I've given flowers to a hetero man (who, btw, when I had them delivered once was the envy of all the women in his office when he went to pick them up). I don't think of them so much as a "gender role" thing for myself but as a neat-o special thing to do. However, when I'm buying flowers for men, I usually look for the not pink froo-froo ones (for example, deep, dark iris instead of pink rose).
But I think that some people still see it as a gender role thing. (see collacentaur's post!) I've spoken with lesbians who felt that their partners should bring them flowers didn't think it was their job to bring flowers to their partners.
I think it's not so much a story of the gender role being for the man to bring flowers - I think that it's more of a gender role for a woman to want to be given flowers... I remember my mom telling me about the flowers that I'd be given one day. When I finally got them, I was floored.
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Re: I do
Date: 2003-08-28 03:00 pm (UTC)But I think that some people still see it as a gender role thing. (see collacentaur's post!) I've spoken with lesbians who felt that their partners should bring them flowers didn't think it was their job to bring flowers to their partners.
I think it's not so much a story of the gender role being for the man to bring flowers - I think that it's more of a gender role for a woman to want to be given flowers... I remember my mom telling me about the flowers that I'd be given one day. When I finally got them, I was floored.