Health and Love: Today, I mentioned to my boyfriend that I want to start working...

By fat - 07/01/2014 12:41 - United States - Lancaster

Today, I mentioned to my boyfriend that I want to start working out and get rid of my holiday weight. His response? "Okay, just don't join a gym. People will have to see you there." FML

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By nkotz - 14/01/2013 18:34 - United States

Today, I felt like going to the gym. I asked my girlfriend if she wanted to come with me. She screamed at me for supposedly implying that she's fat. No, I just wanted to go to the gym with someone. FML

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By Anonymous - 30/11/2010 06:06 - United States

Today, I asked my boyfriend what he wanted for Christmas. He then told me that he would only tell me if I promised not to get mad, so I agreed. He told me that he wants me to start working out because I'm getting fat. FML

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By pooh anne - 26/02/2013 20:26 - United States - Fort Smith

Today, I was trying to be sexy and change in front of my boyfriend. As I was changing, he started to talk to me about how we should both try and lose weight. FML

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By Username - 06/10/2010 21:59 - France

Today, I was telling my boyfriend about how self conscious I am and how I obsess about my weight. He said, "Don't be ridiculous, you don't need to lose THAT much weight." FML

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Harsh

By anonymous - 14/12/2011 05:42 - United States

Today, my boyfriend sent me a text that said, "I can't be seen with you anymore. You're too fat." FML

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By Doy - 19/12/2011 06:31 - Canada

Today, I told my boyfriend that I didn't know what I was going to do over the Christmas holidays since he was going to be out of the country. He suggested that I work out and do some sit-ups. FML

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By fuckoffandfuckoffagainyoucunt - 17/08/2012 16:27 - United Kingdom - Sittingbourne

Today, I was at the gym, when a pretty overweight guy started staring and eventually taunting me. Let me tell you, lines such as "Lay off the cake, fatty!" and "I can see your gut hanging out your ass, for fuck's sake!" don't exactly boost one's self-confidence. FML

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Compromises

By DepressionBetty - 11/10/2021 08:00

Today, I realized I agreed to go to the gym with my fiancé after being on my feet at work all day because he wants to get fit, but he will not help me remodel the house I’m working on so we can have a bigger place to live, because he doesn’t feel like it. I don’t want or need to go to the gym. FML

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By Anonymous - 02/02/2016 10:17 - Canada - Cambridge

Today, I was at the gym. I'm 360 lbs and have finally decided it's time to change that. Some girl and her two bitch friends thought it'd be fun to follow me and belittle me at everything I did. When I mentioned it to the staff, they said that they were just "encouraging" me. FML

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Paranoid

By Anonymous - 15/02/2022 16:00

Today, my wife tried to forbid me from going to the gym anymore because in public she looks fat stood next to me and it’s embarrassing. She picked me up from the gym yesterday and saw all the “thin gym sluts” I prefer to spend my time with instead of her. God, I’m sick of her lazy jealous BS. FML

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xThatOneWeirdGuy 18

Tuesday 7 January 2014 22:38

Hopefully he meant guys might find you attractive and hit on you. :P

CrazyMelvin 14

Tuesday 7 January 2014 22:38

Your bf sounds like a jerk. If he can't like you for what you look like, you need to find someone who does. Dump his ass to the curb.

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CrazyMelvin 14

Tuesday 7 January 2014 22:38

Your bf sounds like a jerk. If he can't like you for what you look like, you need to find someone who does. Dump his ass to the curb.

cocainewhore 30

Tuesday 7 January 2014 22:40

I don't think she should dump him for a single remark, but she should definitely talk to him about it. OP- I hope that your boyfriend just phrased that very badly, although what else he could have meant I'm not sure. If he meant it offensively, then he's an asshole.

junkman6 22

Tuesday 7 January 2014 22:44

Kinda sounds like OP was the one who made the decision to lose weight. Or is it now politically incorrect to want to lose fat yourself? FFS. So many bleeding hearts in the comments lately.

CaiDog 20

Tuesday 7 January 2014 22:46

#17 I don't think you understand what's going on. Your comment isn't really relevant to this thread

glabberfasted 16

Wednesday 8 January 2014 0:25

But he DOES like her, no matter what she looks like. He's still with her, clearly he doesn't care about her weight. I don't get the people in these comments. If he dumped her because she got fat, you'd all say he's an asshole for caring about weight. Here, he is still with her when she gets fat, and you guys say he should like her for her appearance. What the hell.

Siererrr 13

Wednesday 8 January 2014 0:43

Maybe he meant that he doesn't want anyone else looking at her? Or it was a joke? I mean we have no context, so everyone should probably stop getting so intense.

auro7 18

Wednesday 8 January 2014 1:16

Maybe he was just trying to watch out for her. Maybe since she didn't seem that happy about her weight, didn't want her going to the gym and seeing all the extremely fit people, and then have her be harder on herself. He might have been just watching out for her, just in a poorly worded way.

kellyem2 20

Wednesday 8 January 2014 1:21

Absolutely. No one should have to put up with somebody that would say something like that about them.

evan_7899 28

Wednesday 8 January 2014 1:31

Maybe OP's boyfriend was concerned about chubby chasers, they like em large and said boyfriend was aware of the enemy, and took preventative measures to keep OP in his arms. That's one way to see it.

xThatOneWeirdGuy 18

Tuesday 7 January 2014 22:38

Hopefully he meant guys might find you attractive and hit on you. :P

NotABadName 9

Tuesday 7 January 2014 22:48

True true my wife had a bit of fat on her when we met when we were 14 but hey we're still together and were both 28 now and we both have very athletic bodies so OP don't worry it was probably just like what #2 said.

bellebe1998 16

Wednesday 8 January 2014 0:23

14 years together meeting at the age of 14? That's very rare but awesome!!

pureportedpear 27

Tuesday 7 January 2014 22:39

Just run around the block where he lives do his neighbours recognise you then ;)

604 11

Tuesday 7 January 2014 22:39

Hooray!

Kyuzomi 12

Wednesday 8 January 2014 1:46

This is FML, not Happy Life. Words such as hooray make no sense on this particular FML.

Mauskau 35

Tuesday 7 January 2014 22:39

Why are you even with him? Does he also make excuses to not be seen in public with you?

peanuty001 19

Tuesday 7 January 2014 22:39

that gotta hurt

willsies 1

Tuesday 7 January 2014 22:39

Look at her name though even she calls herself fat

jazzy_123 20

Wednesday 8 January 2014 4:46

I think some grammar would have helped...

Cemetery87 10

Friday 21 February 2014 10:28

that doesn't make it ok. she obviously has low self-esteem if 1. she calls herself fat 2. she lets her BF talk to her like that there is no need to be an ass by adding to it. grow up.

MrFraser25 2

Tuesday 7 January 2014 22:39

No matter what other people say, make sure you try your hardest and stay committed! I know words are discouraging but confidence is key to having a healthy lifestyle :)