Today, I came home to find that my girlfriend had repainted my bedroom. As she had offered to do it, it shouldn't have been a problem. However, she decided to return the several unopened cans of off-white paint that I'd bought for something "more neutral." Like "Sunset Orange." FML
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Today, I spent the afternoon painting my bedroom and was really pleased with how it turned out. When I moved the furniture back, I noticed a large patch behind the wardrobe I'd missed. The paint shop had closed, and I had no idea which shade I'd used. FML
Today, I started to paint the top of a piece of furniture. My husband had painted the sides a few months ago. I sanded/prepped. He went to buy the paint he had used. I was half done when I stepped back and saw that the colors didn't match. He forgot what he used, so he bought whatever, and "thought it would be OK." FML
Today, I came home to find my girlfriend had dyed her hair a ridiculous bright color. She knows I absolutely fucking despise brightly colored hair on women. FML
Today, my boyfriend told my roommate about a trick he had used by filling nail holes with toothpaste when he moved out. When I came home with putty to fill the holes, there were blue spots all over the walls. She had filled them with blue gel toothpaste. Now I get to repaint, too. FML
Today, I finished painting my living room. I had to leave the house in a rush. When I got home, I found smears of paint all around and the carpet crusted with paint that had dried. My cat had rubbed up against the walls and tracked it around. FML
Today, my friend told me I'm not welcome in her house anymore. I've spent the last two months painting and doing it up for her, because she's pregnant and couldn't herself. I just finished the job. FML
Today, I got home to the smell of permanent marker and the discovery that my roommate's little sister had drawn flower petals around every polka dot she could reach on my walls. I just put up the wallpaper last weekend. FML
Today, my husband has been painting our house all weekend and plans to finish the job after work today. I decided to surprise him by completing the job myself. Painting the last window frame, I dropped the open tin of white paint, right onto our car roof. FML
Today, my parents dropped by my new house, and my mother offered to tidy up for me while I was out. After they left, I noticed that her "tidying up" included throwing out all the pictures of my girlfriend and replacing them with pictures of herself. FML
Today, I was painting my room. I told my mom not to open the door because I was on a ladder just behind it, with a paint can perched atop. She barged in to ask me what I'd said. FML
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zandalee 20
Sounds pretty and cheerful. As a real estate agent I see so many houses painted boring old white, inside and out. Boring!
Mideoyeo 12
At least you will always have sunshine! You'll probably feel much better about the colour on rainy days :D
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grapae 1
It could've been pink
DasHaas 9
This is the kind of stuff you discuss beforehand... not acceptable to just go and paint someone else's bedroom in a different color. Relationships are about communication, people. (And before anyone complains about boring; my bedroom is painted dark green, not white ;) )
Connect 10
Now OP, as the great Ralphie May said; you can either be right or you can be happy. Let the orange be, be happy. No point arguing with them.
SoylentCandycorn 10
If he hates the colour and has had his money wasted and his girlfriend doesn't think communication is important in their relationship, how is he right or happy?
Connect 10
Honestly, only trouble for you to start arguing with them. Trust me. Rather have some ugly paint than go down that road. Be right or be happy.
SoylentCandycorn 10
I'd rather have a relationship where I communicate and risk getting into arguments, rather one when I shut my trap and bottle everything up instead. If the girlfriend doesn't think she needs to involve her boyfriend in decisions regarding his personal property, then they need to communicate more instead of less.
challan 19
As a Flyers fan, I'd accent with black and wait for the lock out to end... for you OP, I'd recommend saying, Baby, thanks for going out of your way to for something kind for me. (It might not be what you want OP, but she tried.) Everyone should be more thankful for EVERYTHING!
SkyyEatsAirplane 11
I agree with you 100%
guckylynn 19
That is horrendous!
haljane 0
Before it dries, repaint burnt orange and just say it dried that way. Burnt orange is better than almost neon :P
spazz666 18
How do you get almost neon from sunset orange? Also, do you know how expensive paint is? Painting over would probably be a very bad idea financially. You shouldn't paint over wet paint anyway... You wait until it dries. Unless you want marbled walls I guess? Well... That would actually be really cool.....
Kazenoe 24
And this is when you stop playing the victim, and say "Baby, I wish we could have talked about this beforehand". I agree orange is way nicer, but as a couple you should be able to make decisions together, both opinions accounted. Please focus on figuring why your gf doesn't feel comfortable talking to you, instead of brooding over how ****** those orange walls make your life...
SoylentCandycorn 10
"This is where you stop playing the victim". And maybe this is where her girlfriend stops doing whatever the hell she feels like with someone else's money and property? Why should she be consoled and treated like the victim when she's in the wrong? She's his girlfriend, not a creative toddler.
Kazenoe 24
Exactly as you said - She's his girlfriend, not a toddler. Nowhere does it say the house is his or the paint was bought with money from his bank account, and my basic assumption is that they're in an adult relationship where both pitch in for the expenses together. I didn't mean to suggest the girlfriend is a victim and he should go all "oh poor baby" on her, all I meant was that they might have better luck solving the issue if they tried understanding each other.
SoylentCandycorn 10
He specifies "my room" not "our room", so my basic assumption is that they aren't living together, or have their own rooms in the same apartment. Either way, it's still really inconsiderate on her part, whether it's his own room or a room they share.
183933 6
Agree, white is boring... However, if your goal is to "sell" a house, making it easier for a potential buyer to picture themselves living in that house begins with white walls.
SoylentCandycorn 10
People saying "white is boring" is all well and good... except it's not her room, and she had no right to exchange the colour her boyfriend wanted for one she liked without even asking him. If she wants to play interior designer, she can do it in her own room.
picturescrazy 24
Orange is a bit too loud for a bedroom color, in my opinion. But at least sunset orange is pretty. It's a shame she didn't ask you first since it's your house, but really nice of her to surprise you.