<b>Why Valentine’s Day Still Sneaks Up on So Many of Us</b> <img src="https://i.ibb.co/pjMy1YDp/IMG-20260325-WA0007.jpg" width="600" /> <img src="https://i.ibb.co/k2dTcT6V/IMG-20260325-WA0008.jpg" width="600" /> According to a <a href="https://www.odealarose.com/blog/study-which-us-cities-order-valentines-flowers-earliest-vs-last-minute/"> Valentine’s Day flower ordering study</a> conducted by <a href="https://www.odealarose.com/"> Ode à la Rose, a flower delivery service</a>, Americans tend to think about Valentine’s Day well in advance but delay taking action until the final days before the holiday. The study analyzed more than 9,000 Valentine’s Day flower orders across over 1,000 U.S. cities, alongside national search trend data. <img src="https://i.ibb.co/cKQnT1ML/IMG-20260325-WA0009.jpg" width="600" /> <img src="https://i.ibb.co/TqM08G0W/IMG-20260325-WA0010.jpg" width="600" /> <img src="https://i.ibb.co/pBx9LN4m/IMG-20260325-WA0011.jpg" width="600" /> <img src="https://i.ibb.co/7N0pGNcF/IMG-20260325-WA0012.jpg" width="600" /> <img src="https://i.ibb.co/LDChf9sF/IMG-20260325-WA0013.jpg" width="600" />