But Hayden Godfrey says handing out a flower to every single girl at his Utah high school for Valentine's Day was "totally worth it."

The 17-year-old passed a carnation to each of the 834 female students at Sky View High School, in Smithfield, on Thursday afternoon.

"I don't think anything can compare to seeing every girl in your life holding a flower as they walk through the halls," he wrote in a Facebook post.

Godfrey began anonymously sending Valentine's Day flowers to friends when he was 14 after spotting some girls didn't receive cards or gifts, reports ABC News.

" That broke his heart on Valentine's Day," said his mom Erin Godfrey. "He wanted every girl to feel joy."

Each year, he sent out more flowers -- until 2016, when he decided " as many people as possible should be happy," reports 5NewsOnline.

" I firmly believe no girl should feel excluded on Valentine's Day," he told Mashable. " If it was up to me, Valentine's wouldn't be a day about couples, but a day about loving your fellow human beings."

He told KSL his gesture was " more about kindness." "Not the lovey-dovey romantic stuff. It's more about trying to better society," he added.

Godfrey worked part-time jobs in McDonald's, a Mexican restaurant and his local grocery store to save up enough cash to buy 900 carnations for $0.50 each from an online wholesaler.

Twenty friends helped him process the flowers, per Fox 8, and he distributed them throughout classrooms on Thursday.

School vice principal Kurt Hanks, who arranged for Godfrey to interrupt the classes to hand out the flowers, told Mashable it was a "really nice effort" and described the student as "an amazing kid."

Lilyan Sharp, Godfrey's girlfriend, said her boyfriend's selfless deed meant every girl at the school had a "giant smile on their face."

And so did she, as he also bought her tickets to see " A Great Big World" in Salt Lake City next month, reports KUTV.

Godfrey, who graduates in the spring, said he'd received countless "thank-you's" for his act of kindness, and plans to continue creating Valentine's Day surprises for others in the future.

As for the 66 blooms that were left over? He said he was sure he'd find something to do with them.

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