Today, I told my husband it would be great to spend an evening with a bottle of wine and a pile of blankets on the balcony of our cabin during the cruise. He decided it would be great to ditch me and go out gambling. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my boyfriend promised me he wouldn't leave me alone in Niagara. I'm currently sitting alone in the hotel room drinking a bottle of wine while he gambles away money he doesn't have. FML
Today, my husband called me selfish and ungrateful then canceled the cruise he’d booked as a surprise. I only asked if we could get a sitter for the kids. I’m a stay at home mom who homeschools and co-sleeps. We never get a single minute alone, so excuse me for wanting some adult time. FML
Today, I hired a babysitter, so my husband and I could spend some time together and work on our failing marriage. I dressed up. We went out. He got drunk and puked on me. FML
Today, I was dumped by my boyfriend. We're currently sharing a room on a cruise ship. FML
Today, my boyfriend told me that he wanted to break up with me but it had to be after our cruise together because he doesn't want to lose out on money. Can't wait for the Bahamas. FML
Today, my fiancée informed me she wants us to go on a cruise for her birthday. I replied, "Ahhh cruise ships, the Walmart of the Seven Seas." She threw a mixer at my feet and told me I ruin everything. FML
Today, on our honeymoon, I found out my husband brought his work laptop with him. We were supposed to go scuba diving but he skipped it for virtual meetings, then sat on his laptop until 2 a.m. He then had the nerve to be confused about why I’m mad at him and just want to go home. FML
Today, I had the day off from work. I did all the chores hoping to free up time to spend with my husband tonight. When he came home, he looked around and decided that since there was no need for him to stick around and help clean, he'd head to the bar to watch the game with the guys. FML
Today, my husband and I had a huge fight because I booked us on an adults-only Virgin Voyages cruise for our anniversary. I love him, but he wants every single vacation to be a family vacation with our kids. FML
Today, I spent 12 hours in an airport rather than go back to the apartment of the man I traveled to see for the weekend. Instead of wine, dine, sixty-nine, he took me to a tailgating event and introduced me to two girls he had a threesome with. FML
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RockNRollAndrew 18
Your husband sounds like a jerk
Welshite 40
Ooh, someone's gonna be in trouble. Hit him over the head with the wine bottle.
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Comments (100)
perdix 31
Call his bluff and find another dude to enjoy wine and blankets with you. You could hit the jackpot!
trsshup 8
Yet another bit of relationship ruining advice brought to you by FML!
perdix 31
#41, who comes here for advise?
Thejackel79 9
More specifically who goes to Perdix for advice?
Tiber_fml 12
What were you thinking. Its a cruise why stay at the cabin? Why didn't you go with him
DREAMCATCHERoooo 4
that kind of sucks. maybe you could start to cry and he will get the hint?
Raesin 21
Well OP, from the way you worded it, this sounds like it's entirely your fault. You said ''I told my husband it would be great if we did *this*'' Not ''We should/Would you like to/I'd like to'' No doubt he grunted or mumbled some vague agreement when you said it but didn't actually expect that you really wanted him to do that. Men are not telepathic and sometimes can be a bit dense. You can't hint things at men and get angry that they don't notice. Men don't take hints. You need to say what you want directly to avoid frustration and confusion. No doubt when your husband gets back he will be confused and not know why you're angry/upset.
gladlily 16
If he is actually "confused" about why this would upset her then he really is an idiot. This is not a vague "hint"! I'm not saying that he's a jerk because he wouldn't do exactly what she wanted, because I agree - they could have compromised. But the FML sounds as though neither of them explored the idea of a compromise, so that's equally their faults. But unless she played the spoiled brat and threw a fit and refused to go out with him or whatever, he is a jerk for ditching her.
Dthsapprntc 23
If "I think it would be great to get a bottle of wine and some blankets and spend the night relaxing and cuddling on the deck of our cabin" is a vague hint to you, then maybe the use of a mallet to get the message into your thick skull would be a good idea. If the exact wording OP used to her husband was close to what she wrote in the FML, then the message is pretty clear I think.
aire101 16
Actually, what she wrote was "It would be great to spend an evening with a bottle of wine and a pile of blankets on the balcony of our cabin during the cruise." If she did not say a plural to him, he may have taken it as a night to herself. I'll be honest, spending an evening like that to myself sounds amazing. if she sometimes talks about wanting nights like that to herself instead of being busy with whoever whenever, it could have been mistaken as a hint of wanting alone time on a crowded ship.
SuperMew 22
I agree. Op needs to be specific and say what she means.
Raykyogrou03 12
it sounds more like you told him to leave you alone
arandomusernameaa 20
It really doesn't...
SuperMew 22
You are only on a cruise for so many days. I think your husband wants to have some time to himself and explore. You do not have to do everything together, even if you did plan for a romantic cruise. He might just need some space and time for himself. The cruise is likely long over, with how long it takes these things to get posted, but you might want to consider expressing your desires and not expecting your husband to agree with you every time.
Jabberwockyy 13
The world needs more understanding women like you. Then again it also needs more respectful and caring men.
SuperMew 22
Thank you. I need space even when I am in a relationship. I feel like Op expects her husband to want to spend every moment with her. It is the same with a lot of friends I see. I need time away from the one I love, to develop my own interests and personality. You don't become two halves of a whole, you become two wholes who work for a better future together. Forgetting to talk to your partner and express your desires.
iluvpeanutbutter 22
"I feel like Op expects her husband to want to spend every moment with her." That's a pretty big judgement to make from 2 sentences. You don't know their background- they may have not been spending much time together recently, or she may simply have wanted one night of the cruise with his attention just on her, or this sort of thing might happen all the time. I might be sympathising heavily with the OP though, as my partner did a similar thing- we went on a 10 day cruise (I was going to be away for 4 months for work straight after this, and prior to this we had both been working 6 day weeks), and he spent every night partying with his new-found drinking buddies, and slept in til noon every day, then spent the afternoons reading. As a result, I barely saw him, unless we were in port, or if I went out drinking with him, even when I specified many times that I wanted to spend time with him alone.
nick3600 22
It would be great to ditch him
khaoticpanda 28
The first option sounded lovely, that was thoughtful of you :)
guttedbrit 26
I wouldn't like to be in his shoes! Silly man!
tukies 28
Spend some time by yourself. Enjoy the cruise, and suggest the idea again tomorrow. If he ditches again, then there may be a problem to approach. Nothing wrong with doing what you want every now and then though.