# Flowers for women

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flowers-for-women/184861>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 27, 2003, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flowers-for-women/184861 "2003-06-27T22:05:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 27, 2003, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flowers-for-women/184861/1 "2003-06-27T22:05:37Z")

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Where did the custom of men giving flowers to women come from? And if it has an origin in an old culture, why do women still derrive so much pleasure from something as simple as being given a few daisies?