Today, I had to suffer through a four hour flight beside my ex. Yesterday, I proposed, on the last day of our vacation. She said no. FML
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Today, my girlfriend and I went on vacation. We flew 2000 miles, got off the plane, got our bags and stood outside the airport for our ride. She looks at me and says, "I can't do this anymore." So, she broke up with me and flew back home. Now I'm on vacation alone. FML
Today, after I flew 16 hours across the world to see my girlfriend, on the fifth day of the holiday we broke up because she ended up telling me she "can't do distance." After all those hours of flying, we spent the last 3 days in the hotel room mostly crying, and I asked her face to face, "Why did you break me?" She left; I'm broken. FML
Today, in the middle of a hot air balloon ride with my girlfriend, I asked her to marry me. She said no. The rest of the ride was the most awkward two hours of my life. FML
Today, my wife and I had an argument serious enough to end our marriage, while overseas on vacation, with my whole family present. Three more days of awkward tension until we get to fly home and it all ends. FML
Today, I proposed. She immediately said no and then broke up with me. FML
Today, I flew cross-country to see my girlfriend of three years. Once I got there, she broke up with me. I was supposed to be staying for a month and now I have nowhere to go. FML
Today, I found out what it's like to drive seven hours home with a woman who just brutally rejected your marriage proposal. FML
Today, after my girlfriend telling me for years that she would marry me in a heartbeat, I finally proposed. She said no. FML
Today, I proposed to my girlfriend. She said she wanted to stay just friends. Not only did I get denied, apparently we're also "just friends." FML
Today, I landed in Hawaii for my vacation. I have a really bad ear infection, and to top my day off, my girlfriend blurted out mid-flight that she thinks we're not going to work out. Aloha! FML
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DeadxManxWalking 27
So you broke up with her cause she said no? Maybe she just wasn't ready?
Iknowsomestuff 9
Maybe she broke up with him though.
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drewcat21 0
I moderated this one. They had been together for five years and it was there anniversary he'd been saving up for this vacation for agile an when he asked for her to marry him she said no. And that she was going to break up with him months before but just wanted to go on the vacation. So fyl man I'm sorry.
kotana191 8
don't break up! you obviously love her. just keep dating and try again a little later
carminecris89 13
38 Why not? She's obviously not in it for the long haul. Some people don't want to date someone forever. They want to be more than a boyfriend or girlfriend. If you have been dating seriously for a while, and you ask someone to marry you and they reject you, it's pretty obvious that's it. If you're not ready to be taken of the market it means you are not done looking. If op continues, he's wasting years with someone who's looking for a better deal or can't truly commit. If ops looking for true love than dating someone who has said no is waste of his time.
chellyX92 8
Maybe she's not ready just yet. Maybe there's issues that are keeping them from marrying each other. The full story isn't here in the fml. To say just leave her is jumping to conclusions. Yes rejection to a proposal puts a huge strain on the relationship but I'm pretty sure if they talk it out they can find a general idea of what to do with each other.
downtime 13
42, They could have known each other 2 days for all you know, don't be an idiot.
Googolman 29
If they knew eachother for two days, I don't think they would be dating, and certainly not going on a vacation together. They would have to be in a serious relationship to travel together, and I think it would be serious enough to get married. OP's girlfriend wasn't ready, they could have remained together, and get married another time.
Somefruits 24
42 But we don't know if they HAVE been dating seriously for a while. OP didn't say how long they were together for. It could have been only a couple months.
xcheshirecat 11
I don,t believe in marriage. It's expensive for nothing If you ask me and I say no, you are the problem cause you knew I never want to be married. And it's not less an engagement if I'm in a relationship and don't marry
fordneagles 34
Maybe it was the girlfriend that dumped him? Perhaps she got freaked out by his commitment and broke things off, rather than OP getting rejected and ending the relationship entirely
SystemofaBlink41 27
That's what I thought too...
sillyyanks 24
I like how people seem to think that OP dumped his girlfriend because she said no!! How stupid can you be! She obviously dumped him. If he wants to be with someone for the rest of his life, he isn't going to turn around and say "well **** off then" just because she said no
Somefruits 24
It often happens that way. People don't know what they want and are hurt and angry from being turned down by someone they love. You'd think they would be able to talk things over if they had been together long enough for a marriage proposal either way... If they broke up over 1 "no" then it probably wasn't meant to be anyways.
astralvagan 20
She said no, so that automatically makes her your ex?
TJ1991 3
I agree with both sides but I think if the relationship has been stable and steady for multiple years I do think saying no can put a really bad pressure on both of you.
lambda_fml 40
You should have proposed before going on vacation, might have got a better response! "Babe will you marry me? By the way heres two tickets for 7 days in Bahamas"...
Ray_of_midnight 23
Then they would have had to spend seven days of an awkward vacation together. :-(
Somefruits 24
It wouldn't be as awkward if they didn't break up like crazy people! To me, when people do that it seems like "Fine, if you don't want to be with me all the time, then I never want to see you again!" Adults can be so childish.
st0815 9
Adults may want certain things, and when realizing they can't have them, change their plans accordingly, even if it's painful. We don't know exactly what she said, but it could have been something like "No, I don't see our relationship that way". In this case the reasonable course of action would be to move on. In any case: if a couple's feelings are that out of sync, it's a good idea for them to reflect whether they are all that well suited for each other.
UltimateTanMan 6
Did you ever think that she might be a bitch?
l0v3p4in 7
Did you ever think you might be a bitch? For some people, marriage has to have a lot of thought put into before taking the plunge. Maybe she needs time. Maybe she's enjoying the way the relationship is now and doesn't want to change it. Maybe she's not ready for the commitment. If it's her 1st marriage, most people have a more idealistic view and don't foresee divorce - perhaps she wants to get her own life settled before legally bonding herself to her boyfriend. There's a multitude of factors that can play into her decision.
GolfBoy80 2
You should of upgraded yourself to first class and left her back in the cheap seats lol
outoftown 27
#64, If she paid for the plane tickets, she may not have agreed.
jaytee1994 9
I am soooooo sorry:( maybe you shoulda hinted toward marriage in the months before time. See her reaction, that way when you actually bought a ring and asked you woulda known she would say yes. I'm so sorry OP!