Love: Today, I was going to break up with my boyfriend after we went...

By Stuck - 15/07/2009 04:01 - United States

Today, I was going to break up with my boyfriend after we went out for dinner. To my surprise, our families were also in the restaurant, to witness him propose to me. FML

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By Brianna Michelle Ferrell - 21/09/2019 20:00

Today, my boyfriend took me out to a fancy dinner. Halfway through, he said he wanted to break up. I started crying, but the whole restaurant thought he'd proposed, and started clapping. FML

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Bad timing

By anonymous - 26/06/2016 03:50 - United States - Knoxville

Today, my boyfriend invited me over to his house. I was planning on breaking up with him while at his house. Turns out, it was a proposal party. I'm now engaged because it would've been rude to say no in front of his family that had flown in. FML

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Awkward small talk

By I Feel Horrible - 20/07/2014 17:59 - United States - San Francisco

Today, I went to my boyfriend's house, intending to break up with him. Instead, I was greeted by his whole family throwing me a surprise party. I had to sit and listen to his whole family talk about what a great couple we are and how we're going to last forever. FML

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By Anonymous - 07/02/2014 23:16 - United Kingdom

Today, wanting to break up with my boyfriend, I invited him to dinner with my parents. I was sure they'd hate him, which would give me the excuse I needed. They ended up loving him, and now they won't stop mentioning marriage. FML

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Say it ain't so, please

By Kali - 13/10/2019 04:00

Today, I went to go meet my boyfriend at a restaurant to tell him it just wasn't working out. Before I could do so, he proposed. I had to tell him no, so he started to cry and ran out. Everyone looked at me like some kind of monster. FML

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By hh. - 05/12/2014 21:13 - United States - Clear Lake

Today, I went over to my boyfriend's house to break up with him. When I got there, I got sent on a scavenger hunt that ended with him proposing to me. FML

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By Toloveornottolove - 12/06/2016 16:08 - Canada

Today, my boyfriend proposed. I was about to call my parents and tell them we're getting married, but they called me first to announce they're getting a divorce. FML

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By storyofmylife - 23/02/2011 21:52 - United States

Today, my boyfriend proposed to me. Everything was going perfectly, right up until he brought me back to his house to tell his family the good news. When I excused myself to the restroom, I overheard his mom say, "I thought you were going to break up with that stupid slut?" Welcome to the family. FML

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By Anonymous - 30/12/2012 06:29 - Canada - Calgary

Today, at a restaurant, I happily watched as my boyfriend of three years got down on his knees and proposed to me. Before I could say yes and hug him, a girl flung herself at him, kissed him and shouted, "Yes!" With us still highly confused, she then ran away. FML

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Surprise!

By Anonymous - 26/02/2022 21:00 - United Kingdom - Truro

Today, I'd been getting ready to hear my boyfriend's proposal, as his friends had told me he'd talked to them about planning it. He showed up at my house out of the blue… to tell me he's breaking up with me, only to find out he proposed to his ex hours later. FML

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JessTrek 0

Wednesday 15 July 2009 14:26

Aw. I feel bad for him. I really don't know how two people in a relationship can be on such different pages. Couldn't you at least have hinted about breaking up?

rayrayy_fml 0

Wednesday 15 July 2009 14:27

That's awkward. :/ Did you reject him? & #3, maybe they were on the same page. Maybe they both felt it was time for a change. She felt the solution was something new, and he felt it was taking the relationship to the next level, who knows.

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Ommis 0

Wednesday 15 July 2009 15:14

This is why you dont try to get more out of someone before you break up with em XD. YDI

austincusker 0

Wednesday 15 July 2009 15:22

:( wow sucks that he wasted his money...

shewasalmost18 0

Wednesday 15 July 2009 15:23

awkward turtle

24788 6

Wednesday 15 July 2009 15:23

YDI for doing it in a public place.

realggirl 0

Wednesday 15 July 2009 15:29

YDI for planning to break up with him *after* dinner. There's only one reason a girl waits until after dinner to break the news.

epicFAIL_Sometim 0

Wednesday 15 July 2009 15:30

oh wow, that sucks. if only we had some word in the English language that allowed you to decline things and maybe have a few other uses. oh if only!

inkai 0

Wednesday 15 July 2009 15:37

YDI

voveraite 7

Wednesday 15 July 2009 15:38

Call me thick, but I don't get something: what is the deal with the "after" dinner? I mean, granted she'd waste 1-2 more hours of his life, but why does one assume he'd get to pay for the dinner? (ok, he did pay for the ring I guess, so FHL). I thought only rarely (first date+anniversaries) does the man pay for both.

Ligerie 0

Wednesday 15 July 2009 17:20

I'm sure if he was asking her to marry him he would pay the bill.

studentwoes 2

Wednesday 15 July 2009 15:47

I have to agree with you voveraite - why is everyone assuming that he was paying for the meal? And why is everyone assuming that she was going to dump him AT the restaurant. I assumed she would wait until they got home again. Obviously the OP and her guy had very different ideas about where they were in the relationship though, and that suuuucks