Miscellaneous: Today, while walking in the mall, I spotted my ex boyfriend with...

By Anonymous - 14/10/2009 01:34 - United States

Today, while walking in the mall, I spotted my ex boyfriend with his friends. To make myself look less lonely, I put my iPhone up to my ear and started an imaginary conversation with my invisible boyfriend. As I passed him, my phone started ringing loudly. It was him calling. He knew I was faking. FML

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By Ohgreat - 17/10/2009 16:25 - United States

Today, I discovered I was at the same restaurant as my ex and his new girlfriend. Quickly, I picked up my mother's phone when she wasn't looking, and began to pretend to talk to a fake new boyfriend. Few seconds later, the waiter loudly asked me if I was done talking into the calculator. FML

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Classic

By Diane - 12/09/2025 20:00 - Canada - Toronto

Today, I pretended to be on the phone to avoid small talk with someone from my building. I spoke loudly into the phone while walking by them. My phone rang in the middle of my fake conversation. FML

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By LonelyAF - 12/08/2017 13:00

Today, I was so lonely I called my stalker ex-boyfriend. He was too busy to talk. FML

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Hello?

By Anonymous - 17/07/2024 16:00 - Canada

Today, I butt-dialed my ex-boyfriend while venting to my best friend about how hot but emotionally unavailable he is. I realized this when there was a lull in the conversation and I heard his tinny little voice coming out of the phone, saying, "I can hear you." FML

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By Anonymous - 07/04/2011 13:28 - United Kingdom

Today, a guy who annoys me walked over. To avoid speaking to him, I pretended to be on the phone and he walked away. A few moments later, my phone rang. I looked around to see if he'd seen me. He had. He was the one calling me from down the hall. FML

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She definitely heard

By Anonymous - 09/09/2021 02:00

Today, I had to go to the mall for a quick errand. While there one of my friends who works at a phone booth was there and I stayed for a little bit chatting with him. While chatting, a girl passed by. She was so pretty that I blurted out, "What a woman!" out loud. Turns out it was my ex. FML

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By sounfair90 - 27/05/2009 04:06 - United States

Today, I felt left out by the fact that all my friends are getting married or have great relationships, and my boyfriend won't commit. I made a Facebook up and pretended to talk with this really cute guy I made up. Today, I found out that my boyfriend is gay when he started hitting on my made-up Facebook guy. FML

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By ForeverAlone - 15/09/2011 21:46 - Canada

Today, I was at my cousin's house. We weren't spending time together because he was always texting. After a couple of minutes, I got jealous. I played a ringtone on my cell, and "answered" it. I had a whole conversation with nobody in an attempt to seem somewhat more popular than a 10-year-old. FML

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I hate small talk

By billie - 13/08/2025 03:00 - United States - Boston

Today, I pretended to be texting to avoid talking to an old classmate I saw at the grocery store. Unfortunately, my phone rang while I was “texting.” It was the classmate. I had no choice but to answer, while we were both standing 10 feet apart. FML

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Fake it til you make it

By Anonymous - 07/08/2010 23:36 - United States

Today, while driving, I made a fake phone call with my fake boyfriend, making him sound amazing to my friends who were in the car with me. Until the red and blue flashing lights pulled up behind us. My fake boyfriend cost me $160 in real fines. FML

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Wednesday 14 October 2009 10:23

Honestly... your ex is awesome. That's the best thing he could have possibly done in that situation.

Moemoemoe_fml 0

Wednesday 14 October 2009 10:23

Which is why you switch the ringer off before pulling such stunts...

Comments

csd_fml 5

Monday 19 October 2009 16:44

YDI. That's quite a lame trick really.

perfectending 1

Thursday 22 October 2009 0:33

again with the iphone shit, just call it a phone, no one cares you have an iphone, there shit anyway

Iliaria 0

Sunday 25 October 2009 9:07

You know how to make yourself look less lonely? Wipe that lonely look off your face, stand up straight, and smile.

Darthbane2007 17

Sunday 8 November 2009 15:55

No wonder he broke up with you..

jackass02009 0

Monday 9 November 2009 4:31

You're kidding. Who uses that trick anymore?

MalloryAnne 0

Wednesday 13 January 2010 2:30

OH! Epic fail! But, YDI for trying the oldest trick in the book.

deciduouswoulds 0

Wednesday 21 April 2010 3:20

Why would you pretend again? Apparently you still care a lot about this ex. And, apparently your relationship was a really close one if he knew you were faking. Get him back or be confident without him. Don't debase yourself.

vvvvvsss 0

Monday 24 May 2010 2:07

hahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahaahashaahahaha I laffed my ******* ass off at this oh yea baby I'm almost there

Jeety 3

Wednesday 23 June 2010 9:34

omfg #4 livebabylon is super cute! hella hot! oh yeah uh.... ydi, I've done that before for people I recognize but don't want to talk to to but I always quickly put it on silent before i do. you failed.