So Valentine’s Day was last month, in case you were unaware ;) And the day before Valentine’s day I spontaneously decided that I wanted to decorate my apartment for Valentine’s and surprise my roommates.

So I made a quick Walmart run. And oh my goodness, let me tell you that Walmart on Valentine’s Eve is one of the cheeriest places ever. There were roses lined up and down the isles and red heart shaped balloons in the air. *Sighs.*

The roses smelled so lovely and they were beautiful! There were roses in pretty much every color. Red roses, hot pink roses, pale pink roses, yellow roses, white roses. Bouquets of ALL THE ROSES!!

In that moment, I wished I had someone to give me a bouquet of roses for Valentine’s Day. But I’m single, so I knew that wouldn’t happen. However, I didn’t want to leave Walmart with my Valentine decorations and feeling depressed-ish, because that doesn’t make any sense.

So I bought myself a bouquet of daisies (my favorite flower) for Valentine’s Day. And I left the store quite happy. :)

VDAY daisies

But seeing all the roses got me thinking. The traditional rose to give someone you love is red. As we all know, red roses symbolize love. Red roses are beautiful and they smell pretty and a single red rose has a lovely hint of Phantom of the Opera.

Now this is where I invite you to daydream with me…

I don’t want the first bouquet of roses my future boyfriend gives me to be red. I don’t.

Because I consider red roses a romantic gesture.
Something my dad buys for my mom. Something married people or romantic people do.{I know people who are in dating relationships give each other red roses, and that’s fine. Just sharing my personal preference.}

I want the first rose bouquet I receive from my future boyfriend to be yellow.

And not just because yellow roses are happy {although I’ve always preferred them for that reason ;) }.

Dreaming of Yellow Roses (1)

Flowers all have a unique and special meaning.

Red roses symbolize romantic love. Yellow roses symbolize friendship. {Learn more here.}

I want my future boyfriend to be my friend, first.

Before he becomes a giver of romantic love.

I want him to be someone I trust. Someone I know will listen to me and who wants me to listen to him as well. Someone who I can go for spontaneous walks with and who will feed ducks with me.

I want him to be my friend. {Hence, the yellow roses.}

The skeptic in me doubts that my future boyfriend would actually take the time to study the meaning of roses, but the dreamer in me hopes he will figure this out and surprise me with a bouquet of yellow roses.

Or just a single yellow rose.
Because rose bouquets are expensive, y’all! {Another reason why I gave myself daisies instead of roses for Valentine’s day ;) }

I’ve always believed in being friends before lovers and in building a solid foundation of friendship before anything romantic happens. And I love how roses can symbolize this.

I know the friends-first ideal doesn’t always happen.
But we’re talking in dreams right now any way {because I do seriously doubt my future boyfriend will get me yellow roses without any hints from me}.

So here I sit at my local coffee shop: single and dreaming of yellow roses {and daisies too, because let’s face it. Daisies will always be my favorite}.

3 thoughts on “Dreaming of Yellow Roses

  1. Caitlin

    My guyfriend gave me 12 red roses for Valentine’s Day and let me tell you it was wonderful!
    We have been good friends for 1 1/2 years and we’ve been taking it slowly he still hasn’t asked me to be his girlfriend but I am confident that he will soon!?
    He asked my Dad if he could take me out for Valentine’s Day! He is very respectful and treats me like a lady always!
    I believe friendship is very important! We have grown much closer, and been able to talk about everything without it being awkward and trying to figure out what we are constantly which has been awesome!☺️

  2. Kylie

    I love this! Friendship is incredibly important. I met my husband on a blind date so being friends for a while before dating didn’t happen for us but you can still have friendship (and NEED it) in a romantic relationship as well. You want your husband to be your best friend forever!

    1. Kara Beth Post author

      Thank you for sharing this perspective Kylie! :) You’re so right, you can have friendship while in a dating relationship too :) Thanks for commenting :) Blessings!

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