Today, my boyfriend asked me to write him a poem, as I am an avid writer. Happily, I agreed. After hours of working, I proudly presented it to him. He read it, laughed, and said, "No babe, I meant a real poem." Maybe I should rethink my career choice. 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, my boyfriend wrote me poetry. Here's how it went: "Roses are red, violets are blue, I suck at poetry, show me your tits." That's the most romantic thing he's done for me. FML
Today, my boyfriend was reading me a poem he wrote for me. It was beautiful, and going really well… until he read the last line, which had a girl's name in it. It wasn't my name. My boyfriend said, "Shit, wrong girl", and dug through his bag for a different poem. FML
Today, I wrote a poem for this guy I am falling for. Before telling him that I wrote it, he read it and then laughed at how "corny and stupid" it was because he would "never date someone who could come up with something that lame." The poem was about how vulnerable he makes me feel. FML
Today, my boyfriend came across an old poem I wrote. I like to write horror stuff, but he was disturbed, called it “silly” and “sad”, and said he didn’t want to have a girlfriend who thinks about stuff like that. I'm now discouraged from becoming a writer. FML
Today, I spent hours delicately writing out what seemed to be a beautiful poem to my girlfriend. After I sent it to her, I kept eyeing my phone to see her surprised message. No, the only response I got was, "You may want to use a spellcheck." FML
Today, my boyfriend gave me a really sweet poem that he wrote for me. I think it was secondhand - the first letter of each verse spelled his ex girlfriend's name. FML
Today, my boyfriend wrote me a long poem that ended with, "Please don't get another mister / I regret I screwed your sister". FML
Today, my boyfriend gave me a poem saying "Roses are red, violets are blue, rubbish is dumped and so are you." FML
Today, I spilled my heart out to a guy by showing him one of my poetry journals. He read through it and said, "Wow, I feel sorry for the guy you wrote about." The poems were all about how I loved him. FML
Today, I wrote my boyfriend a poem, and left it on the bed with a rose for him to see after work. When I came home later, I noticed the flower in the trash, and the poem had been used as gum wrapper. FML
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abbbeyS 14
He is so rude. I bet that what you wrote was amazing tho.
JocelynKaulitz 28
Some people just don't understand poems like others do. I bet it's good.
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abbbeyS 14
He is so rude. I bet that what you wrote was amazing tho.
fax160 13
It obviously wasn't that amazing...
Ambient25 25
Either way, her stating that she needs to rethink her career choice because her boyfriend didn't agree is pretty sad....
Trooth 13
Always follow your dreams! And then shove your success in the faces of everyone who got in your way ;)
GreatGeak 8
what i want to know is, in what realm is poet really a carrier choice? i mean i guess there's writer and things like that, but unless I'm wrong, poet doesnt typically pay well.
Zazoo1995 23
I would say find a career that pays for everything and let poetry be your second job. Why rely so heavily on something so unstable?
DixieNormous007 4
roses are red, violets are blue, im am single and so are you but I dont mean do it over a poem
minesbiggerr 25
#80 career please learn how to proof read
HH15 5
@ #20 That's what I did. Feels amazing!
JocelynKaulitz 28
Some people just don't understand poems like others do. I bet it's good.
caohm 18
quieting because of one bump in the road is like slashing the other three tires because one got flat.
shugacube 13
I'm a rhyme kind of person myself. You don't need to think as much to get pleasure out of a rhyme :))
Aky0n 10
he didn't have to be a dick about it
Cuteroxx 17
Maybe he isnt a good judge!!
pizzzah 9
hey dont blame him, he may have honestly thought you wrote him a crap poem as a joke
NeighSoulSister 6
He still could've been nicer about it.
SherlockWHolmes 12
Perhaps instead of rethinking your career, rethink your boyfriend.
iknowiwantyou 13
she should rethink her boyfriend just because he didn't like her poem? what the ****
crazytwinsmom 25
Because he was a jerk about it. He could have been tactful or just said thank you.
Rainhawk94 27
This is probably the reason for so much divorce and break ups in the US, over the smallest things
kodyyblue 19
#63, nobody said anything about breaking up with him, but rather just think about how often he's such a jerk. Unless this is just a one time thing.
SherlockWHolmes 12
I never necessarily meant breaking up with him. I just think OP shouldn't rethink being a writing because of one negative opinion.
Breegotcake 14
Maybe he isn't smart(well deep) enough to understand it's deep meaning.
DistanceRunner94 9
Since we don't know how your poem went, it's hard to tell whether YDI or FYL. However, you did put hours of hard work which shows you tried and honestly cared about presenting a meaningful poem, but his interpretation just wasn't what you intended it to be. FYL OP.
greeneyebeauty9 28
Well gee. That was a bit insulting. But if you want this to be your career, you need to learn to accept the criticism.
domolovesyoshi 33
criticism is one thing out right telling someone their work is crap is another thing entirely
NeighSoulSister 6
Yeah, there's a difference between constructive criticism and just flat out insulting something. OP's boyfriend did the latter.
fluffywaspluka 7
#86 Why? If something is crap, then you say “This is crap.” I don't understand the need to beat around the bush.
iknowiwantyou 13
A person's take on a poem is very subjective. You really shouldn't let his comment hinder your passion for writing.
mdsummrsnght 17
I agree - poetry is super subjective. I wonder if he was just being a dummy & thought poetry has to rhyme!