses. But if you tell that you got her one rose for each year of marriage, then get her 27.
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I get a red rose for each year. Last month I got 41 of them.
We don’t have a standard gift.
Hubby did well this year and got me my birthstone earrings
. (April). Some years it’s a card. We aren’t big on mandatory gifts etc.
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He always does the roses, and we both enjoy them. I get the bottle of champagne. We go out to dinner and have a steak if he is well enough. Last month we did go out, but in the wheelchair. Year before, I got a steak dinner takeout and brought it home. We've never bought any other gifts that I can remember.
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You have to cherish the time you have left with him. It sounds as though you do.
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LOL! I am over here laughing so hard.
Tell the truth. That earns her respect for you. Don't ever try to fudge the truth. It doesn't look good for you. She knows and yes, she will count them and she will talk about them to others.
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go get 3 thin sticks from yard , make your own roses with colored paper, etc--write something sweet on the paper petals to her to make the full 27. something personal and lovely--she will keep and remember those for many years after. the cut roses will shrivel and die, the ones you make she will keeep forever.
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That's sweet and all, but after 27 yrs of marriage, buy the real deal. She's worth it, it's worth it.
And remember, start saving for next year, you are starting a tradition!!
At least you remembered and thought to buy her flowers. That's worth something in my book.
And remember, start saving for next year, you are starting a tradition!!
Okay, here's the plan:
Get 24 roses and 3 cheaper flowers, like carnations or something. Then say you got her a flower for each year of marriage. She she asks why 3 aren't as nice, say those 3 years weren't as good as the others. Also note I am unmarried and this advice could get you into hot water.
Get 24 roses and 3 cheaper flowers, like carnations or something. Then say you got her a flower for each year of marriage. She she asks why 3 aren't as nice, say those 3 years weren't as good as the others. Also note I am unmarried and this advice could get you into hot water.
The great thing about a wife that collects something is that you always have something that you can buy that she wants. Flowers are only given to her when I'm in the mood. And we tend to buy crystal every month so I don't have to worry about it.
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Myself, I'd do 24 roses. If she counts them and tells you that you're 3 short, just say "Wait, we've been married 27, not 24? My bad, at least I remembered our anniversary." She'll roll her eyes, shake her head and remind herself how dumb men are about remembering dates, ages, birthdays...
You, Any1 can buy a Single Red Rose, so Buy 3 and wrap Them singularly with post notes : Yesterday, Today and Forever...!!! Now You Have 27 all Special...!!
Well I got 2dozen plus half a dozen. Figured I had rather get too many than not enough. She agreed to Cracker Barrel instead of a fancy restaurant so the 6 extra roses were worth it. Watch out Friday night fish fry.
I stay in hot water.
Cracker Barrel?????
That surely wouldn't fly with my princess!
Count yourself lucky!
That surely wouldn't fly with my princess!
Count yourself lucky!
Before you splash the cash- does she like roses? My husband makes me a bouquet of potato chips because flowers die, I don't have a sweet tooth, but I love a chip!
Maybe plant a tree instead? It will last longer.
Maybe plant a tree instead? It will last longer.
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OK you did well.
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I like this! There are alternatives to roses, but that requires creativity. I know a family that planted a new fruit tree every time a child was born. They had a peach, cherry and apple tree.
