Miscellaneous: Me me me

Me me me

By perfectmoment - 30/11/2009 00:47 - Canada

Today, I called my boyfriend to have a shoulder to cry on because my grandpa died. As soon as I told him, he started crying and telling me how much he missed his grandmother, who died six years ago. I spent the majority of the phone call listening to him wail. FML

I agree, your life sucks 33 570

You deserved it 5 997

Father's Day: Daddy Chicken or Daddy Wet Hen?
Stories of extraordinary fathers, sometimes awkward but always hilarious. A family read! More…

Previous FML Next FML

Same thing different taste

By JessBaby - 04/05/2009 20:44 - United States

Today, I found out my grandmother passed away. When I told my boyfriend I began to cry. Instead of caring, he said "you're getting my bed wet," rolled over, and fell asleep. FML

I agree, your life sucks 81 983

You deserved it 6 568

By good job bf - 11/01/2013 04:06 - United States - Southampton

Today, my boyfriend broke up with me at my grandma's funeral. FML

I agree, your life sucks 49 210

You deserved it 2 888

Foot in mouth

By Anonymous - 15/06/2009 04:48 - Australia

Today, my grandpa died. I called my grandma to make sure she was going to be fine. After talking over the phone for 30 minutes or so, I told her goodbye and said, out of habit, "Say hi to grandpa for me". FML

I agree, your life sucks 51 861

You deserved it 25 969

By ghost? - 16/12/2012 08:31 - Australia - Perth

Today, my boyfriend told me he couldn't spend the day with me as he had his grandmother's funeral. Lonely, I went shopping and I bumped into his mum having lunch with his 'dead' grandma. FML

I agree, your life sucks 39 543

You deserved it 2 943

By Anonymous - 09/02/2016 11:28 - United States - Lansing

Today, I took my girlfriend out for a romantic dinner, since we can't see each other this Valentine's Day. Halfway through, my aunt called, telling me my grandma had died. I had to leave because I was crying so much, leaving my girlfriend with a very pricey bill. FML

I agree, your life sucks 23 987

You deserved it 4 453

By SadPuppy - 22/05/2013 07:14 - United States

Today, while grieving over the loss of my Grandpa, I called my girlfriend for comfort. After I had cheered up, she said, "Don't worry, he went to Hell anyway." FML

I agree, your life sucks 46 816

You deserved it 3 546

By bezoar10 - 11/05/2009 19:46 - United States

Today, it's the five year anniversary of my father's death. I was cuddling with my boyfriend and crying about how much I missed him. He replied with, "Sometimes, I think you just like to hear yourself talk." FML

I agree, your life sucks 93 400

You deserved it 11 304

By sliceddice - 10/03/2010 16:08 - Denmark

Today, I was crying because my cat died. My boyfriend cupped my face in his hands, looked me straight into the eyes and said, "I love seeing you cry." FML

I agree, your life sucks 39 473

You deserved it 3 736

GG then

By Anonymous - 24/05/2014 19:31 - United States - Round Rock

Today, my grandma was diagnosed with lung cancer. We're very close, and I called my boyfriend, really needing some support. I'd barely told him what had happened, when he replied, "Babe, I'm in the middle of a game here. Call me later." FML

I agree, your life sucks 53 342

You deserved it 6 645

By forreal - 23/08/2019 02:00

Today, my boyfriend called me in tears because the love of his life has decided to move on with another man. He is currently on his way over to cry on my shoulder about it. FML

I agree, your life sucks 1 897

You deserved it 387

caticaticati 3

Monday 30 November 2009 10:08

You add the 'who died six years ago' as if that changes how much it sucks to lose someone. Sometimes my friends' facebook statuses say something about their grandmas/grandpas/other close family dying, and I get really upset thinking about my grandma that died in a car accident 2 years ago. And anytime anyone tries to talk about a car accident they were in, I get upset as well. Some people are sensitive and it's possible that your boyfriend was really close to his grandma, or that he bottled up his emotions after her death and has a hard time dealing with them now. It sucks that you didn't exactly get the comfort you wanted, but at least you have someone who can relate to you and help you. When my boyfriend and I met, we got to talking about the car accident I was in (the one my grandma died in) within the first week of dating - it was only 7 months after it happened and I started getting kind of upset talking about it. My not-yet-boyfriend then told me that he had lost his grandpa earlier in that year - it helped me to know know that I now knew someone who had been through what I had been through in some sense. Try to be understanding and arrange a day for your boyfriend and yourself to get together and talk about memories and such - I'm sure it will be helpful for both of you. I'm very sorry for your loss. I suggest finding a grief group - they're really helpful sometimes.

polico_wolf 0

Monday 30 November 2009 10:27

so? I know somebody who's grandma died when they were 4 (they're 22 now) and they are still sad sometimes. So its ok for you to cry but not for him? And let me guess: you weren't sad anymore?

Comments

artfreak21 0

Monday 30 November 2009 11:40

How does she deserve this? Her grandpa just died. Today. His grandmother died six years ago. It was selfish of him to change the subject so that it was about him. I hope he was trying to help, but it didn't. It's not what she needs right now. Her boyfriend has had six years to mourn. I'm not saying that he can't still be sad about it, but how do we know he was closer to his grandmother than she was to her grandfather? It's common courtesy to be there for your significant other when they come to you for comfort. Don't go "well that sucks, but my life sucks WORSE! See?!"

romaunts 0

Monday 30 November 2009 19:12

Ironically, isn't that exactly what she's doing?

liveBabylon 0

Monday 30 November 2009 12:07

NOW YOU KNOW WHAT GUYS GO THOUGH! LAWL Suck it up

purple91 8

Monday 30 November 2009 12:37

This is not an fml. You expected comfort from him, why should he not be able to open up to you and expect the same in return? Just because he is male does not mean he cannot have feelings.

Kalje 0

Monday 30 November 2009 12:37

so he should listend to you cry and help you at rough times, but its not okay if he wants you to listend and help him? seems like a relly functional relationship...glad im not ur boyfriend!

heatherfeather 4

Monday 30 November 2009 13:04

okay all yall calling the OP a bitch need ta cut it out. yes, she should be able to listen to and console her boyfriend, and i'm sure she does, but his grandma died SIX YEARS AGO. Her grandfather is a current issue. I think he should have been able to stfu and console her first.

viral_fml 0

Monday 30 November 2009 14:10

OP is a right bitch. 'Shut the **** up, my loss is worse than yours'.

BeeSkwaird 0

Monday 30 November 2009 15:53

No one should ever, ever, ever compare the pain of two or more people. The time elapsed since a trauma is moot; only the depth and significance of a loss matters, and no one except perhaps (possibly, maayybe) the victim can gauge that. Sucks for the OP that apparently she didn't get the consolation she wanted. But none of us has any right to tear down the bf. OP, I hope you both get to work through both your losses together. Sounds like you both have some pain to work through.

chib 3

Monday 30 November 2009 15:17

You understand that your 'FML' is something you experienced instead of him, right? You were about to do the same

Anteezy 7

Monday 30 November 2009 15:53

Cry more. You wanted attention and now you're mad 'cause you didn't get it? Obviously your boyfriend is having harder time than you if he's the one crying.

PhillyFox 0

Monday 30 November 2009 16:01

Losing someone six years ago doesn't make it any better for some people. O know your loved one's death was recent, but you did call him to basically do the same thing to him. Sounds a little self-centered to me.