No woman would ever have her portrait taken with a boyfriend it implied permanent commitment.
A woman could appear in a large mixed group photograph and this was OK, it did not infer anything.
A woman would not give her portrait to a male friend it would be seen by everyone (including him) as being too forward.
A woman could give a girlfriend a portrait knowing her brother would have access to it.
A studio photograph of a young couple taken at resorts like Blackpool, The Isle of Man, Scarborough and Harrogate will probably be honeymoon photos.
Flowers- especially if the man is wearing a large flower in his buttonhole, is probably a wedding photograph; often the only wedding photograph taken. Not everybody could afford a white wedding. Even during hard times lovers still married.
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