Love: Today, I realized the guy I like is not deaf. This would normally...

By Jackie - 14/09/2010 20:00 - United States

Today, I realized the guy I like is not deaf. This would normally be good news. However, for the past two weeks I assumed he was deaf after seeing him use sign language. I've been openly talking about him within earshot. FML

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By WOWBear - 05/06/2013 09:46 - United States - Mesa

Today, a deaf customer came to my work. In an attempt to connect with him I introduced myself in sign language. He just rolled his eyes and pointed at my name tag. FML

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By Scumbagmemory - 22/01/2012 04:17 - United States

Today, I was texting a guy that one of my friends told me about. She gave me his number and told me about how he was deaf. Three hours into great conversation I forgot and asked him what his favorite music was. FML

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By SadAndDeaf - 02/09/2014 23:38

Today, my sister introduced me to her new, deaf boyfriend. She proudly proclaimed that she was trying to learn sign language for his sake, so he wouldn't have to read her lips. I'm also deaf and have been trying to get her to do the same for me for 20 goddamn years. FML

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By Anonymous - 05/10/2013 06:56 - United States - Seattle

Today, I pretended to be deaf to a door to door salesman. He knew sign language. FML

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Desperate times, desperate, dumb measures

By WTFiswrongwithme - 03/03/2020 00:01

Today, I was so desperate for human interaction that I asked a deaf girl in my class if she liked music. I actually signed it to her. FML

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Foiled

By human lava lamp - 10/03/2013 19:54 - United States - New Britain

Today, I was at the airport, when a lady came up and loudly asked if she could sit next to me. I have serious social issues, so to avoid having to talk to her, I pretended I was deaf and couldn't hear her. She immediately broke out her sign language skills. FML

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By anonymous - 21/08/2012 23:17 - Canada - Airdrie

Today, I found out that my parents don't know the difference between a foreign person and a deaf person. They've been yelling at our exchange student for the past 2 days. FML

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Pansexuality awaits you

By Anonymoys - 22/02/2021 17:01

Today, I realized that the guy that I've liked for the past 7 months is actually a girl. I've told all my friends about how much I like him, but no one bothered to tell me that he's actually a girl. FML

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Lost in translation

By Anonymous - 03/05/2023 00:00

Today, I arranged a date with a girl online I really get along with, because frankly we both have a filthy sense of humour and love sexting. At the date, it turns out she’s deaf, which is not a problem, but she brought her sister as an interpreter. Without our usual conversation, it was just painfully awkward. FML

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By wooed - 03/12/2009 03:15 - United States

Today, I found out that my boyfriend of 2 months has been faking his southern accent. FML

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twinny_sc 13

Wednesday 15 September 2010 1:22

Wow that's stupid because even deaf people can read lips.

1fast1 0

Wednesday 15 September 2010 1:22

Karma is a bitch, isn't it....

Comments

Steffi 26

Sunday 7 April 2013 21:53

You shouldn't have been talking about him. Hearing or not.

nick3600 22

Monday 20 January 2014 19:57

People who make first assumptions are ignorant assholes like you op

kailarahne 19

Saturday 15 March 2014 2:24

YDI for assuming... And for not knowing that deaf people can *normally* read lips...

fantasyworld 37

Friday 21 November 2014 3:55

So you like him but never bothered to see if he was really deaf?

WarriorOmen 25

Saturday 6 December 2014 6:55

*Slow Clap* Well done, OP. Asshole Scale has reached maximum levels here. Well. Done.

cutiegroove 10

Wednesday 11 November 2015 1:57

Because OP likes this guy, I'm assuming the "talking about him" she meant was stuff along the lines, "Wow, look at what a nice person he is!" and not stuff with malicious intent, like all the YDI's seem to imply.