Today, I decorated my boyfriend's house for Christmas as a surprise, just in time for him and his family to come home. Also just in time for him to tell me he's Jewish. FML
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Today, I wrapped my boyfriend's Christmas presents for him, because he was too lazy to do it himself. This included my own present. FML
Today, my boyfriend came over to my parents' house for dinner. My dad made Holocaust jokes the entire time. My boyfriend is Jewish. FML
Today, my boyfriend decided to give me my Christmas present early because he's going to his grandparents' house for Christmas and won't see me. I was excited, until I unwrapped a sweater that I left there a month ago. FML
Today, I tried to surprise my boyfriend by cleaning the entire apartment before he came home. I even lit a candle and put fresh flowers on the table. When he walked in, he stared at everything and said, “Did someone come over?” My boyfriend thought a cleaning service had been hired. FML
Today, after having recently moved 300 miles to be with my boyfriend of 2 years, I have to celebrate Christmas alone. He never thought our relationship important enough to tell his family about me, and doesn't want it to be "awkward." FML
Today, I decided to pay a suprise visit to my boyfriend's house. I let myself in, walked up to his bedroom and found him dancing around. In the dress I had left the other weekend. FML
Today, I went to the store to get Valentine's Day gifts to decorate my boyfriend's and my new apartment. He was there shopping with his wife. FML
Today, I found out my boyfriend is only staying with me because I’m getting him a signed poster for Christmas. FML
Today, my boyfriend asked me to meet his parents over Christmas. I was ecstatic. But there was one condition: I must go dressed as a girl since he hasn't worked up the nerve to come out to his parents yet. We've been dating for over a year. FML
Today, my fiancé's mother gave me a beautiful cross necklace to wear for my wedding. I'm Jewish. FML
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ChocolateScyther 19
If she didn't already know her boyfriend was jewish, I feel it was too early in the relationship to do anything to his house as a surprise.
fantasyworld 39
I find it creepy that you broke into his house.
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marcranger 29
OP, it's only three days before Christmas. Didn't it occur to you that there's probably a reason he hadn't decorated yet? Also, seconding 4. Breaking into his house and rearranging it is beyond creepy.
Brandi_Faith 34
Ok she obviously didn't "break" into his house. Either he has given her a key or she decorated the outside. It's a bit weird that she didn't know he was Jewish but that could be because he doesn't practice the religious side of it. Either way I think it's nice that Op tried to do something fun and sweet for her boyfriend. It didn't work in this case, but it is the thought that counts. Op maybe you two need to spend some more time together and talk about likes/dislikes/religion/beliefs/values and all those good things.
kcjane 12
Obviously this post isn't from today. Not all posts are made on the day we see them
marcranger 29
Redecorating someone's shit without their permission is not "sweet" or "cute," 58, it's an invasion of privacy. Also, really, she had a key but didn't know why he didn't already have decorations up? What kind of ******-up relationship do OP and her boyfriend have?!?
Mauskau 36
We don't have our decorations up yet because we don't know where they are and we're not buying new ones :p
chanelleyy 26
we don't have our decorations up yet cos we're just to lazy haha
val_is_lame97 12
shouldnt u know your bf's religion
americanafrican 32
next time.....keep going and say it's for the Jewish one! I can't spell it
phoneaddict13 29
Chanuka.. and its nothing like Christmas
HrothgarXII 21
Chanukah, perhaps? That holiday that in no way resembles Christmas aside from the time of year?
letmehavemytea 21
you guys mean Hanukkah right?
colby6666 43
77- There are multiple spellings. Chanukah, Hanukka, Hanukkah, etc.
Zebediabolical 45
In no way resembles Christmas? Not even the giving of small gifts for 8 nights?
phoneaddict13 29
please, in my house we're lucky if we get one present for the whole of Chanuka
Zebediabolical 45
When we went to Miami for the holidays when I was a kid, we got presents every day. Hanukkah gelt. Chocolate coins. Pocket money. Other small items. Sometimes even significant money. I don't practice nor do I pretend to know everything about it. But that seems to be pretty traditional according to the Jews that I know.
Stephencharis 14
your boyfriend indeed...
tranced_ 45
everybody likes Christmas decorations! don't be so hard on yourself. .
marcranger 29
I don't!
Brandi_Faith 34
Ok, not everybody likes Christmas decorations, but there are a lot of people from different religions, Jewish or Muslim for example, that do kind of celebrate Christmas and decorate their houses. Just because someone is a different religion it doesn't necessarily mean they don't join in on the Christmas festivities or decorate their house with Christmas decorations (as we've seen from several Jewish commenters above that decorate a tree and celebrate the season).
marcranger 29
Clearly OP's boyfriend is not one of those people, 60.
jackycat 17
This is why you shouldn't do things to other peoples property without their permission. That's creepy and shows that you need to learn to have some boundaries.
Fmlreadermostly 20
That makes no sense. This is how surprise parties are done.
EJSwank 14
Hopefully they can forgive
Yarrachel 16
I find it weird that you are comfortable enough to go into his house to decorate, but apparently don't know his religious affiliation. Even if he isn't very religious, the fact that the Christmas decorations are a problem for him means that his religion is at least a little important to him.
spicyburrito 18
I did Nazi that coming
vlalam 24
How would u not no that? u guys really need to talk more in ur relationship before u commit
WCLynxGirl 7
*know that*
DArthurVaderian 18
Lol #73 why bother that whole post was a train wreck of spelling mistakes