Today, the evening phone conversations with my boyfriend, after I finished all my tasks, used to be the one thing I would be looking forward to all day. It would keep me going. Now, they feel like one more task, one more box to check before I can truly relax. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, after my boyfriend used to tell me that, with his demanding job, he just didn’t have the time or energy for a meaningful conversation with me. Thanks to COVID, he works 90% less now, finding time for online college, cooking and new furniture, yet didn’t invest even one extra minute into our couple. FML
Today, I was on the phone with my boyfriend for an hour listening to him talk about his new truck and his final exams. I literally did not say a single word. Just as I said, "Hey baby, guess what happened to me today?", he says, "Can I go to sleep? I'm too tired to guess. Night." FML
Today, I spent one night with my phone turned off so I could finally relax. When I turned it back on I had 17 missed calls from siblings wanting to moan about their spouses, 5 calls from mom, 6 from dad, 2 from work, and 2 from my ex. I think I’ve earned some time alone, don’t you? FML
Today, after hanging up the phone, I realised that telemarketers are my only form of social life. FML
Today, I was video chatting my boyfriend. As we were talking, he answered a phone call. I sat there the whole time as he planned a date with some other girl over the phone. FML
Today, I was taking phone calls. In my dreams. That's just how horrible my job is. FML
Today, I was so bored at my job as a receptionist that I actually got excited when the phone rang. FML
Today, I called one of my old coworkers to see how she was doing. My boyfriend answered the phone. FML
Today, coming home after a hard day's work was so relaxing. FML
Today, after stressing all week about important phone calls, they all went as horrible as possible. My anxiety was right all along. FML
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Top comments
Radulf 10
Time to rethink your relationship.
Chazzster 32
This is a hectic pressure-filled season. There are many good things about this time of the year, but the other side of that is that there are a lot of expectations. That can get in the way of enjoying the time. OP, if you normally look forward to calling or communicating with your boyfriend on a daily basis, don't panic because right now it seems like one more box to check. In a month all of this extra activity will be over and the world should go back to "normal"... On the other hand, if the nightly communications with BF have seemed like a chore for some time, then that means something. It might mean the new has worn off the relationship and it's time to reconsider the relationship either to make it better or to accept that it has run its course.
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Radulf 10
Time to rethink your relationship.
dasin 18
is that cus your bf has turned "lame" or you find everything turns into "one more box to check"?
Chazzster 32
This is a hectic pressure-filled season. There are many good things about this time of the year, but the other side of that is that there are a lot of expectations. That can get in the way of enjoying the time. OP, if you normally look forward to calling or communicating with your boyfriend on a daily basis, don't panic because right now it seems like one more box to check. In a month all of this extra activity will be over and the world should go back to "normal"... On the other hand, if the nightly communications with BF have seemed like a chore for some time, then that means something. It might mean the new has worn off the relationship and it's time to reconsider the relationship either to make it better or to accept that it has run its course.