Yes.

Real men keep their wife, girlfriend, or partner happy and if flowers make them happy then real men buy them flowers. I feel no shame and feel no less of a man at all for buying flowers every week to lighten and brighten my girlfriends spirits and heart. I feel more of a man doing the things that make her happy.

If he has never bought me flowers before and it's not in his nature to do such things I would wonder why. I would ask him what the occasion is, if it's not obvious to me. If it's a birthday, anniversary or valentines day then I would assume he loved me enough to think about me, period

Would they brighten up my day.....you bet!

Do real men buy flowers? I think real men are the only kind of men who buy flowers! It takes a real man to be unselfish, to so totally love his wife/girlfriend that she is on his mind and he wants to do something nice.

The most touching example of this I have ever seen in my life, was when my brother-in-law presented his daughter with a bouquet of roses after her performance in a highschool play. At that moment he became more of a man to me than any other man I know.

Yes, real men give their women flowers - and vice versa! It doesn't have to be a full bouquet - a single beautiful stem looks great on a desk in a bud vase. It's a little like a valentine - somebody loves you, and that affection is visible for all to see. I've often dropped a beautiful bud in my husband's - or a male friend's - lap as I walked by, saying "Though of you" or something of the sort. After the initial shock, there's always this flattered, happy look.

And there are other ways of carrying flowers besides "muzzle down" that look masculine. Try tucking them in the crook of your elbow, facing up, leaving your hand free to use your cell phone. Or bazooka, if you need it to offset the look (just joking).

My husband has given me flowers when he saw something particularly pretty, when he was pulling a practical joke on me, for birthdays, for Valentine's...it always adds an extra special touch to the day. At the office, the arrival of flowers can be serious buzz in the office. The messages conveyed by flowers are as varied as you want them to be.

As to the guilty conscience thing - that's a perception that is developed within the relationship. If flowers are always given as a celebration or token of affection, then there is little chance of that perception developing.

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Yes! Real men bring women flowers and I know that I always appreciate it when my man brings me a bouquet. I was thrilled when he was working near Philadelphia because he would stop off at a farmers market on his way home. At the market he would pick up 3 bouquets of 25 roses to bring home to me. It only cost him $15! Every now and then he will stop somewhere to bring me home flowers because he knows that I like them.
He also buys me flowers on my children's birthdays and he buys my mom a bouquet too!

Flowers aren't for Valentine's Day and apologies only, and I'm sure the florist industry wouldn't want you under that perception either. However, it's easy enough to imagine that if a man never sends flowers and then suddenly starts that something might be up. Some men I know have developed regular flower sending patterns, so now coworkers and others never misinterpret their actions. They're not cheap, but I think most people agree that they will brighten up anyone's day.

Real men do a lot of things, and buying flowers sometimes is one of them, but I almost look at flowers as an easy gift and a cop out, sort of. I mean, Ryan buys me flowers sometimes just because, but he'll usually get them inexpensively at the grocery store and we keep them for a few days and then replace them later. Sometimes, he'll cut some of the fuller roses from our rose bushes and bring them in--I like those best.

But they aren't a sign of guilt. Nope, that's jewelry..LOL

Seriously though, I'm more of a practical sort of gal, and I prefer more practical gifts than flowers. I new blender makes me swoon, and a new vacuum might cause him to get lucky repeatedly.

(nodding) a new computer and I'm his sworn love slave...

Real men will do just about anything to make the woman they love happy, such that if someone says that she likes flowers, then he'll find some flowers to give her.

Flowers are *nothing*. Ask if real men buy sexy female lingerie?

Darn rights they do!

Flowers are awesome anytime and real men purchase them once in awhile. Real men also buy flowers, both the bouquet and the plants for replanting.

Nope, they grow them. :P

My husband brought me a rose on our first real date. His sister later told me he was crushed when my response was, "What have done? Why didn't you just bring me the rose bush?" because he had spent hours picking the proper color to represent his current feelings.

(Ancient orange turning to red= I've loved you in a million lives but it's only begun to grow in this one. Can you see why I married him?)

Anyway, outside of my preference for live plants I see no sally-ness in bringing a lady flowers, just kindness. I think if a man who never brings flowers brought me flowers, I may however jump to.. what did you do...but if little gestures of love were the norm nope wouldn't think he was guilty.

Of course. Sometimes if it's out of the blue then yes it would cause me to wonder if something was up, but with all that aside it is definetly a wonderful gesture. If a different truth comes out later, then so be it...but at first it's a smile...not an accusation.

what do you think? Personally I have bought numerous times from florists whenever each and every year of Valentines Day and special occasions to my wife as present.

Before that she was just my girl friend. Don't buy flower to your loved one suddenly, if you want to do it, do it regularly and consistently.

That's just to avoid suspicion or guilty conscience.
Just my 2cents ;)

Real men aren't worried so much about being "manly". As a woman, I find that these men try way too hard to be masculine and it always makes me wonder if they're trying to hide something.

Also, as a woman, I think flowers are a very nice gesture. Are you in the habit of sending flowers after an argument? If so, I'd pick a few occasions to send flowers "just because" or to send flowers on a holiday or as a celebration of something (such as a birthday or if your girl got a promotion at work).

That way, it will assure your girl that you are simply sending flowers because you like to, because you know they make her happy.

It also depends on the type of flower and how you sign the card. Is it always roses? Mix it up a little! Celebrate spring with a pretty bouquet of tulips. Give roses on Valentine's, a pretty bouquet of mixed flowers for her birthday. This will also help bring some fun and sincerity into the flower-giving gesture.