Reputation
Speaking with Sofia last night, she told me that I have a reputation to maintain at her office. Apparently the women are giddy with anticipation about her receiving flowers tomorrow - it appears that I am the only one who ever sends flowers to his missus.I have elected to send something similar to the displayed arrangement (I say similar because I am never sure if the arrangement looks exactly the way it is photographed - think of the contrast between hamburgers seen in ads and the haphazardly dressed patty you get between two squashed buns).
Image nabbed from here
Comments
ans yes,I do agree that the fotos do not match in real sometimes.
Happy Valentine`s Day,Richard and Sofia :)
ghee: Sofia says the arrangement is similar to the photo, except the large flowers in the front have been replaced with orchids.
breal: thanks. Sofia thinks so too.
kaymac: as mentioned to Barbara, I would likely be less of an example if we lived in the same city.
In Singapore, men have lost all sense of chivalry and romanticism. They feel that once you get together as a couple, the honeymoon period is over. You do not need flowers to remind her how much you love her or think about her.
Once you get married, it gets worse. They feel they have done you a great favour by marrying you and taking you off the shelves, so don't even dream about getting flowers. You should be grateful washing his clothes and having his babies.
It's nice to see a man treasure his wife, and to be pampered and showered with love. Even for a day in a year.
As far as I know, our men are too practical, too stingy, too unromantic and simply too chauvinistic to be caught showering love.
I envy Sofia. Totally.
elvina: I think it is because most people do it differently from me. I never accepted the notion of trying to "bribe" a woman in the beginning. I always believed I should be accepted for who I am. Later things could develop.