Today, I tried to propose to my girlfriend of 5 years. I love her so much and I've been treating her extremely well. Before I could pop the question, she said in these exact words: "Babe, our relationship is like a drunken night. Fun while it lasted but its something I'd rather forget." FML
I agree, your life sucks (42551) - you totally deserved it (1684)
On 08/17/2009 at 8:04am - love - by singleandheartbroken (man) - Australia (Victoria)
(0)lol wtf #1?
Anyway, the good thing is that you found out that she's not the right girl for you and you don't have to waste anymore time with her. Sucks though.
#52 - On 08/17/2009 at 9:42pm by I_ate_pikachu
(+2)At least she said it BEFORE you proposed. But still, she's kind of a bitch, i mean, if she really felt that way, why did she stay with you for 5 YEARS?
#4 - On 08/17/2009 at 2:10pm by genius_man16
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i don't see why she is a bitch. perhaps the relationship was good for the last four years, and had just gone down hill recently. she said it was fun, after all. she's not a bitch for deciding he was not the boy for her :/
in fact, i would say it was more his fault for missing the signs that she wasn't completely in love with him.
but seriously, you guys sound like bitter teenage boys. 'oh that girl doens't love me anymore whhhaaaaa shes a bitch'
#20 - On 08/17/2009 at 2:55pm by monicamischief
(+2)It's not that she's a bitch for breaking up with him, it's that she's a bitch for using such a lame break-up line; whats wrong with simply saying "it's over"? You shouldn't downgrade a relationship just because you want to..
#23 - On 08/17/2009 at 3:06pm by Nightmuse
(+1)Anyone who breaks up with you using a snarky phrase like that is a bitch.
#30 - On 08/17/2009 at 3:30pm by InfectedWithDrew
(+1)Monica, I recall you being bitchy and saying that it was always the guy's fault that she left him in previous FMLs...
I also recall saying that you need to grow up and try being more empathic to others.
I guess there's really no point in repeating it, so I just say this;
I feel bad for you, OP, but - as is indicated here - there are people out there who don't care about your feelings.
(0)finnbohgi, who the hell even remembers who posted what in other fmls? get a life and stop name calling others.
monica, everyone here bitches at the person who breaks up, whether it's the girl or a guy. but after 5 years? if she didn't like him, she should have left him way before. and what signs? isn't her staying with him for 5 years sign enough?
OP, I agree, at least you didn't say anything before she said that. That would not only have been heartbreaking, it would have been embarrassing.
#41 - On 08/17/2009 at 6:12pm by curryndricegirll
(0)Good one, #41.
That is sad though, at least you didn't ask her first.
#43 - On 08/17/2009 at 6:25pm by Coprophobia
(0)#47-the reason it's bitchy is that it was a FIVE YEAR RELATIONSHIP and she compared it to a drunken night full of "mistakes". If it had lasted like a week, maybe two, then maybe that'd be an appropriate thing to THINK, not say...well, maybe something similar if it's really what the person thinks, but in a lot nicer way.
(0)Monica I think all they mean is that the way she broke up with him after a five-year relationship like that was a little harsh. Let's say that, rather that her being a bitch, that it was a bitch move of her.
(0)Well, she wasn't the girl you thought she was. Time to move on, now.
#6 - On 08/17/2009 at 2:16pm by OneandOnlyOne
(0)That is very harsh. Why would she stay with you for 5 years if she felt that way? Dude you can do better good luck
(+3)Omg this one actually makes me want to cry.
What drunken night lasts for five years?!!!!
Your (ex) girlfriend is a bitch. I'm not even going to lie.
(+1)Sounds like she is seeing someone. There are many girls in the world who appreciate for who you are and what you are! Keep your head up and keep looking. The perfect one is around the corner.
(0)awww, thats sad
don't worry , you'll find someone better !! :)
#13 - On 08/17/2009 at 2:35pm by NATALiA_15
(0)almost a good one..
but it wasn't an analogy, it was a simile :P
damn, that sucks. wtf have you two been doing for five years? or was she just wasted when you were trying to propose? move on, find someone better. good luck
#34 - On 08/17/2009 at 4:55pm by rockmyworld
(0)wow man that's horrible... it could be worse... she could have said it after you got married...
#19 - On 08/17/2009 at 2:50pm by maestromiz
(0)Wow that is horrible, thats okay u can do much better even though 5 yrs is a long time for someone to say something like that! Keep ur head up!
#21 - On 08/17/2009 at 2:57pm by naughtygirl1983
(0)FYL, FYL, man! I feel your pain. The reason why I'm reading those stories, there's something almost sacred and soothing about this connection, when I know that I'm not the only one whose life sucks.
I like the relationship stories the most, although there's a different one that's still my favourite, about the person who had to be sprayed with the garden hose, bloody and shitty, in the front yard:
http://www.fmylife.com/kids/2526721
To me, it's like a perfect essence of FML, the very succinct picture of it. I can still remember how I read that story and thought, wow, man, you look how I feel...
(0)5 years?!
well i cant judge whose in fault in the situation but daaaammmmnnn
#24 - On 08/17/2009 at 3:15pm by justmyluck1212
(0)Wow, that's a horrible way to break up with someone you've been dating for 5 years!! But be glad she dumped you now, before you got married and had kids together.
(+1)When you say "I've been treating her extremely well" what exactly do you mean by that? Sounds pretty weird to me. Shouldn't people in relationships that genuinely care about one another always aim to 'treat each other extremely well?'
(0)He might have just said that because people might just assume that he was a horrible boyfriend if his girlfriend would say something like that when he actually isn't.
(0)wow that's terrible.
i don't understand how she can think five years of her life should be forgotten so easily.
#32 - On 08/17/2009 at 4:45pm by mister_moops
(0)What a shitty way for her to put it, too... She just wants to forget it.
Sorry, bro. That really sucks. FYL. =/
(0)Aw that's horrible. :(
I'm so sorry!
But I can honestly say I know how you feel.
#36 - On 08/17/2009 at 4:56pm by woah_dang_baby
(0)at least you didn't have to deal with getting rejected by her while you proposed :)
lol, just looking on the brightside
#37 - On 08/17/2009 at 5:10pm by twofacedconehead
(+1)Aww I'm sorry :( I know what it's like to have your heart broken by someone you really love...so I feel your pain.
#39 - On 08/17/2009 at 5:57pm by deathproof
(0)"and I've been treating her extremely well"... sounds a little strange to me. Like, "honey, I'm sorry I beat you all those times, but for the past week I've been showing you how much I love you, please marry me." Not saying that's what it IS, but it makes me wonder why you feel the need to throw it in there...
(0)Exactly! That line made me think that he hasnt treated her that well all along and has been trying to make up for it by kissing her ass recently. Unfortunately short term treating someone "extremely well" does not make up for long term mistreating. Maybe we're both wrong, but that wording does sound suspicious.
(0)wait, she equates 5 years to a drunken night? what a fuking bitch...u shld ____ her...metaphorically of course ;)
you can insert any word you want there
#48 - On 08/17/2009 at 8:35pm by allocomrade
(0):(
Find someone who's worth your time and isn't a complete bitch.
#49 - On 08/17/2009 at 9:13pm by echarperouge
(0)Damn, that sucks. five years and she says something like that... ouch. Being the rude vindictive teen I am I'd have to get her back. >:) idk how i just would and I hope you get revenge either karmic or just yours.
Good luck :)
#54 - On 08/17/2009 at 10:29pm by road_rash18
(0)"I've been treating her extremely well" says to me that lately he's been TREATING her more often than usual. Say... surprises, cutesy romantic things, dinners, chocolates, etc...
Not that he hasn't been treating her well at all. Just that he has been trying to be extra special to her. Maybe even trying to foreshadow?
OP, that really sucks, and yeah you deserve better.... but you wasted five years of your life to this woman and she just drops you like a bad habit. "How unfortunate" doesn't seem to begin to describe...
#55 - On 08/17/2009 at 11:56pm by DameGreyWulf
(0)That really hurts.....is it possible she knew you were gonna propose and didnt wanna get married and said that before you could ask so she wouldnt have to go through letting you know how she felt afterwards or something.
#56 - On 08/18/2009 at 12:12am by mindfreak885
(0)I like your know how on females.
I am one myself and no one has ever put it in words as fine as you have.
I hate to admit it but this is how the majority of us work.
Unfortunately you have now caught on and are selling your secrets to the male species..
Females are now doomed lol.
To the OP, i feel horrible that someone you love did that to you and the fact she probably practised that makes it worse.
As an overall statement, I'd like to tell all those cunning bitches out there karma will get you, you just wait and see.
(0)#59 is kinda right indeed. If you can't be an arrogant jerk, you're screwed. I'm a girl, and I like a challenge far more than a guy who just gives me what I want, when I want it. Hard to get means that I have to do some trouble to get it, and therefore will be more satisfied when I do.
My longest relationship was the most dysfunctional lovehate hard-to-get ever, and it lasted 6 years. It's all about achievements, really.
But then, another problem is that most girls think that if do they get the badass type, they can change him into a sweet guy who will only be nice to them and no one else. Ah, we girls, just wanna be so damn special that it makes us all exactly the same.
(0)I think #59 has got it right. Treat em too nice and they get too comfy it will all go downhill. Gotta treat em mean to keep em keen!
(0)61= failed logic.
on another note... five years? that's one long night.
#64 - On 08/18/2009 at 10:28am by yaintime21
(0)Its much better than her saying that a few years from now about your marriage, taking the kids, and making you pay.
(0)Next time, if you know she's the one, ask her after one year. Then you won't waste any more of your time. Also, at least you didn't marry her and hear that response.
(0)shes obviously cheating on you or theres someone else taking over her heart...:S temptation is a bitch. and its a even bigger bitch after a serious relationship of 5 years.. look at it positively tho, its good she had told you that before than after cause then you woul've been in some ugly ass shit...
#69 - On 08/18/2009 at 5:09pm by LebChickOnFira
(0)All women have issues, and most of them are beyond repair.
The trick is not falling for the damaged goods. The damaged ones are always the most fun, because men like to fix things. But how many times has a man bought a $300 dollar crap wagon with four wheels, sometimes three, and fixed it. Never, that clunker just rots in the backyard. Women, don’t be offended, I used to be the “nice guy,” but being the jerk makes you easier.
Women don’t have much choice in the equation either, approximately 83% of men are douche bags, dick heads, and in the closet. If you focus on the numbers though, 84% of women are attracted these types.
Oh, and to make you feel better; she was probably having sex with some of the 83% listed above, get some new hobbies and forgot about her.
#73 - On 08/19/2009 at 11:37pm by test_case
(0)*bats eyelashes* "I'll be your broken down crap wagon if you'll be my asshole."
Ahhh modern romance.
(0)ok everyone, im the OP, hear me out.
1. "..i've been treating her extremely well.." the reason why I said that was not because I'm a jackass, it was so you all knew that I didnt disrespect her or lie to her or anything, in case you would accuse me of being a shitty boyfriend. I wasn't at all. I used to surprise her with flowers occasionally, which I'd never done before with any other woman. (which does not mean i was a shitty boyfriend to my other girlfriends.. it just means i tried extra hard with this girl.)
2. all of you have been saying "well at least you didnt get to ask." Ok, yeah, I didn't say the words "will you marry me", but I had the ring in my hand and was about to get on one knee.. but before I could she stopped me.. so I'm guessing she realized that I was going to pop the question.
3. pimpin88 - once again, you have mistaken me for someone I am not. I was not clingy, I was just telling the world of FML that i really *DID* care about her.. I mean 5 years for god's sake.. sorry, i'm still bitter.. it's weird that you say that because in our relationship she always seemed to be interested in only me.. even in the last week that we were together it was all totally fine. I have no idea what happened. Nothing changed, at least I dont think...
#77 - On 08/24/2009 at 6:17am by ryan_j009
(0)Mate, that just sounds terrible. I don't how some people can say shit like that, and especially when you were about to propose.
#78 - On 10/07/2009 at 9:07pm by Sorrytohearthat
(0)That is the most brutal thing I've ever heard. I'd like to shout you a beer mate.
#79 - On 01/21/2010 at 11:33pm by Ravenswing
