Today, I got proposed to by my long-term best friend, my boyfriend. I panicked and thought of the last time that I got left at the altar by who I thought was the love of my life then, and inadvertently said “No” as a defense mechanism. I’m the most hated person in our social circle, and he’s inconsolable. 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, I overheard my best friend laughing and calling my fiance lame and stupid, all because he proposed to me with a bouquet instead of a ring. And here I was about to ask if she would be my maid of honor… FML
Today, after three years of dating, my boyfriend finally proposed. To my best friend. FML
Today, my ex-fiancé got married. He left me at the altar last year because the thought of marriage and “taking such a big step” scared him. He’s only been with his new girlfriend for 6 months. Apparently I’m not good enough to marry. FML
Today, I called off my engagement because I fell in love with my best friend of 10 years since we recently reconnected. I confessed my feelings to her and asked her out. She rejected me and said she only sees me as a friend. Now I’m completely single. FML
Today, my best friend, the man who I've been in love with for nine years, finally told me he loves me and wants to spend the rest of his life with me. Unfortunately, it was while he was using me to practice proposing to his girlfriend. FML
Today, at a restaurant, I happily watched as my boyfriend of three years got down on his knees and proposed to me. Before I could say yes and hug him, a girl flung herself at him, kissed him and shouted, "Yes!" With us still highly confused, she then ran away. FML
Today, my boyfriend of six years proposed to me. Less than three hours later, he panicked and made me give the ring back. FML
Today, I went to go meet my boyfriend at a restaurant to tell him it just wasn't working out. Before I could do so, he proposed. I had to tell him no, so he started to cry and ran out. Everyone looked at me like some kind of monster. FML
Today, I was looking at my best friend because I zoned out, I then turned around to look at my dog. When I looked back, he was on one knee, saying that, “This is terrible timing but I’ve always loved you, will you marry me?” Two days before my wedding with my fiancé. FML
Today, my girlfriend confessed that she was scared that she was more in love with me than I was in her, and that she was afraid I would leave her. So she left me instead. I'd been thinking about proposing. FML
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Bogrbon 27
You should try and explain what you’re feeling (whether you want to marry him or not.) I know it’s complicated and difficult, but if you’re not able to communicate, it’s never going to work.
cuz803 46
COMMUNICATION ASAP!!! Apologize, explain that you didn't mean to say no and it was a PTSD like response.
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Bogrbon 27
You should try and explain what you’re feeling (whether you want to marry him or not.) I know it’s complicated and difficult, but if you’re not able to communicate, it’s never going to work.
cuz803 46
COMMUNICATION ASAP!!! Apologize, explain that you didn't mean to say no and it was a PTSD like response.
SamanthaThe1st 23
Try talking it out once everything's calmed down.
jc1015 25
so why are you fml and not trying to clear things up? 🤦♀️
RichardPencil 32
Get plastic surgery to alter your appearance, flee to a new country and start a new life under an assumed identity. That's the simplest, most obvious solution to your irredeemable blunder.
wrenavery90 12
So did you not mean it when you said no? If that's the case then just tell him that.
core01 30
People really shouldn't surprise/shock their partners regarding major life events. I would hope you two had discussed marriage in real terms before this. And if you had, then he should be aware of how frought with emotion a wedding may be for you.
wrenavery90 12
I don't understand this. It seems like it would be incredibly easy to explain yourself.