Today, after waiting 3 months until my friend's wedding was done being celebrated, I announced my engagement. My newlywed friend bitched me out for "stealing" all of the attention and being selfish. FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I discovered that my ex-girlfriend, who I dated for 6 years, is getting engaged to my friend. The very same "friend" who's been encouraging me to break up with her for the past year. FML
Today, I was insulted and harassed by my sister and her boyfriend, all because I proposed yesterday. They were angry I might get married before they did. They have known each other since primary school; I met my fiancée earlier this year. FML
Today, my ex of 5 years got engaged after 5 months of us "taking a break." FML
Today, as I was planning my impending nuptials with my fiancé, my sister jokingly told him it's not too late to call it off. He took her seriously and bailed. He won’t answer my calls. FML
Today, my crazy ex-girlfriend legally changed her last name to mine. I'm getting married in a week. FML
Today, my bandmate and I decided to propose to our girlfriends, who are also in the band, at the same time in the middle of a concert. His girlfriend said yes. Mine ran off the stage crying. FML
Today, my best friend told me she was pregnant over the phone. While in the middle of telling her congrats, she told me it was with my boyfriend. FML
Today, I got a ransom note saying, "We have kidnapped your husband and won't release him unless you postpone the wedding." The wedding is tomorrow and it was in his handwriting. FML
Today, it was my girlfriend's birthday. She decided that her "gift to herself" would be to leave the loser who has been holding her back for two years. Hello, my name is Ben, and I'm that loser. FML
Today, my wife told me she wanted a divorce. She also confessed that she has been cheating on me with my best friend for 10 years. I appreciated the honesty, but was slightly upset considering we have only been married for 9 years. FML
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JAB97 4
Be leery OP she sounds like the type of friend who would wear her wedding dress to your ceremony.
Mysterybounty 6
Tell her to f off.
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Comments (65)
igottapee 27
I don't see why you needed to wait three months in the first place. most people I know would have been happy to hear such good news any day of the year even if it was on their wedding day. there shouldn't ever be negative emotions towards two people's love
mariri9206 32
I agree with most of your statement. The only part I disagree with is the "even if it was on their wedding day." You should def be happy for someone but I, personally, don't think it should be announced at someone else's wedding - that actually is their day and it's kind of a jerk, attention-stealing move to announce your engagement at their wedding, unless, of course, you told and asked the couple first and they said it was fine.
raven_of_azarath 35
Or if it came out on accident like on How I Met Your Mother, with Robin and Ted at Marshall and Lily's wedding.
sturschaedel 27
Depends on the person, I guess. If one of our friends or relatives had announced that on our wedding, my reaction would had been "congratulations, and now we have even more to celebrate!"
ShotaSammy 17
Well it would also probably depend on /when/ and /how/ it was announced. Like if immediately after the couple got married, you went and announced, "We're also getting married!!!". It could easily be taken as show stealing, buy also might be taken as "YAY, we'll both be married!!" Depending on how you announced it. But if say, during the reception you told people privately, and not like announce it to everyone, that would probably go over pretty well. Or even during the getting ready stage of the wedding before it occurs, if you announced that "its so wonderful seeing ______ get married! And pretty soon, I'll be doing the same!" People could easily be happy for both parties. But if you went "its so wonderful seeing ______ get married, but good news!!! I'm getting married also!" It sounds a bit more like "but i want i attention to be on me not the ones getting married today."
cootiequeen4444 11
At a distant relatives wedding (my dad's cousin), two of MY cousins announced they were getting marrI ed. But not to everyone... Only close relatives and they didn't drag it on. And in one of their defenses, the distant relatives wedding was the day after a holiday and my cousin and his fiancee got engaged on said holiday so they were probably still a little overly giddy and stuff. I had a friend who like called everyone he knew right after he got engaged and his voice was like a kids on Christmas, haha. Some people probably just can't hold it in. Also typically, at a certain age, suddenly everyones getting married so it's impossible to avoid stepping on toes a little bit lest you wanna wait 5 years to get married... considering both of my cousins were dating their partners for like 10 years or so before getting married, it's likely the news came out while being harassed about "why have you guys not gotten engaged yet" which yes even happens at people's wedding... and my cousins were probably tired of it after 5 years or so of such questioning... So yeah... "it depends" in essence...
Mysterybounty 6
Tell her to f off.
Tarlachia 33
G, Why so Ceer-Ree-Us?
RogenP 8
I'd make that ex-friend if I were you. Seriously. If it's been 3 months, you're not taking anything from her
species4872 20
Tell her your getting married on their anniversary. That will really piss her off.
Juls464 10
Sounds like she's the attention *****
Luckyunluckiest 0
What? That's BS how low is her self esteem? Pathetic you can announce your engagement any time, it's not like ppl only have room in their hearts for one thing at a time. If she's a true friend call her out on her bullshit.
Sophia94 9
Ask her who's giving her attention anyway months after the wedding
CGPainting 0
Yeah you need to put your foot down and tell her that that is not acceptable
CGPainting 0
Tell her if she doesn't start showing you some basic respect, that you will 1) Have your wedding ON her anniversary 2) Tell everyone why you are doing it, and how psycho and mean she was to you Do NOT stand for that kind of treatment. People like that are bullies
LyricaSilvan 30
While I do agree that OP shouldn't let the behavior slide, I think going out of their way to be petty about it is a bit much. Being childish and doing something to deliberately be mean to the friend is no better than the friend being an ass in the first place. All it will do is create a bigger issue. Instead of being catty about it, OP needs to talk to her friend and explain why the reaction was in poor taste. If the friend reacts badly again, then it'll probably be time to evaluate if the "friendship" is worth keeping.
draftskink 23
You should've ask if you could do that. Getting married is very special, so I can see why she was mad when you took the thunder
Lalala579121 28
...You realize this is three months AFTER the friend's wedding?
Nats4444 11
Are you sure? I read it as the OP was waiting 3 months after her own engagement to not overshadow the pre-wedding activities and then announced it after the wedding was over (but still on the wedding day).
cootiequeen4444 11
where did you get that OP announced her engagement on her friends wedding day. It clearly says that OP announced 3 months after the friends wedding stuff was done and over with.. the friend is still pretty much a newlywed friend 3 months later if that is what confused you. Her being as something new, however, should clearly not be the case anymore. OP'S "friend" was/is a total jerkwad. No question about it barring if OP "edited" the story for FML purpose. I try to give OP'S the benefit of a doubt however and just go with it. I could totally see an actual bridezilla being like bent because a whole year should be all about them and their wedding and their newly wedded life and all that bullshit. attention where's suck. I'd have dropped it like it's hot - but on the more burning piece of coal side of the hot spectrum. Ain't nobody got time to deal with that toxic baloney.
Lalala579121 28
Then OP would have had no reason postponing the announcement as they would have gotten engaged three months before the friend's wedding.