What guys want for Valentines Day and everyday is not what you may be thinking. This is what makes men happy, to be appreciated. 1-800 Flowers has a "Valentine's Day Gift For Him" page, as do FTD and Teleflora. What do guys want for Valentines Day and every day of the year is appreciation and to make you happy. Many women have these expectations of flowers and candy and men feel the pressure to meet these expectations. So many disappointed women surface on this day. Some of the biggest players in Valentine's Day flower retail now focus sections of their site to touting products for guys. Valentines Day can be a stressful day for men.
Roses are red, violets are blue, and men may be gifted them, too. "Women are equally feeling the pressure to impress their partners, as is evidenced by their buying behaviors and searches." Yup, Men Also Like Flowers and Chocolates (Apparently R-rated stuff wasnt an option in the survey. "Female and male markets are buying increasingly similar gifts for each other, and in most markets it’s no longer expected the obligation be solely on the man to 'wow' her with an impressive gift like it was 20 or even 10 years ago," said Drew Cerullo, owner and CEO of Better Profit Growth. Valentine’s Day falls right in the middle of Bad Winter, the time when the fun and festivities of the holidays are over, but the days remain short and the temperature is bitter cold.
And retailers are helping to create and stimulate the trend. The latter number may sound like small potatoes in comparison, but it reflects a swelling interest in a consumer sector that was once virtually non-existent. It has never really bothered me that much. IQuanti's data shows that in 2016, the sum of Google searches around "gifts for her" was at 2,702,250, while gift searches for him were at 405,020. Three guys shared this readers view: 'Really I have never received anything special for Valentines Day.