Today, my dad informed me that my prom dress makes me look chubby from the side, gives me "back fat", and that I wouldn't want to go to prom looking like that. I tried to ignore his hurtful comments and tell myself I was beautiful. Then the clasp broke. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, whilst trying on wedding dresses with my mom, she told me that I looked fat and awful in the dress I liked. When I told her how hurtful she was being, she told me that I should be grateful that she told me what she thought instead of laughing at me behind my back. FML
Today, I was excited about my friend going wedding dress shopping, so before I went to go work out, I decided to try on a prom dress from high school to remember what it felt like to get dressed up. It was too tight, I broke the zipper, and spent 45 minutes trapped before I cut myself out. FML
Today, I finally gave my mum an expensive designer dress I spent months saving to buy for her as she had been very depressed. However she has gained so much weight from stress eating she ripped it when trying to put it on, and now won't talk to me because, "I wanted to make her feel fat". FML
Today, I went in to pick my wedding dress. My fiancé's ex-girlfriend was my consultant. She basically hinted that I looked fat in every dress. FML
Today, my mom and I were looking at dresses for me at the mall. The cashier pointed out a dress, and my mom said, "She's definitely not going to fit into that. She's too flat-chested." FML
Today, my sister told me she didn’t want me in her wedding pictures because I looked fat in my bridesmaid's dress. FML
Today, I asked my parents if the outfit I was wearing made me look fat. My mom looked at me and paused for a while; my dad said, "Honey, that outfit doesn't make you look fat. Your fat makes you look fat." FML
Today, I finally lost enough weight to fit into the beautiful dress that I ordered for my senior prom. I graduated from high school in 2010. FML
Today, I tried on a dress for prom. It took a while to zip, but I insisted it'd fit. I asked for help. When the lady finally managed to zip all the way, the dress completely ripped at the seams. Not only did I have to pay $169 for it, but the lady told me, “We have more dresses in the plus-sized section!” FML
Today, I was shopping for dresses when my fiancé turned into what I can only call a groomzilla. He told me and my maid of honor that we need to lose weight because he's not "paying all this money for a pair of fatties to not look good." FML
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Top comments
DocBastard 40
Maybe you should listen to your father's advice for a change instead of categorically ignoring him just because it makes you feel better. He could've just said "DAAAAAMN!" But it sounds more like he was trying to be helpful rather than hurtful.
Idonebeenhad 17
Girl: Does this dress make me look fat? Guy: Uhh no it's fine. Girl: STOP LYING TO ME Guy: Okay, a little Girl: WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT, OH MY GOD I'M NEVER GONNA TALK TO YOU AGAIN
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DocBastard 40
Maybe you should listen to your father's advice for a change instead of categorically ignoring him just because it makes you feel better. He could've just said "DAAAAAMN!" But it sounds more like he was trying to be helpful rather than hurtful.
qazaq 1
Women can't handle male honesty
blackheart24 10
Men can't handle women's sensitivity. It's all a vicious circle.
Idonebeenhad 17
Girl: Does this dress make me look fat? Guy: Uhh no it's fine. Girl: STOP LYING TO ME Guy: Okay, a little Girl: WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT, OH MY GOD I'M NEVER GONNA TALK TO YOU AGAIN
TheDrifter 24
And to think, if vanity hadn't prevailed and op had bought the correct size to start with, this could all have been avoided. A well cut dress can hide a Lot of flaws.
LolFMLnot 10
17 there is always a good way to satisfy the girl. The guy could've said "no it doesn't but I don't think this dress is good enough to be on you. " i don't know you could say something that wouldn't make the girl feel fat.
ThisIsMyReign 4
41 - Then, girls need to stop asking if a article of clothing makes them look fat.
marmlr339 14
#17 is spot on!!
Guren 0
At that moment I would have lost it and quietly stepped out. Came back in after calming down and helped you get another dress.
bellygirl2000 0
Father knows best
bellygirl2000 0
U never know when thought
rillastyle 1
Correct answer is: The dress can't be held responsible your fat ass makes you look fat
philipino 24
Most girls are satisfied by money. But I'll take an Xbox or a PS3. . .
ImaginaryFoe 1
Spot on, Doc. Where the hell do people get the idea it's okay to ignore things they don't want to hear? OP, if your dad didn't care about you, he could've just nodded and you might've been at prom when the dress fell apart. While it may have seemed initially hurtful, it was constructive criticism designed to help you improve. Take your dad with you and go shopping for a dress that makes you look and feel beautiful without false platitudes.
Lythiaren 8
People should just stop obsessing over their weight and think about their health instead. Surely you have appealing attributes other than looks to attract someone. What does it matter if you're a little bigger or smaller if you're healthy? The worst that could happen if you wear a slightly bigger size is some immature person won't be able to keep their mouth shut, no one's going to pull the size tag out of your clothes or wrap measuring tape around you. If you look good, you look good; no one will care if you're scaled up or down a little.
fugazeeb 0
My thoughts exactly
WOGBRO 6
Not really he is a f****ng pig
Squeaky_Tomato 14
I dont agree. I want my friends and family to be honest. If I ask if I look bad/fat in something then I'd rather have the truth then look like a whale.
zinoxity 23
9 - Females' sensitivity don't affect males. Your theory is invalid.
hope540 0
Ayyyee! I was dead! Too funny. #pathetic
hope540 0
Lmao for some people its not a little, its ALOT.
kasumirock 13
I'm a girl, and 17 knows exactly WTF happens. Girls are batsh*t crazy. Fact.
LolFMLnot 10
42 thats in girls nature
xsilentxninjax 10
17, this comment totally reminded me of my sister. Haha
sailoroftheseas 7
the irony!
HeartOfLead 24
Your father sure went to great lengths to ensure his point. I mean developing telekinesis only to break your clasp is a stretch. Oh well, don't feel bad because you're beautiful on the inside**but don't take it from me, take it from your local heart surgeon**.
Daffodilly 14
I'm sure you're a beautiful person, OP. But either the dress was too small, in which case you just need a bigger size, or you need to lose some weight. I know it's not nice to hear, and I'm all for self-esteem, but pretending you aren't overweight if you are, that you just have "curves" is not doing your beauty or health any favours.
PlasticSand 6
He speaks of the truth...
electrorange 13
Truth hurts! Or in this case rips a dress.
gloopyone 4
No, it really does hurt. Ever try to unzip a dress too small? I still have a bruise.
ifoundalaska 11
You just need to get a bigger size, you'll look better in something that fits you properly anyway. It doesn't mean your fat.
TheDrifter 24
Precisely, cramming into something 2 sizes too small rather than admitting what size you wear not only makes you look worse, it creates flaws you wouldn't normally have. Ie. back fat or the infamous muffin top.
MissHayleyJames 7
It could be too that designers of all clothes decided for their own lines what a size actually is. You can wear a 4 with one designer but an 8 with another. Prom/wedding dresses are the worst and they all typically run at least a size or two too small. When I got my prom dress back in high school, my normal clothes were all 10-12, but the dress was a 16 because of how it was sized. Wedding dress shopping was the same way. All designers of all clothes just need to use the same measurements for each size!
Country29 16
Dude me two!! It ticked me off because My jeans are a 9 usually then my dress was a 16! But that's what happens. OP don't worry about it I got a size up because it not my boobs would be at my chin and I'd have muffin tops, which every girl has problems with depending on the cut and body type
ashra_Raivyn 2
Well at least u didn't walk out the door to prom or did u?
aliadnan708 6
What kinda dad u got
Awsumuzzie 12
I think a human male.
THE_A_TEEN 28
I think it's Darth Vader.
thebeanishere 8
An honest dad
IamSharkWeek 0
buy a bigger dress next time
PaigeyTaylor 2
Well thats not nice :c you just got te wrong size. I'm 100% sure you look absolutely beautiful in it(:
laden_swallow09 35
No one will look beautiful in it, now. The clasp BROKE.
KindaFunnyRight 8
It's totally fake comments like this one that makes me barf in my mouth. I realize that her father's words were hurtful and that nobody should be verbally abused in anyway by their parents but you have no idea what she looked like in that dress and she probably would have looked better in a dress her size.
ImaginaryFoe 1
Being told that a dress is not flattering is not being verbally abused. If her father had called her a fat, ugly pig it would've been closer to abuse. I thought her dad's comments were honest and meant to be helpful. I think it's the nicest thing someone can do: encourage you to be your best.
TwitchingNebula 17
11-Since when did an emoticon with a bullring become an emoticon? And which one in the picture is the guy and which one is the girl?
leogirl95 12
Get a bigger size, and have it tailored to fit your every curve :)
b0ngs 7
That was rude of him; he could've just said that it looked too tight.