Today, it's 49 days until Christmas, and all I can think of is how it’s mine and my partner's first Christmas together but she’ll be out of town. Apparently, she’d rather hang out with her whackjob family rather than my normal, stable family. FML
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Today, after having recently moved 300 miles to be with my boyfriend of 2 years, I have to celebrate Christmas alone. He never thought our relationship important enough to tell his family about me, and doesn't want it to be "awkward." FML
Today, my mum told me she would rather spend Christmas with her boyfriend than with her own family. FML
Today, it's Xmas Eve, and my partner's quick afternoon catch-up with his friends has turned into 5 messy drunks in our house at 1am. So it's no to the "us" time evening we had planned before spending tomorrow with our families who live over 3 hours away. Guess who had promised to drive and now can't? FML
Today, I’m trying to figure out how to spend Christmas with my wife and kids… and my girlfriend. I’m planning to divorce my wife in January, because doing it on Christmas would hurt them all, but I don’t want my girlfriend to know I’m married or else she’ll leave me. FML
Today, my son is actually going on holiday over Christmas with some girl he met in a bar. He’s barely known her a week and is already dipping into his savings to keep her happy. FML
Today, I told my future MIL that we couldn't see her on Christmas because I have to work that day passing out gifts to elderly patients, but that I would call off work to travel to see her any day after. That isn't good enough, so she asked my fiance to spend Christmas without me. FML
Today, I realized this holiday season is the first time in 4 years that I won't have a partner to share the holidays with. My partner of 4 years cheated on me this summer. I'm still bitter and dating is unnecessarily difficult. I wish I could just be happy alone and never feel lonely again. FML
Today, my neighbors coated their house in flashing Christmas lights and blared out "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" all day long. Only 29 days left until Christmas. FML
Today, I've been considering breaking up with my girlfriend so I don't have to buy her a Christmas present. FML
Today, my boyfriend decided that he needed some time alone for a few weeks. This break just so happens to include our one year anniversary, Christmas, New Year's, and my birthday. Now I get to spend the next three weeks alone. FML
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maverick83 15
Sounds to me like your normal stable family should have raised someone more mature and reasonable, and less judgemental. Compromise. Spend some time with each family, or if that isn't possible, alternate each Christmas. Or figure out something else, but in any case, work something out that you can both agree to and be reasonably happy with. Asserting that she should choose to be with your family instead of hers because yours is better, unless hers is abusive or something, is childish and selfish. It's not a healthy approach at all.
IHaveThePower 18
Look, dude, as someone from a Spicy Family, that's not how it works. Even when your family are irredeemable bastards--and I'm speaking from the time when my dad openly said, in the middle of a grocery store, that queer marriage would make a mockery of his and my mom's--you still want to spend holidays with them because blood ties are a bitch like that. Yes, your family is healthier. No, that doesn't override the years of loving people in the worst possible way. You're gonna have to split your holidays like the rest of us, because you love her, and that means you have to let her love other people.
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maverick83 15
Sounds to me like your normal stable family should have raised someone more mature and reasonable, and less judgemental. Compromise. Spend some time with each family, or if that isn't possible, alternate each Christmas. Or figure out something else, but in any case, work something out that you can both agree to and be reasonably happy with. Asserting that she should choose to be with your family instead of hers because yours is better, unless hers is abusive or something, is childish and selfish. It's not a healthy approach at all.
IHaveThePower 18
Look, dude, as someone from a Spicy Family, that's not how it works. Even when your family are irredeemable bastards--and I'm speaking from the time when my dad openly said, in the middle of a grocery store, that queer marriage would make a mockery of his and my mom's--you still want to spend holidays with them because blood ties are a bitch like that. Yes, your family is healthier. No, that doesn't override the years of loving people in the worst possible way. You're gonna have to split your holidays like the rest of us, because you love her, and that means you have to let her love other people.
Doom_Kitty 14
She can spend her christmas wherever the fck she wants, no?
Thaylok 17
It sttinks when you cannot be with the one you love on a holiday. One thing to keep in mind is an old saying, "A daughter is a daughter for life. A son is a son till he takes a wife." The general premise, regardless of gender is that, women maintain a close relationship with their family (familiarity/comfort/security) even if they are not truly keeping her best interests in mind. There are many nature Vs. Nurture arguments and theories. A much longer conversation for another day. You can work on alternating holidays/years between families when that time comes.