Today, I told my boyfriend that I didn't feel like he loved me. His response? "Why else would I be with you? Your looks?" He was serious. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my boyfriend and I were out shopping. As he was trying on shirts, I told him that the particular shirt he was wearing looked ugly. He turned around, sighed, and said "You think? Well, your face is ugly, but you don't see me complaining about it." He was serious. FML
Today, I was in the car with my husband complaining about the way I look. His response, "Babe, if I cared about the way you looked I wouldnt have married you." FML
Today, I asked my husband if he thought I was pretty. He replied "compared to what?" He was serious. FML
Today, I told my boyfriend that I love him. He replied by telling me to fuck off. FML
Today, my boyfriend told me he loved me. I asked why, and he said, "Because sometimes you look good, and you buy me stuff." FML
Today, my boyfriend told me the reason he dated me was because he was lonely, and I looked lonely enough to like him. FML
Today, I was feeling really down, so I texted my boyfriend and asked him to tell me why he loves me, thinking he would cheer me up. His response? "Don't bug me with this stupid shit anymore. You always ask such dumb questions." FML
Today, after asking my boyfriend multiple times to be more kind and romantic, he looked at me lovingly and said, "You know, you look pretty sometimes." FML
Today, I told my boyfriend I loved him. His response? "Is that why you have been so clingy and annoying lately?" FML
Today, I was hanging out with my boyfriend. Everything seemed to be going well, when all of a sudden he turned to look at me with a pensive and thoughtful expression. I expected him to say something important, but instead he just said, "I was wondering, how does it feel to be fat?" FML
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tikimuppet 11
So your boyfriend loves you for something other than your looks? Am I reading this wrong or is this the opposite of an fml? ;/
catfish_charlie 0
great boyfriend
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Comments (163)
justsayfuck 5
The other way around would be worse in my opinion; if he had only stayed with you because of your looks. What answer had you hoped for?
KiddNYC1O 22
****.
T_X_P 2
Would you prefer that he said the opposite: "No, I'm with you purely because you're hot"? If not, stop whining and appreciate what you have.
1990TD 6
WIN
Jewelofagal 2
Neither extreme is the ideal. He shouldn't so flatly state that her looks aren't great nor should he be with her purely because of her looks. He's a moron.
pennguitarist14 0
I swore I already posted on this but I think your boyfriend actually cares about you more than just your looks. I know people who would do anything for that at times.
nakidna 0
you brought that upon yourself hun
rawrcookiemonste 5
awe sadd faceee! atleast u know he really loves u and just with u cuz ur "hot"
rawrcookiemonste 5
NOT just cuz ur "hot"
Jewelofagal 2
What a backhanded compliment, which is to say that it's not a compliment at all. It's like saying, "That shirt looks great on you -- it hides all your rolls of ugly fat." Someone who truly loves the other person would never make such a hurtful comment. No matter what she looks like, a woman is beautiful to a man who loves her. This guy is a giant clod.
Cinn_fml 23
He could just have simply meant that he could have had a hotter girl if he'd wanted one, not that he didn't find her in any way attractive.
Jewelofagal 2
If that's what he meant, he's still a huge clod. Imagine your SO telling you he could have a hotter person than you but chose to stick with you anyway. What kind of self-esteem problems you must have to feel all warm and fuzzy when hearing something like that. It's a total insult.
Hughmadd 0
Were you there #40? Did the OP's boyfriend ever say she wasn't pretty? Did he even IMPLY it? No, he said that he cared for MORE than just her looks. Read, people!
Jewelofagal 2
#45 -- Please. YOU read. Of course he implied she isn't pretty. More than implied, actually. Look at the sentence structure of how the message was delivered.
ImaginaryFoe 1
I think your meter may be slightly off here, jewel. The tone is key here. He could've easily meant 'surely you don't think I'm with you just because you're beautiful because I'm not that shallow'. Hard to explain it via typing but when I reread it with sort of an indignant tone, it doesn't sound disparaging at all.
Jewelofagal 2
One of the cool benefits of life experience is being able to quickly decipher situations like this. It's all too clear that the guy is a jerk. My meter is riiiiight on.
TheIrishJaneDoe 9
I agree with IF. The fact is, a relationship built on looks alone isn't going to be much of a relationship at all. Two of the most gorgeous people in the world can get together, but if there's nothing else to it, someone's going to get bored and take off. Even great relationships require work to maintain, and with nothing else to go on, the physical attraction won't be enough to make it worth the effort. Maybe this OP was being an asshat, but it's just as possible that he was responding with outrage that she couldn't see the validity of his feelings. Assuming he's a shallow jerk based on one response to a question, without even knowing her motives for that question or the setting and tone, seems quite premature to me. Jewel, your own life experience may be leading you to a false conclusion here.
TheIrishJaneDoe 9
Maybe this OP's boyfriend* was being an asshat, I meant.
Cinn_fml 23
Jewelofagal (#40) - Actually, it means that he cares about more than looks. In your scenario it means that the guy cares more about his current girlfriend than any other offer. Why would that be an insult? Because he's admitting that his gf isn't the hottest girl in the world? Well, that's life, and it shouldn't mean he loves her any less. I also agree with Irish completely, it might be perfectly possible that the bf is a jerk, but based on this scenario we can't make that conclusion without some massive assumptions.
hpfan777 0
maybe he's implying that he doesn't go for looks alone because he's not shallow
sims2lovr01 12
you don't have to take it offensively
fairies633 8
um, what's the fml here?...
pennguitarist14 0
I keep wondering that myself.
Jewelofagal 2
He told her she was ugly.
Mowz_fml 0
37 - not really. He never directly said she was ugly. It could have been implied, depending on the tone of voice. Maybe he was saying that he's not shallow, and loves her because she's amazing, not because she's the most beautiful girl in the world, which she damn well could be. Aaaaand that's my two cents.
Ibogaine 0
Your boyfriend was probably being facetious. He isn't interested in your looks, or intelligence.