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
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Today, my band played for our school. We were cheered for and everything. Being the lead singer, I tried to look cool and push the mic away and pull it back by pushing down the bottom of the stand with my foot. It hit my face and I bled like crazy, but I kept singing. No one clapped at the end. FML
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, 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
Today, I broke up with my girlfriend for another girl. This other girl helped me break up with her so we could date. After it was all done, she promptly rejected me and in front of everyone, saying how much of a douche I was for leaving my girlfriend for another girl. FML
Today, I poured my heart out to my girlfriend of two years expressing my feelings for her. She responded with, "I'm going to bed." 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 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 thought I'd surprise my girlfriend with a bear hug. I found her in the hall with her back to me, talking to friends. As I walked up behind her and was about to wrap my arms around her, she said, "So… does anyone have any ideas about how I should break it off with my boyfriend?" FML
Today, my girlfriend broke up with me. It's OK, though, she says we can still go on the vacation I planned next month for our 3 year anniversary, just "as friends." The tickets are non-refundable. FML
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TheBrightSide00 16
Could have been worse. She could have tried crowd surfing her way out of there..
Ambient25 24
With her running and crying it sounds like Nickelback came on stage right when you proposed. Sorry buddy.
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Comments (119)
Linda_zlk 12
An Awkward Situation ,OP...just laugh it off .
thebluerose 5
I hate public proposals..its something that should be private between you and your girl, not you and the world
DocBastard 38
Wow, only 2 "Keep proposals private!" comments so far. I'm disappointed. The proposal can be public, private, or wherever the hell they want it to be. It's their moment, not yours. The key is being absolutely 100% sure she'll say yes before you ask. I proposed to Mrs. Bastard in public, she said yes, and I wouldn't change a thing.
cricketsins 36
I agree. I've had a "Where is this going?" conversation with each of my serious boyfriends. I'm pretty surprised this isn't a more common practice.
Ugi 26
If you already know that marriage is what you both want then sure - propose any way you choose. This guy clearly didn't know that & in that situation a public proposal just puts the girl in a horrible position. The pressure to say "yes" would be immense. Personally I hate being pressurised into a decision and so I would hate to be in a position where I felt compelled to say "yes" even if that was what I actually wanted. Weird eh.
glitterkuro 18
I'd add that it isn't only knowing that marriage is what you both want but knowing that the person will respond well to a high pressure public situation. If my partner had proposed to me in public I would have been upset, embarrassed, and panicked.
edanielleh 21
@ 17 I am glad it worked out great for you, but unless the couple already has expressed a wish to get married to each other, that is a lot of pressure to put on a girl. I mean, she comes off as a jerk to say no :(
fleur_de_fevrier_fml 22
No one can be 100% sure of anything. Life is not a TV show. Why the need to invite people you don't even know in your moment?
killa852 2
Is nobody going to point out that he called his wife "mrs Bastard?"
Not_Impressed13 9
#69. He is Doc Bastard. of course his wife will be Mrs. Bastard.. Unless she decided to keep her maiden name...
RedPillSucks 31
@69 If he is Doc "SoAndSo" then his wife would be Mrs "SoAndSo". Right now, he's Doc Bastard, so his wife is Mrs Bastards. He's got kids called "the little Bastards".... And a dog called Spotted Bastard.
klovemachine 24
Hey, Doc, how did you propose to Mrs. Bastard?
cricketsins 36
Personally I would've said yes and then tried to let my love down in a more private setting. But that's only if I didn't run off stage crying. Stage fright, you see.
Cuteroxx 17
Emotional girl!!
Missyeru 14
I'm sorry that happened to you OP, but a part of me hopes I find this on YouTube.
JanisEvans 10
A double engagement is as tacky and unromantic as a double wedding. I'd say that's where you went wrong. Maybe if it would have been about you and her and something with a special meaning for just you two, and not about you being a stage hog, you might have gotten a different answer. What a pathetic proposal idea.
Mshrodes 13
Who cares if you think it's tacky. Maybe the band members are really close. If the gf had said yes, I would've thought it was a really great idea. And I honestly don't think her refusal had anything to do with the way he proposed. The only possible mistake the OP might have made in this story is not being 100% sure she was going to say yes. And then again, let's give him the benefit of the doubt, sometimes people are that unpredictable.
yellowzinnias 20
THIS. As a woman, most of us wait our entire lives to be proposed to. We fantasize about the moment, how romantic it will be. Some of us envision something very grand and public, some hope for something more lowkey and private. But the thing all of those fantasies have in common is that it's OUR moment. It's the moment we will feel the most loved and wanted in our entire lives. Someone chose us, someone we love wants to still be holding our hand when we are old and gross-looking. A double proposal smacks of, "hey, they're getting engaged so what the heck...we might as well, too!" Even if I was the public proposal type, I would be upset at having to share "my" moment. Especially if his proposal was even slightly before yours...completely ruined.
katertott 44
I agree that it is harsh to initially say "yes" when one really means "no", however, when the question is unexpectedly asked in such a public situation... it is better to make the crowd and lover happy while in public and to do the rejection in a more private setting. It takes a lot to ask in the first place, much less with an audience of strangers, so causing an embarrassing scene is a major, heartbreaking blow. I recommend being at least 99% sure of getting a positive answer prior to going through with such a public display. Sometimes public proposals are simply better announcement methods than actual proposal methods. :/
amisenho 11
So you'd take social/stranger approval over honesty with your significant other? Sounds like you know A LOT about how relationships are supposed to work. You're a philosopher's dream come true!
katertott 44
And to publicly humiliate someone who, after much preparation and confidence-boosting, poured their heart and soul out to you at the risk of the ultimate heartbreak and rejection is not a heartless act? To forever be remembered by all in attendance as having been a cruel and insensitive jerk for having openly mortified your lover during his/her most vulnerable moments is any better? Like I said, it isn't all about the crowed, but about the lover too. Believe it or not, but to many people, private rejection is better than public humiliation. To each their own, though.
katertott 44
Perhaps it was excitement, however, having wound up on FML, I highly doubt that. Hmm... if the guy believed the relationship was perfect enough to propose yet his proposal receives immediate rejection, then it is safe to say the "relationship perfection" his girl allowed him to feel beforehand was all one big cruel lie in itself. Either way, she destroys his dreams be it sooner or later. That, or he was just imagining things.
foxy_grampa 19
Maybe she doesn't like being out I the spot like that in front of a ton of people. Sorry op
foxy_grampa 19
*put on
Ezdos 5
Could have been worse，
perdix 29
She could have said yes?