Today, due to a misunderstanding, I unintentionally agreed to have a dinner date with a co-worker. He's ten years older than me. Not only do I have to find a way to reject him, but I have to work with him on weekends. The worst part is, he's the first guy to ask me out in ages. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my cute coworker begged me to cover his shift tomorrow, and told me that he wanted to take me to dinner to make up for it. I was very excited because I've been crushing on him for a long time. I later overheard him tell his friend that he didn't plan on showing up for our dinner. FML
Today, I agreed to go to a restaurant because I hadn’t really been listening and thought everyone was planning a coworkers night out. It wasn’t until the guy who had invited me turned up at the restaurant in a suit that I realised it wasn’t a group event, I’d accidentally agreed to a date. FML
Today a cute coworker asked me out to lunch but I said no because I know how unattractive I am, and didn't think he wanted to be seen with me. He got really pissed and told me that I needed to work on my self-esteem. I just blew up something that could have been wonderful. FML
Today, after many years of being single, I finally worked up the courage to ask my coworker out. He said no and gave me "fair warning" that he's going to report me for sexual harassment. FML
Today, I went on a date with a guy that I really like. At the last minute he informed me a friend would be tagging along. To keep his friend from being a third-wheel, I kept up a conversation, and managed to piss my date off. He thought I would be a better match for his friend. FML
Today, my coworker began flirting with the new guy at work and accepted a date with him. I’ve been trying to get with her for months and she'd told me, “Sorry, I don’t fraternize with colleagues.” I called her out on it and she told me, “OK, I’ll spell it out for you: I do fraternize with attractive colleagues.” FML
Today, my boss found me on a dating app. He found it perfectly acceptable to message me and didn't understand why I wasn't comfortable with it. He now wants to have a meeting with me about inappropriate behavior outside of work. FML
Today, I went on a date with someone I've been talking to online for weeks. Unfortunately, it turns out they'd used old photos and misrepresented themselves, and I didn't find them attractive at all. Even I'm not that desperate. We ended up having an awkward dinner and I couldn't wait for it to be over. FML
Today, after weeks of being hounded to go out on a date with this guy, I finally found the time and invited him over, fully intending to hook up. He stood me up. FML
Today, after I met a guy online and we'd became fast friends, talking every day about everything, things got flirty after half a year of talking. A year in, I finally got the time to meet up with him. It turns out he lied about his age. He's 8 years younger and in college. I fell head over heels. Help. FML
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marinus_fml 20
Just go out with him this one time, then if you still don't want to date him after this, kindly let him know.
baconstrips 12
Who knows you might like him :)
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Comments (130)
cunningchick 1
Stand up in the middle of your office and start screaming the song 'dinosaur' by kesha, but only if you font like your job:)
deltoramastr 12
Go for it gal. Age don't matter
esb77 8
I say give the guy a chance. You never know what can happen. I was asked on a date with a guy 9 years older than me, and I gave him a chance. Now he's my husband. :)
528Alice491 3
Beggars can't be choosers, jk But you seriously might hit it off with him, don be picky, life is about chance encounters that make amazing feelings and lasting memories. Scratch that. Beggars can't be choosers. Lol
Lunasis 14
FML but at the same time, you gotta keep an open mind with some situations, don't base on age or society base on the personality and what you think
mkcherry 14
Ive never understood the hang ups on age. If he looks good and he's nice to you go for it. If you mentioned his age because you don't find him attractive I'm sure you can find a way to let him down easy. My s/o is 12 years older than me but he has a baby face and for us, it works out. My friends will comment how cute our relationship is or how they want a guy that treats them how he treats me but they wont date any guy if he isn't within 2-3 years of their age, 6'0 tall, and the same ethnicity. You've got to be a little open minded if you want to get asked out more often.
Escoces 10
What is the peoblem with the age? I'm 27 and my girlfriend of over 1 year is 17. :)
maty172 14
that's illegal.... and she is way too young. If she was like 20 and out of highschool itd be different...
Steffi 26
Not illegal in Brazil. If you didn't didn't know, the Brazilian flag is in 136's profile picture, meaning many would guess he's Brazilian. xD
slimashli 7
he's ten years older big deal, if he's nice and likes you and you're both over 18, it'll be great!
jess_1193 13
If the 10 year age gap is your excuse it's a poor one. "Age is just a number" my partners 11.5 years older than me and we are incredibly happy and we have a 10 month old son together. If it's something other than the age then let him down easy say you had fun but it was a friendly fun and the feelings just aren't there.