You big child

By Immature - 10/01/2021 05:01 - United States

Today, my girlfriend of six years burst into tears and said yes repeatedly when I presented her with a ring. I then had to explain that it was a promise ring, not an engagement ring. She looked me in the eye and dumped me on the spot. Apparently, promise rings are for teenagers, not couples in their thirties. FML
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Amy78_fml 11

I agree with her. Once you have graduated college you are too old to give someone a promise ring. By the time you are thirty you should be settled and really ready to start life, if not already. Her biological clock is ticking.

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mike3775 36

It took you six years to give a ring, but the ring was not an engagement ring? I would think that would piss off most women. If you are not ready to get engaged, you should have, when you realized she thought it was an engagement ring, was go with the flow and become engaged, as it was very obvious she had been waiting for it for a long time.

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LeighChan 12

She's right... its only for highschoolers. Grow up man.

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Blimix 9

Despite the comments (and the title), it's not about maturity. An engagement ring says, "I want to spend my life with you." A promise ring says, "I'm pretending to want to spend my life with you, so I can keep getting the benefits of this relationship, without having to actually commit." If you really do want to spend your life with her, let her know that. Now. If you don't want to, then she comprehended the message of the promise ring exactly, and you're complaining that she understood you too well. Which is it?

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corleon198425 22

she's already bonking someone else my dude. six years and a promise ring do the math she just wanted an excuse . this may make me sound like an uncaring ass but sometimes the truth hurts

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spinspinsugar 12

I mean, she's not wrong, they kinda are 🤷‍♀️

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Niday 6

So after six years you got her a promise ring, and when she thought it was an engagement ring you stuck to it being a promise ring...why? Only reason I can think of she was dropping hints to get married, you weren't ready for that step (which is fine) and thought that a promise ring would tide her over (not fine). I feel sorry for her, I'd dump you too!

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Ciespi Phavi 3

you both gave each other six years what the **** were you gonna promise her? that you'd stop cheating. cause that is the only explanation your promise ring could have been seeing you're a grown ass man together with a woman for "6years".

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DarkAngelsBlade 25

You realize promise rings are either for two people not having sex promising to wait for marriage, or for friends right? You realize how stupid you were right? Right? You really did **** up lol

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DanielleinDC 33

Well, she's right. A promise ring is meaningless--a promise of what? You totally deserve it, dude.

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Hangryko 31

Lol at OP dowvoting everyone. Glad she dumped you, manchild.

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