Nearly FMLs

Op here. So little back story, when I met this girl she moved to my state for work a few years back when we met. We've been friends, but it's been up and down until recently when we started getting close. Once while drunk she told me she loved me, but can't always trust that. Either way, I thought for once things could work and so I asked her out. We went to dinner and a little ways in she started telling me how she might have to quit her job and move back home (out of state) because it's not working out. It kinda bummed me out having finally gotten a chance to see where things could lead. In an effort to lighten the mood, I told her, "Damn, that sucks...but if you quit, how am I going to go on another date with you?" I smiled to illustrate it was a joke but it was clearly a bad choice of words. Cue FML.

Op here. I didn't have an fml account when I submitted this. I do work at hooters. And I did not mean that this girls "worth" is measured by attractiveness. I'm only pointing out that she is considered "unattractive" because she didn't meet the standard of this particular contest (overweight, excessive acne, unkept hair, etc) and by no means should have won. Beauty standards and confidence are what we are judged on for this contest. And the owners son being socially awkward is an important detail because he has never had a girlfriend before and she told him she would not consider it if she didn't win this contest. So at the last minute, the owner added his sister and girlfriend to the judging panel (they originally weren't supposed to be) and had them vote for her. My managers were told of the rig to the contest by the other judges. The other judges said that even with the sister and girlfriend my scores were still highest and my managers told me because everyone was shocked at what had happened. It was very obvious that the results were tampered with. But the owners announce the results. I just used the words unattractive and socially awkward to make a point because of the word limit for submitting FMLs. And of course, I was angry when I wrote this at the unfairness of the situation and being mistreated by a company I've worked hard for, for years. I was a good sport about it, even after it was confirmed that the contest was rigged because there's nothing I can do anyway and just needed to vent in this fml

Ah! My fml got posted and I had to make an account to elaborate lol. Ok so it's actually for my stepdad who has been in my life for the last 8 years and has done more for me than my biological father ever has. He's super into WoW and the keyboard in question IS a Merc Stealth and there is literally no substitute because the design is so unique.

How great it was to read ( most ) of the responses. Because of the situation I can't tell anyone but really needed some feedback. Glad I remembered this site, I was going nuts.