Love: Romance is dead

Romance is dead

By cuteloser - 04/10/2014 13:57 - Australia

Today, I thought I would be cute for my one year anniversary with my girlfriend, so I cooked a three course meal for her with candles and rose petals on the floor. She loved the dinner, except now she's passed out in a food coma upstairs while I'm left with the dishes. FML

I agree, your life sucks 40 364

You deserved it 7 578

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By Anonymous - 03/02/2023 18:00

Today, I decided to surprise my girlfriend by cooking her dinner. I spent hours preparing and making sure everything was perfect. I lit candles, set the table, and even put on some soft music. When she came home, she'd already eaten and wasn't hungry. FML

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You deserved it 156

By Anonymous - 09/11/2011 20:00 - Canada

Today, I took my girlfriend out for dinner to a fancy Italian restaurant for our one year anniversary. After giving her some roses, freshly baked cookies, and a thoughtful poem I wrote for her, she started laughing and asked for her real gift. FML

I agree, your life sucks 52 000

You deserved it 7 336

Lost in the sauce

By Pauly D - 21/05/2024 00:00 - Australia - Perth

Today, I cooked a romantic dinner for my partner to celebrate our five year anniversary. I spent hours preparing a snazzy meal. Just as we sat down to eat, I realized I had forgotten to turn off the oven, and our dessert was now a charred lump of coal. We only realised this when the fire alarm in the kitchen went off. FML

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You deserved it 197

Romance is dead

By Anonymous - 07/09/2009 06:05 - United States

Today, at my girlfriend's place, I cleaned up her room, put candles everywhere, scented the air, and placed rose petals all over her bed in an attempt to be romantic and loving. The first thing she said when she saw all this was, "Uhhhhgg, I'll have to clean all this up." FML

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You deserved it 5 499

Bake off

By sadman - 07/05/2011 23:10 - United States

Today, it's my three month anniversary with my girlfriend and so I decided to bake her a cake from scratch. It took me three hours, a call to my mom, three different recipe books, and half my pantry. On the way to her house, I stopped to pick up flowers and left the cake in the car. It melted. FML

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You deserved it 11 788

A+ for effort…

By I tried - 03/10/2025 22:00

Today, I lit candles and scattered rose petals on the floor and on the furniture to surprise my girlfriend. When she came in, she sneezed uncontrollably because apparently she’s extremely allergic to these particular roses. The night ended with me driving her to the ER instead of dinner. FML

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You deserved it 104

By Sad Chef ;( - 05/12/2014 03:33 - United States

Today, I proposed to my girlfriend. Being a chef of a highly-rated restaurant, I cooked a well-liked dish. Not only did she say no, but commented on how bland and tasteless the meal was. FML

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You deserved it 3 364

By anonymous - 31/01/2013 04:02 - Canada - Fergus

Today, my boyfriend and I celebrated our anniversary. I had cooked him a romantic meal and we were planning on eating it in front of the fire. This would have gone great had I not forgotten to unblock the chimney. My entire basement filled with smoke and didn't clear for three hours. FML

I agree, your life sucks 13 641

You deserved it 28 891

Romance is corny

By ipopnlok - 29/06/2009 06:31 - Australia

Today, I planned a romantic dinner with rose petals, the whole lot, for my ex-girlfriend to win her back. When I took her to my house, I told her to guess what I had planned, to which she replied, "I hope it's not a stupid romantic dinner with rose petals and shit." FML

I agree, your life sucks 57 036

You deserved it 15 050

A+ for Effort

By Anonymous - 14/02/2017 22:40 - United States - Monroe

Today, being Valentine's Day, I went all out for my wife with flowers, a candlelit dinner, and tickets to a broadway show. The flowers arrived dead, the dinner sucked, and my wife hated the show. Afterwards, I tried to be intimate, but apparently I smelled like a shart trapped in a pant leg. FML

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You deserved it 749

kitten1800 18

Saturday 4 October 2014 18:55

You're a good guy OP, I'm sure she'll thank you when she wakes up. Good things come to those who wait ;)

XxXBadAshXxX 27

Saturday 4 October 2014 18:55

You did a good job! Whenever she comes out of it I'm sure there are plenty of things in store for you.

Comments

obnum 19

Saturday 4 October 2014 19:06

Aw that's sweet. You're an awesome boyfriend :) your girlfriend is lucky and I'm sure she appreciates it

Y0UI34574RD 15

Saturday 4 October 2014 19:07

Alright, now repeat that every day for the rest of your life without complaining...successful marriage!

LostInTheZone11 29

Saturday 4 October 2014 19:08

It occurs when a large meal is eaten. The body diverts blood flow more to the digestive system to help digest the food, and away from things like exercise and muscle exertion, causing fatigue. Also hormonal changes due things like Glucose play a role as well.

sorryheadphones 26

Saturday 4 October 2014 19:11

At least you know she enjoyed it :)

sydneysays 15

Saturday 4 October 2014 19:12

That's really sweet! Take it as a compliment and I'm sure she'll be really happy when she wakes up

lurker_no_more 13

Saturday 4 October 2014 19:14

simply put, eating lots of food makes you feel tired :)

Enslaved 36

Saturday 4 October 2014 19:16

Cooks and cleans? You deserve a gold star in boyfriend material. Sorry your night didn't work as planned since you seemed to put great effort into the date.

vesuviusse 4

Saturday 4 October 2014 19:17

Don't worry. Look beyond scoring for an evening, and you will see that you just racked up some romance points. Girls don't just remember the dumb shit dudes pull. We remember the cute moments, too, and they build up. :)

foxy_sunshine 8

Saturday 4 October 2014 19:20

Did you expect her to do the dishes?? YDI for cooking

Enslaved 36

Saturday 4 October 2014 19:26

Why would that be unreasonable? My BF and I normally cook together and then we keep each other company while the person in charge that time does the dishes.

snowflake_3325 7

Sunday 5 October 2014 13:26

Well if it was for a special occasion then yeah, it was pretty unreasonable to assume that she would clean up after. It ruins the romance completely. As a normal daily routine sharing chores is a good thing (I cook and my husband cleans up the dishes) but if I made him a special meal just for him, I would not expect him to clean it up too!

Oyas12 14

Thursday 4 December 2014 3:55

I think op was expecting "I surprised her with a meal. Now we are going to clean the dishes together." That, or He cooks, she cleans. That would be a fair arrangement for me.