Today, I asked my boyfriend what he thinks about long term relationships. He said, "Our relationship is kinda like having a dog. Chances are, your dog is going to die pretty quickly, before you do. Dogs and humans just aren't meant to be together forever." He compared me to a dying dog. FML
I agree, your life sucks (43874) - you totally deserved it (2949)
On 04/19/2009 at 4:49pm - love - by wvugirl (woman) - United States (West Virginia)
I have a friend who got compared to ice cream in a breakup.
"Girls are like ice cream...you have to try all the flavors before you choose one"
#5 - On 04/19/2009 at 7:55pm by TheKitchenSink
Ok, first off, you should dump him.
Secondly, does that make any sense to anyone? Maybe i'm just tired but...
#7 - On 04/19/2009 at 7:58pm by genius_man16
you should buy a mean dog and have the dog bite his dick off.
#8 - On 04/19/2009 at 8:00pm by timberM618
Your boyfriend sounds pretty stupid.
But you should know not to bring up the long term relationship! It freaks boys out. Wait for them to say something first. :P
#9 - On 04/19/2009 at 8:01pm by Victoria2103
I love when people summarise their FMLs at the end, like "he compared me to a dying dog". I wasn't aware the FML readership was so obtuse that this was necessary.
And anyway, dogs can live for up to 20 years. Hence your ex-boyfriend sounds like a total dumbass.
oh boo hoo. your boyfriend talked about a dog.
he wasn't comparing you OR himself to a dog, he was comparing the RELATIONSHIP to that of one between a dog and a human. the FML isn't the comparison, it's that he doesn't think you guys will last.
Ouch.
Worst analogy/comparison ever.
:/ I'm sure you're not like a dying dog at all, hun!
#13 - On 04/19/2009 at 8:05pm by above_the_birds
well he didn't come right out and say it... maybe he was comparing you to his trusty companion(the dog) or a girl dog( a bitch) ether way he's kinda a moron.
#14 - On 04/19/2009 at 8:07pm by Funnybunny
your boyfriend's theory makes absolutely no sense what so ever
#16 - On 04/19/2009 at 8:08pm by ellebell
Oh! Guys I get it:) He's saying that you aren't going to last long together.
oh bahah, someone want's to break up.
Oh & before someone chews me out, I was talking to the people who didn't get it.
OP It is a FYL/YDI.
I hope he is your EX boyfriend right now.
#17 - On 04/19/2009 at 8:11pm by ohhhhshizzz
I believe he compared your relationship to a dog. They're new and exciting at first, then settle into a comfortable routine, and finally at some point they begin to slow down. Both are very hard to let go of at the end and are mourned after their passing. Sometimes you'll swear you'll never get another one again because losing it is too painful, but eventually you'll heal and love again.
That's probably what he meant to say, he's just not great with words.
#18 - On 04/19/2009 at 8:12pm by FrostyNorth
He might've been implying it will be good while it lasts. But, yeah, he basically doesn't believe that your relationship will last forever.
At least it didn't last long, so that it's possible it will be easier to get over it. If it hasn't become long term yet your feelings may be salvagable if they're not that deep. You probably care about him deeply, but if you don't make it I'm sure there are many guys out there who would love to invest their time in you.
i think he was referring to your relationship, not you personally.
#22 - On 04/19/2009 at 8:26pm by foreverisabelx3
he's a guy and guys say stupid things. i doubt you're like a dying dog.
#23 - On 04/19/2009 at 8:31pm by SilentGround
Um, yeah, you're wrong, he compared the relationship to a dog, not you, so sounds like he is justified in not wanting to stay with someone who can't even understand an analogy.
i dont see what is hard to understand about "Our relationship is kinda like having a dog. Chances are, your dog is going to die pretty quickly, before you do. Dogs and humans just aren't meant to be together forever."
he is saying that your relationship is going to die pretty soon. And not because one of you 2 die, but because of a break-up. Also he says that you two are not meant to be together forever... makes perfect sense.
not that it was not a weird analogy, but it did make sense
#25 - On 04/19/2009 at 8:34pm by kwbuzz23wk
That's a pretty harsh way of putting it, but the metaphor is kind of true actually. If you really think about what he's saying, he's not calling YOU the dying dog as much the whole idea of relationships. What he means, I think, is that he simply doesn't believe in "love forever."
Really, if you can get past the gruffness of the statement, it's kind of profound; I mean, a dog is a man's best friend, but that bond simply isn't designed to exist forever. By comparing the relationship to something as potentially meaningful to a man as his dog (and it is, believe me) what he's really saying in his own ungraceful masculine way is that just because it can't last forever doesn't mean it's not beautiful or worth having.
omg, that's horrible! hope everything works out for ya :D but umm, person above me? let's just hope that you're right and that he actually did mean it that way...
#27 - On 04/19/2009 at 9:00pm by brkn_hearted
I feel your pain on this one. I had a girlfriend who when she actually broke up with me said that "I was a puppy that needed to be kicked and put in my place". I know how much that really sucks
#5 thats so bad i think i would cry if a guy said that to me! lol. but then i would deffinatly have to laugh, cuz it sounds like o its ok there are many fish in the sea! lol
#31 - On 04/19/2009 at 9:07pm by _i_love_him_91
thats a real #$%# of him to say that..you should just break it yourself cuz they way he put it hes thinking about doing it soon
i really do think he was talking about ur relationship not lasting 4ever and not saying that ur like a dying dog wvugirl...
I don't understand why this is a bad thing. Your boyfriend is giving you an honest answer. He pretty much said "I don't think we're going to spend the rest of our lives together". Can you not handle that? That's a really huge commitment, some people call it marriage. Some people's marriages are like dogs and only last about a decade if even. I wouldn't be offended.
#35 - On 04/19/2009 at 9:43pm by goldengophers12
Your boyfriend thought your relationship could at least stand an honest question and an honest answer. Apparently you're too much of a child to stand honesty.
#34, you have some issues.
#37 - On 04/19/2009 at 9:59pm by Alex_DeLarge
apparently #34 just got dumped... but thank you 34, for the good laugh
#39 - On 04/19/2009 at 10:06pm by kwbuzz23wk
Holy crap 34 made me laugh.
That being said, OP is a total idiot.
I don't see how this is an FML. This is somebody who is selfish and wants to be treated like a princess. When her boyfriend took the time and effort to communicate his honest feelings about their relationship's expiry date, she become so offended that he dare compare her to a dog (which he didn't even, I can't for the life of me fathom how she came up with that poor excuse for an exaggeration) that she ignored the point, only to run onto FML where she posts this wrought with BS and holes only to be comforted her and be assured that he is an asshole thus she can maintain this princess self-image.
If I was your boyfriend I'd dump you out of moral obligation because it's immoral to date people who are mentally challenged.
they guy a tool ma. He just told you that he doesnt think you two are going to be together for two long. I think you ned to stop fucking with little boy ad get a man
#41 - On 04/19/2009 at 10:27pm by Devonta2008
Yes, as the reasonable people who left comments have already pointed out, he was comparing the relationship to a dog. Not you, not him. Don't fly into a panic and try to twist his metaphor's meaning into something vile in order to make yourself into some sort of victim.
Your boyfriend was being plainly realistic. Relationships are very rarely lifelong, and quite often they'll be short-lived. In that sense, the -relationship- is often like a pet. If one is serious, a dog or so.
Hey, be happy you two don't form a metaphorical hamster. Or a metaphorical fish.
i think 39 and 42 are missing the point. this girl's boyfriend just compared their relationship to a DYING DOG. he said its like a dog, and that ultimately it is going to die before they do, which means it IS dying # 39. and 42 has a good point that the boyfriend was being realistic, but im sure it was still upsetting to like this boy so much and hear such a sad analogy.
None of that makes any sense, but waht I got was that he doesn't want a long term relationship.
#47 - On 04/19/2009 at 11:19pm by MukyDaCookie
#34: I can see someone has some unresolved issues that you need to work out with a psychiatrist.
But funny nonetheless.
And SOMEWHAT true.
#48 - On 04/19/2009 at 11:20pm by ohhhhshizzz
it's not F your life. Just dump his dumb ass. Problem solved!
#50 - On 04/19/2009 at 11:34pm by noshitsherlock
he didnt compare you to a dog, idiot.
he said that your relationship was a dog, not you.
you are the humans, your relationship is the dog.
with that dumb phrase, he just told you how he really sees relationships: painful.
its your job to change his mind.
#51 - On 04/20/2009 at 12:37am by mark_my_words
#26, you spoke my mind. It's a pretty good analogy, actually. I'd be impressed with a guy who's that honest AND original.
If you can't take it, pass your bf to me. But then you are probably 14, given how pissed off you are at his response, which means your bf can't be much older. Doh! Jailbait for me =(
i'm sure someone has pointed this out already, but the bf was comparing the relationship to a dog, not her. and the humans he refers to are both him and her, not just him. wrong interpretation. in fact (if you think a bit harder), there is no FML here. it's simply his opinion of what a relationship is like. it doesn't even seem like he's referring to their own relationship per se...
What you really should be upset about
is the fact that he doesn't want a long
relationship with you.
Forget the analogy he used.
#26 Well put. That's exactly what I thought he meant from what I've read from the OP.
As for the OP, you're jumping to conclusion and a bit too defense about it. Look, as a guy, it's not easy for a guy to explain or describe relationship stuff. I don't find it odd that he uses an analogy, I do that myself when my gf ask me difficult question. Though, girls tend to jump conclusion and assume the worse.
#57 - On 04/20/2009 at 2:31am by UltimateIdiot911
maybe he didnt like you asking complicated questions like that at putting him on the spot?
why do girls take everything so seriously...........
Wow alot of stupid people. Is it really that hard to understand what he meant?
Everyone who replied with something like "dump him" should seriously jump of a bridge.
I'm glad to see that atleast some people here are able to understand this simple answer.
#34 and #61 are right. So my recommendation would be GET THE FUCK OVER IT.
#65 - On 04/20/2009 at 4:22pm by xXMILKYCHUNKSXx
I love it when people who write these FML's feel the need to write a "summarizing sentence" for people who are too slow to actually understand it... in this case, it's "He compared me to a dying dog".
:/ Maybe you should end it with that boy he seems like he already doesn't want to go any further with the relationship.
he's a poetic one lol.
and he wasn't comparing YOU to a dog. You just proved him right though :) Obviously he's a good deal smarter than you.
haha give him a little bit of credit, thats a pretty strong metaphor for a guy..
whether it makes sense or not XD
#71 - On 04/20/2009 at 8:09pm by hollisterhottiex
Wow, that just sucks. I do not agree with holisterhottiex though. Some guys are smart. Some are not like this one for example. Yes, I am a guy, but I am the one of them who knows what he is talking about.
Anyway, he is a dumb*** for saying that. I am pretty sure that any girl is worth having, even for a short amount of time.
#72 - On 04/20/2009 at 8:30pm by rolling479
I think the reason people "summarize" their FMLs at the end is because so many people in the comments are like, "What?? I don't get it! How is this an FML?" or have some completely weird interpretation about what the "FML" part of it is and judge the OP accordingly.
UMMMM # 40 how is it immroal to date a mentally challenged person?
I know you meant to be an insult to the OP but it insults should make sense and not be insulting to a third person.
YDI for being stupid enough to assume ur being compared to a dog in that analogy. your lack of comprehension is probably one of his reasons for not having high expectations.
#76 - On 04/21/2009 at 1:34am by organisedchaos
Dump him. Regardless of what he compared love to, he still implied that he doesn't want a longterm relationship with you, so he's not serious.
#77 - On 04/21/2009 at 6:10pm by justjayit
I laughed so hard Im posting it on my facebook.
But, that sucks pretty bad.
#78 - On 04/21/2009 at 8:37pm by wildflowertia
Just wanted to remind everyone that even long-term relationships eventually end, unless you have a ludicrously romantic idea of a long-term relationship.
Almost all relationships are temporary. Friends fade from view, girlfriends from memory, and even parents sometimes become disappointed and disappoint. Nothing lasts; embrace impermanence.
Anyway, I voted FYL, but I don't agree with the OP's little summary at the end. Her boyfriend compared the relationship to a pet dog, not her. No matter how long your dog lives (and it might live a long time--something many seem to be ignoring here), it'll die before you do.
#79 - On 04/21/2009 at 10:01pm by Banthestrandland
That's when you tell him to f-off and dump the asshole. He doesn't care about you or the relationship in the long run, that's obvious in his statement.
When he finds the right girl, he'll want to make it last. When a guy says something like that, it means he doesn't want to be with YOU, because rest assured; when he finds a girl he loves, he's not gonna let her go. Read Greg Behrendt's "He's Just Not That Into You." Your boyfriend is one of the guys Greg talks about.
#83 - On 04/22/2009 at 2:01pm by JuJuBeeSunshine
You have to read into what he said... He was actually calling you a bitch...
Bitch=female dog. So you're a dying bitch xP
#88 - On 07/17/2009 at 2:23am by MadeOfAwesome
woahh I don't understand at all... way to confusingg...
#89 - On 09/27/2009 at 2:12am by Vampireguy123
