Today, I was talking to my dad about how I don’t think I love my fiancé anymore. He sat me down and gave me a severe talking to that amounted to, “We’re a respectable religious family, he’ll be a good husband, you’ll make babies and grow old together. You don’t need to love him to do that.“ FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my dad had a chat with my fiancé, telling him he can do better than me, and to think carefully before going through with our wedding. FML
Today, my father once again sat me and my boyfriend of a year down to have another "talk." These "talks" are always something negative against our relationship, and how it’s not up to his standards. We’ve explained numerous times why he’s wrong. My father is about to make me single. FML
Today, I introduced my boyfriend to my parents for the first time. My dad took one look at him, sighed and said, "You deserve someone better. Someone who is responsible, and has their priorities straight in life." Beyond upset, I told my dad that I love him. My dad disgruntledly responded, "I was talking to him." FML
Today, I was sitting in my room when my dad walked in to talk. He said I'm not the son he'd hoped for, and that he'd been let down as a father. He said I should change the way I am so that he could love me more. It was the longest conversation I've had with my dad in years. FML
Today, I overheard my son tell his dad that he’s in love. Without pause, my husband told him it’s temporary, it won’t last, relationships are pointless, women only cause grief, and money in the bank keeps a man warm at night better than any woman with cold feet. I’m trying not to feel insulted. FML
Today, I had a serious conversation with my dad about my brother and me. It started with, "I love you", and ended with,"You and your brother were mistakes." FML
Today, I met my boyfriend's parents. We've been dating for almost 5 months and are extremely in love. His mom basically said to me, "I want what’s best for my son and you aren’t it." FML
Today, my dad is refusing to let me marry my fiancé because he said no when my dad asked for a loan of £10,000 to help clear some gambling debts. Apparently that shows my fiancé has poor family values and will be a bad father and an alcoholic husband. Impressive logical thinking there. FML
Today, I told my wife I wanted a divorce. I haven’t been in love with her for a long time and I've fallen in love with a girl at my job. When I told her this, she responded with, “No, fuck that, we're going to couples' therapy and you are gonna be a father to our kids!” I guess that’s a “No.” FML
Today, my dad used to be suspicious of boys like all dads are, but just now he kicked me, actually kicked me up the ass, to get me out of the house for a date. His parting words were, "You’re 32 years-old and still living with me. Marry him, marry anybody, please, before I’m dead." FML
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cuz803 46
Now you know your father is a religious zealot and you have to leave your fiance. Break things off and move on. Don't let your dad peer pressure you into something you'll regret.
Hangryko 32
Your dad can **** right off. Leave your fiancé, if that's what you want. You don't have to have kids if you don't want them, either. Go no contact from your father.
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Comments (9)
Justkidding100 41
never go to religious nuts for advice, they always say the same shit. suffer anyway
Hangryko 32
Your dad can **** right off. Leave your fiancé, if that's what you want. You don't have to have kids if you don't want them, either. Go no contact from your father.
cuz803 46
Now you know your father is a religious zealot and you have to leave your fiance. Break things off and move on. Don't let your dad peer pressure you into something you'll regret.
mike3775 39
If my parents said that to me, bye bye fiancé, and bye bye parents. I’m not staying in a loveless marriage
maverick83 15
Religion is fine if you’re using it as an abstract concept for personal motivation. But the second you start taking it literally and using it to inform your decisions, it’s insanely harmful. And I have to wonder why that doesn’t prompt more people to question it.
spinningrecords 14
Sounds very right wing
RichardPencil 32
Love is a "nice to have."
FluffythePink 24
How very medieval of your father. 🤨 **** him. **** his 'appearances'. **** his ridiculous sensibilities and you go do you. He's more concerned about his 'respectability' than your happiness? That's all you need to know about the guy. Don't marry someone you don't love. Go find someone you DO want to marry and to hell with your old man. He's an arsehole. You'll probably benefit from some therapy to untangle the religious damage your upbringing has caused and to get through the selfish, deluded tantrum your 'father' is going to throw but be true unto yourself and don't marry under false pretences. You don't say where you are or give any cultural clues so if you are someplace where standing up to your Patriarch is dangerous then please do it safely. Even if that has to involve getting yourself far, far away from your family.
1known 34
If such marriage were too happen a decent church would see it as being void, because you wouldn’t have has a free choice.