Love: Today, the instructions on my new IKEA bed made me cry. It includes...

By hatelife - 30/12/2009 19:07 - United States

Today, the instructions on my new IKEA bed made me cry. It includes a picture of a person working alone with a frown crossed out and is replaced by two smiling people working together. I have no one in my life to help me. FML

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By sadgirl - 28/02/2012 15:51 - Netherlands

Today, the only thing that cheered me up was a documentary about IKEA, and seeing how my furniture was made. FML

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FINNBY boss

By danny - 03/10/2024 20:00 - United Kingdom

Today, I spent two hours building an IKEA bookshelf. When I was finished, I realized it was inside-out. There was no way to fix it without completely taking it apart again. FML

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By Anonymous - 18/04/2012 07:18 - United States - Salinas

Today, I tried to put together some flat-pack furniture. I wound up in my underpants, screaming stuff like, "Fuck you, fucking Ikea bastard" at pieces of confusing plywood. FML

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Step by step

By IKEA SUCKS - 22/11/2023 16:00

Today, I attempted to assemble a piece of furniture that boasted "easy, step-by-step instructions." Three hours later, surrounded by mismatched screws and a confusing diagram, I realized the only thing "easy" about it was my decision to ask my dad to come round and assemble it for me. FML

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By Funnymann - 22/01/2010 20:51 - United States

Today, I woke up with my face sharpied. I live alone. FML

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By TukTuk - 27/10/2014 21:18 - Germany - Weinböhla

Today, I spent an hour painstakingly disassembling my antique mirror after discovering a stack of papers behind the back board. I finally got hold of one corner, and pulled out - a newspaper from 2007 and instructions for an IKEA bed. FML

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Damn you, Ikea!

By xXrememberthisXx - 16/10/2023 06:30

Today, I attempted to assemble a piece of furniture that claimed to be "easy to build in minutes." Four hours and multiple arguments later, I realized I had misread the instructions, and half the parts were upside down. I'm pretty sure the furniture won this round. FML

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The Crying Game

By Anonymous - 30/09/2019 12:00

Today, I noticed that my weekend hobby is crying. I live in a city where I don't have a single friend or relative. FML

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By HomeAlone - 24/04/2016 04:45 - United States

Today, I went into the bathroom and got angry upon finding that once again, no one had bothered to put on a new roll of toilet paper. And then I remembered that I live alone. FML

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I'm an empath

By Anonymous - 18/02/2025 15:00 - Belgium - Kasterlee

Today, after opening up to my husband about my mental struggles after a difficult birth, I shed a few tears. He left me there to go take a nap. FML

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Luckster 0

Thursday 31 December 2009 0:45

These days it's actually not very easy to make friends. If you try to talk to a random person in a mall or a bar or anywhere, they just look at you like you're a ******* retarded moron, mock you, and walk away.

noshcherie 0

Wednesday 30 December 2009 23:33

awwwww! i would help you.

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MothsWings 4

Sunday 26 June 2011 3:21

Damn IKEA instructions -.-

captn_fml 0

Monday 4 July 2011 20:17

Awh, that's really cute. I'd help!

xobianca 10

Thursday 20 October 2011 0:27

Ikea instructions are ******* useless it took my boyfriend and me two ******* days to build a closet.. there's no words, illiterate *****.

Splayd 10

Thursday 20 October 2011 22:19

I don't get it. I have lived all of my life as basically a recluse. I live with my parents. We are not on Christians (not Catholic) which rules out a lot of interaction, such as wild parties, but we have been largely poor for much of my life, meaning we do not go out to places like amusement parks, fairs, circuses or anything of the sort; not very often, anyway. In addition, I do not have a driver's license yet, and the only time I have ever been out of the house extensively is when I have had a job. (Blue Bayou Water Park, Rave Motion Pictures, Burger King and Cane's) Furthermore, I am homeschooled, meaning no "friends" from school, and also, I am socially awkward in general. (Though I have been improving because of the jobs) Not only these things, but I won't date a girl who has facial piercings, tattoos or does not believe in God and the Bible. (Partially personal preferences, partially Biblical) Now, despite AAAAAAAAAAAAAAALL of this, I have had an almost-girlfriend; I have spoken extensively with a girl who likes me a lot, and am currently dating an adorable red-head. I presently have one friend: The girl I'm dating; however, I know that if I had made a bit of an effort, I could have been great friends with one of my bosses, and two other guys from work. And, I'm slightly overweight, and a man. You are a woman, you are single: That's about all it takes to get friends in this world. HOW can you be alone? I don't understand! How is it possible? Anyone would be willing to befriend you. I would. Go out on the street and yell, "Does someone want to be friends?" And you'll probably get a few. (Though they may be crazy, and will probably have feathers and fly) Just do SOMETHING.