Today, I travelled by myself for the first time. I was seated next to a middle-aged man who was trying to convince me that I was his soulmate, kept touching my face and sniffing me. I'm 19 and it was a 6 hour flight. FML
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Today, I was at the airport walking around, killing time. There was a man about twenty years older than me who kept on eyeballing me, and it really wasn't flattering. I get on the plane and guess who I get to sit next to. FML
Today, I had to catch a coach to London at 4 in the morning. I was late so I had to take any free seat, so sat down next to a seemingly sweet old man. Within ten minutes, the sweet old man was trying to kiss me and trying to pull me on top of him. Nobody said anything. The journey was 4 hours long. FML
Today, I was sitting on a plane waiting for everyone to get on. A cute guy around my age had the option of sitting next to me or an old guy. He gave me a horrified look and immediately sat next to the old man. I got to sit next to his mother. She evil eyed me the whole time. FML
Today, I went on a long flight. I was fortunate enough to sit next to a great girl. However, she must have thought I was not so great, because she moved to the empty seat across the aisle. Next to my dad. Who then told stories about how I always get motion sickness on airplanes. I then threw up. FML
Today, I was riding the public bus and a really fat, smelly guy sat next to me. He put his arm around my shoulder and asked me if I was single. My stop wasn't for three more miles. FML
Today, I boarded my flight and sat next to a man. I told him I had hoped he was a hot woman and he concurred. He said at least I wasn't obese and I replied "At least you aren't smelly". Minutes later I realize he had the most disgusting foot odour ever... the barefoot kind. I suffered for 11 hours. FML
Today, I boarded a trans-Atlantic flight by myself, and struck up a nice conversation with the passenger across the aisle. Before we even took off, the man in front of me unbuckled, stood to face me, and asked me to please shut the hell up. "It's a 9 hour flight, and you're VERY loud!" FML
Today, I booked the cheapest seat on a six-hour flight to save money. The person next to me spent the entire trip asleep on my shoulder, and I felt too awkward to wake them up. By the time we landed, my neck hurt so much that I had to explain to guards and baggage claim staff why I couldn't turn my head. FML
Today, I was on an airplane, riding in first class for the first time in my life. The man next to me turned to me just before takeoff, stared at my chest, and said that he hoped there would be severe turbulence. FML
Today, after years of wonderful flying experiences, I boarded a flight and took my seat only to find a baby sitting in front of me, behind me, and to the right of me, and across the aisle from me. All of whom decided to cry in unison. It was a 9-hour flight. FML
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draghkar 18
Tell a flight attendant next time. They’ll take care of it quickly.
Sady_Ct 38
Yep, definitely would have said something to the flight/travel attendants, that kind of behaviour is not okay.
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Comments (6)
draghkar 18
Tell a flight attendant next time. They’ll take care of it quickly.
RichardPencil 32
Did no one tell you that's pretty normal for air travel? How am I supposed to know if you're a soulmate without smelling you? The nose knows. If a middle-aged man says you're his soulmate, he's wise and probably right, so go with him and enjoy a beautiful life.
Sagar Nair 12
Clearly OP was uncomfortable with him touching her. Doesn’t matter if its a soulmate or not. There is a boundary for that and she never gave consent to be touched...or sniffed.
RichardPencil 32
I see. So everyone talks about wanting a soulmate, but no one wants to do the work of being selected. I get it.
Sady_Ct 38
Yep, definitely would have said something to the flight/travel attendants, that kind of behaviour is not okay.
jc1015 25
I would've guessed you were seated next to biden with the sniffing part...but he's clearly not middle aged