Note: English is not my first language. All mistakes are mine.
Lesson #1: She hates when her name is a reference to the flower
Because there is nothing more stupid than receiving a rose just because your name is Rose. In fact, she does not even like roses. Rose told John that she dismissed several wooers during her teenager years because they came with a rose to present her. The boys were so silly!
John wondered how many of these wooers were and almost asked her about it. He decided not to ask and was pleased that she had dismissed them. It was not cool to be jealous of boys he didn't even know.
John realized that Rose always thanked him with a wonderfully sweet kiss when he gave her flowers – not roses of course. Well, as long as they're not roses, John wins.
