The little boy stands there, awestruck. The child is enchanted. Maybe the red reminds him of firetrucks. In any case, his mother has to drag him away. It begins so young, the male love affair with wanting to please women.
Men generally try so hard.
And so a word of caution, then, about the perils of shopping for Valentine's Day. In the woman's world of Valentine's gifts, nothing is as it seems. The annual parade of roses, for example. On the surface, sending roses to her workplace sounds like a fine idea. Deep trouble, guys.