Awkward and Love: It's not you, it's you

It's not you, it's you

By Anonymous - 22/04/2016 20:20 - United States - San Francisco

Today, through a mutual friend, I met the girl of my dreams. After flirting and exchanging numbers with her, my friend confessed that she's liked me since the day we met. Now the girl of my dreams doesn't want to pursue a relationship with me out of respect for our friend. FML

I agree, your life sucks 22 632

You deserved it 1 761

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By Anonymous - 05/10/2018 12:00

Today, the girl of my dreams, the one person I've met in my life that I could see myself spending the rest of it with, told me she loves me. She then specifically added "...but not in that way, so we could never be together." FML

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By heartbroken - 30/03/2011 00:15 - United States

Today, I managed to convince the girl of my dreams to stop being so shy, and put herself out there to get her crush to make a move. It worked. And yet as it turns out, I'm not her crush after all. FML

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You deserved it 13 819

By Anonymous - 12/08/2014 00:34 - United States - Columbus

Today, after months of dinners, coffees, drinks, and a few nights together, the girl of my dreams told me about this awesome guy she met yesterday. FML

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You deserved it 4 911

Bizarre Love Triangle

By SalemSyfer - 25/01/2021 10:57 - Canada - Belleville

Today, I found out that one of my best friends likes the girl that I like. What's funny is that my best friend is also a girl, and has a better chance with her than I do. FML

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You deserved it 145

Shutdown

By HighasaCloud - 30/04/2012 16:01 - United States - Elkhart

Today, I finally built up the courage to confess my love to the girl of my dreams. She turned me down. When I asked her about all the recent receptive behavior toward me, she replied, "I thought it'd be funny." FML

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You deserved it 2 538

A tale as old as time

By Anonymous - 18/12/2023 17:00 - United States - Huntsville

Today, a really cute girl from my class invited me out for a few drinks. I’ve had a crush on her all year and thought this was my chance. We went out but it turns out she has a boyfriend of 5 and a half years she plans to marry. I saw her as a potential girlfriend and I guess she saw me as something else. FML

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You deserved it 527

By Bilirubin - 20/02/2010 16:22 - United States

Today, at 1am, the girl of my dreams that I've been trying for over three years to date, finally asked me out via SMS. Too bad I was asleep at the time. She now thinks I've rejected her, and will no longer speak to me. FML

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You deserved it 3 932

By generic_name123 - 09/03/2015 13:55 - United States - Washington

Today, I finally got the girl of my dreams' phone number. After texting her "Hey, is this Stephanie?" I got response saying "Sorry bro, I know how you feel, she did the same thing to me." FML

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You deserved it 3 355

You can't handle the truth!

By Anonymous - 27/04/2023 00:00

Today, my friend told me she saw the girl I like at a single's night after I'd asked her out and rejecting me, for being in a complicated relationship. FML

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You deserved it 250

By Anonymous - 30/03/2017 20:00

Today, I finally told the girl I'm in love with how I've felt ever since we first met six years ago. She let me know that not only does she not feel the same way, she's always considered me a creep and only ever hung out with me because of our mutual friends. FML

I agree, your life sucks 5 582

You deserved it 992

cheeeksss 29

Saturday 23 April 2016 15:35

Honestly, if I were the friend, I wouldn't let myself get in the way of two people wanting to be together.

Miss_Whipped 43

Saturday 23 April 2016 15:26

In a perfect world, you get the perfect girl and the perfect friend. In this world however, it seems you get neither. Life sucks sometimes.

Comments

LiveForSenpai 13

Saturday 23 April 2016 21:32

Dang... F everyone's life in that situation :( Sorry to hear about that OP

PegLegRacing 34

Saturday 23 April 2016 22:36

There's always 2 women in a man's life. The one he loves. And the one that loves him. Preach on Chris Rock.

pulsar_ 13

Saturday 23 April 2016 23:05

I get that it sucks but also understand where the girl is coming from; you have a friendship that will be strained (no matter how kind the friend is, it still won't be pleasant) vs a guy that she just met. It may just be a respect thing.

HylianWarrior 21

Saturday 23 April 2016 23:31

If you just met her, don't put too much stock in "girl of your dreams" unless dreams just mean good looks. Most people put effort in a really good first impression, and without knowing someone for a while how can you know what is the real them/ a forced good impression. This isn't some disney romance where hot=amazing person for simplicity.

tranced_ 45

Sunday 24 April 2016 0:06

Its always been you Rachel..

DashPlays 18

Sunday 24 April 2016 0:55

Shit happens dude. She'll get over you I guarantee that, perhaps try talking to her so you can get the other relationship going

JustASmallTownBo_fml 7

Sunday 24 April 2016 1:16

the only reason in my opinion that this FML is getting the response it is because the genders are the way that they are and its told from the guy's perspective. Let's say that this is from the perspective of the girl who OP likes and all the genders were reversed. "Today, through a mutual friend, I met a really cute girl. After flirting and exchanging numbers with her, my friend confessed that he's liked her since the day they met. Now, I can't pursue a relationship with this girl out of respect for our friend. FML" everyone would be talking about the virtues of the bro code and how it's one girl that probably won't be thought about in a few months, but that the friendship is more important. Some would probably point out that it probably hurt their friend to see these two hitting it off so well, and that's why the friend confessed. But I don't think many people would say that it was rude of the friend to confess this.

gingerlover01 24

Sunday 24 April 2016 1:54

**** you dude do you not think the friend is suffering?, Oh I'm sorry you can't **** someone you just met can you be anymore selfish

KxHoneyCombxP 24

Sunday 24 April 2016 1:56

This happened to me as well, except my "friend" told the guy that I was a total **** and he shouldn't be interested in me. He was more interested due to that fact, haha. I wouldn't peruse a relationship because I knew that she liked him. He told me what she said and a year later he and I were married. 6 years later and still very happy!!

waleedma 18

Sunday 24 April 2016 3:43

Hmmm give it a try and dont take No for an answer, this is your dream girl!!!!

GhostFox 33

Sunday 24 April 2016 8:32

Or they could, you know, be a decent human being and accept that their 'dream girl' doesn't want to date them, regardless of the reason why. pressuring her into dating them would probably drive both of them away, and OP would deserve being left alone for ignoring the feelings and desires of their 'dream girl.' If someone doesn't want to date someone, they do not have to date that person, regardless of the reasons why they don't want to date them. Saying "don't take no for an answer" is really ****** up and encourages behavior that is flat out wrong. It's basically saying "my desires matter more than yours do" and if you can't see what is wrong with that, you don't need to be put in a position of power over anyone, ever.