Molly Hishon is not much of a fan of roses or violets, so she has been buying her own Valentine’s bouquets for several years.
She said it was the only way she was guaranteed to get the flowers she really liked.
The Otago Community Hospice nurse said the other reason she bought her own was because it was important to love yourself.
"The most love you should give someone is to yourself, because if you don’t appreciate yourself, what’s the point. You can’t appreciate others if you don’t.
"Being a hospice nurse over the last four years, I’ve learnt that you’re born by yourself and you die by yourself, so you should love yourself in between as well.
"That’s my big motto. You’re on your own and you should appreciate it as much as you can while you’re here."
Miss Hishon said she usually only bought herself flowers twice a year — on Valentine’s Day and on her birthday, which was next week.
"It’s a very floral February for me."
While she is happily single at the moment, she was not discounting the idea of discovering a "significant other" in the future.
"But before you ask, I won’t be giving out my mobile number.
"This isn’t a ploy for dates," she said.
