Beginner Gardening: looking after my gerbera, 0 by jacquardi

jacquardi wrote:
hi all
i have a beautiful light pink gerbera given on my birthday (12th aug) by my new wonderful (travelling!) boyfriend -it reminds me of him !
i am talking to it and putting it in the sun and being particulary nice to it- watering when it's a bit dry (which has been since i got it)i did put the plant food in the soil the 2nd day i got it as welll-
yet the petals are not fullly extending as they were when he bought it- i am afraid it is ailing what do i do?
should i repot it as i read that its better to take it out of the plastic pot u buy it in and if so how do i handle it?
thanks a lot
jaCQUIE