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By nevaagain - 19/08/2016 20:00 - United States - Saint Paul

Today, I saw a cute guy at the coffee shop reading a book. Wanting to be friendly, I smiled as I approached and asked what he was reading. He returned the smile and said, "Minding your damn business, by Fuck Off." FML

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By Anonymous - 03/12/2010 07:02 - United States

Today, I was in the middle of enjoying a really good book while in a waiting room. Someone saw what I was reading and thought it would be cool if she leaned over and told me everything that happens. FML

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By Spoilicious - 05/11/2012 15:58 - Singapore - Singapore

Today, I was reading a book in public. Some bastard stranger came over and started spoiling the plot for me. FML

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Well, this is awkward

By Samantha - 29/03/2009 03:14 - Canada

Today, I was having lunch at a cafe. There was an attractive guy looking at me from another table. I smiled back and gave a little wink. A minute later he approached me. I introduced myself and asked if he wanted my number. He said, "Um, no but what are you eating? It looks really good" FML

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Creepy

By Finn - 05/07/2016 06:49 - United Kingdom - London

Today, I went to grab a coffee at a new café in town. While sipping my coffee, I noticed a man staring at me through the window. I thought he was browsing the menu before I looked up mid-sip to him staring at me in the eye, sucking on his finger. FML

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The good old days

By help - 09/07/2013 20:57 - United Kingdom - London

Today, I was reading a newspaper at a bus stop when a creepy guy rested his chin on my shoulder and said, "I miss the good old days, when people would read newspapers together and it wasn't classed as weird." He then walked off. FML

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By whymanwhy - 13/04/2015 10:43 - Czech Republic

Today, I went on a date with a cute guy I met at a bookstore. He stood up and said he was leaving when I said that I didn't like 50 Shades of Grey, because he, "doesn't want to be near a bitch who doesn't know her place". He then told me to give him a ride home. FML

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We got a reader!

By Anonymous - 28/09/2012 05:18 - United States - Hobbs

Today, my new boyfriend came over to my apartment for the first time. Up until now I thought he was great, but when he spotted the book I'm currently reading next to my couch, he uttered the immortal question, "Why do you read?" FML

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The self help books are over there

By Noname - 04/02/2009 17:04 - United States

Today, a guy in the library came up to me and said, "You look very unproductive. Just watching you makes me depressed." FML

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Miscommunication

By embarrassed - 21/07/2021 01:59 - United States

Today, I saw a really cute guy in the grocery store. We made eye contact a few times and I was trying to work up the nerve to start a conversation. Instead, he screamed, "Yes, I know I’m fat, bitch. You don’t have to stare!” I got so many dirty looks I left immediately. I didn’t think he was fat. FML

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Caught in the act

By Anonymous - 14/01/2010 05:10 - United States

Today, I was on the computer in the library on campus. I was Facebook-stalking a really cute girl that I often see on campus. As I'm looking at her profile pictures, I turn around and the girl is standing right behind me. She gave me a disgusted look and walked off. FML

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WeLikeIke 23

Saturday 20 August 2016 9:34

Shit, I have to admit that while you did get blindsided and I have sympathy for you, the dude was a ******* savage

Catdragon 40

Saturday 20 August 2016 9:34

I would have responded "well I heard fans of that book are real asshats"

Comments

soulreaper12296 28

Saturday 20 August 2016 17:05

Should've replied with "Oh, well I'm reading 'Don't Be an Asshole', by **** You".

guttedbrit 26

Saturday 20 August 2016 17:27

Oh okay. Wow. Not that this excuses his rude behaviour, but perhaps you caught him on a really bad day? Don't let this put you off being nice to others and taking chances! what you did was sweet, and honestly, not everybody will be so terrible.

Teacherjen 3

Saturday 20 August 2016 18:03

Sorry, but I think you deserve it. I kind of wish I had thought about that back in the day. Men used to interupt my reading or concentration by telling me to smile - daily. Every time I went to the mall I would see the flash of a camera as I walked by. Yes, there are times that I welcomed interaction but not constantly. Wait until he takes a break and the book dips or when he's in a bar. If he wanted to meet you, he would have made eye contact with you. It's kind of ironic. I'm on my 50's. If I'm ever interrupted, I don't notice now. Perhaps it's because it's not happening every 5 minutes. Now people say that I am so nice (and smart and funny.) I'm the same person that I was but before I wasn't giving them what they wanted so I was a b----. Now that they don't immediately see me as a conquest, they can see me as a person and decide if I'm a person that they really want to know. It's really quite a relief.

okamiyazaki 8

Saturday 20 August 2016 18:19

I'm about as big of an introvert as you can find, and I have social anxiety, but God forbid someone try to be nice to me or make small talk. Absolutely no reason to chew them out, unless you're a massive piece of crap.

FluffyTimePuppy 6

Saturday 20 August 2016 18:15

I wish I didn't give a shit enough to say this to people when they ask that.

okamiyazaki 8

Saturday 20 August 2016 18:16

Who says something like that? There are so many polite and mature ways he could have hinted that he didn't want to be bothered. That guy sounds nuts.

Saraishi 24

Saturday 20 August 2016 18:53

To be fair, if someone has their nose buried in a book they probably don't want to be disturbed.

oso97 21

Saturday 20 August 2016 19:10

Plot twist: He actually was reading "Minding your Damn Business", and the author's name is actually Pho Kopf, child of a Korean model and a German actor. Both of whom were tired of being asked for autographs.