Today, I treated my friends to lunch at a posh restaurant because it's my birthday. While we were walking leisurely around the mall afterwards, their boyfriends showed up. I spent the next few hours walking alone behind them while they were walking hand in hand with their boyfriends. FML
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Today, it was supposed to be my birthday dinner with two of my friends. They're both now bringing their boyfriends, so I get to be the fifth wheel to my own birthday dinner. FML
Today, I went to dinner with friends for my birthday. During the whole thing they insisted that we get whatever we wanted and celebrate, but when the check came, they all looked at me expectantly. I just bought my friends $150 of food for my birthday present. FML
Today, it's my birthday and my friends and I went to our favorite pub to celebrate. As I'm a little broke at the moment, they all offered to buy me birthday drinks. Which I later learned meant that they would order them for me and bring them to the table, but put everything on my tab. FML
Today, I thought it would be nice to take my girlfriend out to a nice restaurant for my birthday. She got a little headache after we ordered, so she went outside to get some air. I ate a $100 meal and had Happy Birthday sang to me by the restaurant staff. Alone. FML
Today, it was my best friend's birthday party. Her boyfriend and I agreed to organize a dinner date to surprise her and celebrate. They celebrated, but forgot me until they arrived at the restaurant and saw the dinner reservation under my name. FML
Today, my friends took me out to the most expensive restaurant in town to celebrate my promotion, we ordered everything with expensive drinks too. They 'took a smoke break' and left me with the bill. FML
Today, I went out to eat with a group of couples and my boyfriend. All my friends boyfriends paid for them. Mine didn't, and said that I should order off the diet menu. FML
Today, I invited my girlfriend to go eat out, hoping to put her in a really romantic mood. She decided to tell her friend, who then invited herself and another couple along. I ended up being made fifth wheel, and had to sit alone at an adjacent table. FML
Today, I took my friends out to an expensive restaurant for my birthday treat. They had arranged for a surprise birthday cake for me which I cut, very happily, while they chanted birthday wishes. When the bill came, I discovered I was supposed to pay for my great 'surprise' cake. FML
Today, it was my birthday. My boyfriend had promised that the day would belong to me. But no, I had to drive 80km forth and back to pick him up from work, then he took pictures with his new camera lens, then he decided what to eat, demanded a massage, and then he just fell asleep. Happy birthday to me. FML
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guckylynn 19
I don't get why YOU would treat your friends to something on your birthday. Usually it's the friend that treats you...
PhillyFox 0
It's kind of weird that their boyfriends ALL decided to show up at once...
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Ducati45 0
I"m guessing your friends are those kinda girls who always have to have a boyfriend-no matter who he actually is. Just because you don't have a boyfriend doesn't make you inferior, it might just mean your waiting to find someone you actually really like.
ragsy 7
If you have to bribe people to spend time with you, maybe the problem isn't your friends.
JungleCat3 0
first of all, why the fck did YOU treat THEM on ur bday??? 2nd, thats the part where u realize wat shitty friends u have that wud ditch u at all, much less ur bday, and jus leave
fireandice27 0
5th wheeling is the absolute WORST, especially if it's your own birthday. I seem to spend a lot of my time 3rd and 5th wheeling (my record is 9th wheeling... that was a fun night), so I am now rather proficient at flicking aimlessly through my phone in an effort to look busy and non-awkward. I really feel for you!!
exquisite 0
YDI for not expressing your expectations prior or speaking up IMO
leadrunner751 3
that sux
luuuu20 0
awwww that's horribleeee I'm the same on that it sucksss
FMLtimes316 0
I know how you feel. I'm always the extra wheel. :'( I feel for you him. <3 stay strong. they're gonna be the heartbroken ones when their bfs break up wth themmm!!!
potato53 0
sorry! agree with number 6
bridgetoparadise 0
I would not do any of those things especially not on my birthday. You treated THEM? lol. Did that sound right when you were typing it?