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Hanifsefu t1_jds1zd5 wrote

Reply to comment by outofmemory01 in Eli5 what does the expression “daisies won’t tell” mean? by Entire-Pin264

You're missing the important context of the "she love me/she loves me not" game. People pluck the petals off of daisies and whatever it ends on is how the person you're daydreaming about feels about you.

The first 3 lines are a direct reference to the classic custom. "Daisies never tell" is her response to that game and her desire for her love to take action rather than continue to daydream and wonder.

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StickOnReddit t1_jds2qta wrote

Yeah this sounds right to me too. They want an answer, not a gesture open to interpretation.

"Daisies never tell" feels like the sort of response you give when someone is splashing out on a friend, acting like they're a couple perhaps but never saying it and certainly not outwardly committing to it. I can open doors for you, take you out, buy you flowers (daisies), but if I don't say or act like we're dating, are we?

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