Today, for my girlfriend's birthday, I got her an external hard drive and my grandmother's engagement ring. When she opened both boxes, I took her hand and looked deep in her eyes and told her to pick whichever she wanted. She took the external hard drive, even though she already has one. FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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Today, for my mom's birthday, I couldn't figure out what to get her, so I just took some of her jewelry, wrapped it up, and re-gifted it. She recognized it instantly. FML
Today, I proposed to my girlfriend with a ring from Kay Jewelers. She saw the box, started giggling, whispered, "'Kay", and then started laughing so hard at her joke she had to excuse herself. FML
Today, it's my birthday. My girlfriend gave me the present she'd bought for me. I said, joking, "I hope it's not a tie!" It was a tie. FML
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Today, my mom had my girlfriend and me over. Out of the blue, she pulled out my grandmother's wedding ring and gave it to me saying I can now propose. My girlfriend started screaming and said yes. I have been seeing someone else for 3 months and was going to break up with my girlfriend tomorrow. FML
Today, I realised that every morning my girlfriend gets me to help her put on a locket her ex-boyfriend bought her on Valentine's Day. FML
Today, I gave my girlfriend a new TV as a 10th anniversary present. She gave me a torch on a keyring. FML
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anaphaseii 0
Well....I mean.... This is gonna be harsh, but I'd be pretty disappointed if my boyfriend proposed to me like that. It's supposed to be romantic, you know? This just doesn't ...sparkle?... enough. I don't know. Maybe she was hitting the refresh key. Try again later?
elemenopyqrstuv 0
why the hell wouldn't you JUST get her the ring if she already had an external HD???
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Comments (134)
jdrives 0
why didn't you just give her both?? maybe she didn't even realize it was a proposal.
R_Wing 0
What a weird way to propose. It's very ambiguous, agree with #21 that she may not have even known.
cwdeus 0
having a girlfriend who picks an external hard disk over a ring is just awesome. I doubt my girlfriend would even know what a hard disk is.
Vehicle 1
That was cold-hearted, But she possibly didn't even realize it was a proposal. You should have just given her both-- or not even given her an option. Oh, sad day.
Ridley_fml 0
why did you even offer it with a hard drive? it doesnt even make sense, no wonder she didnt understand
catchthisdrift 0
i would be so pissed if you tried to propose on my birthday. it's like trying to get two holidays over with in the same day because you don't want to take the effort to create a special day for her. holler back i would chose the hard drive too.
TallMist 32
Really? I'd love to be proposed to on my birthday. It'd make my birthday feel that much more special. Also, just because you were proposed to on your birthday doesn't mean that that's the day you're gonna get married. There IS a difference between the day you were proposed to and your wedding day.
xsouldeath 2
DONT GIVE A CHOICE LOL. That's like me being like Hey baby, 1 million dollars or me. And have 1 million cash in my hand .. Lol.
sunsetxcrash 3
Not gonna lie, I'd do the same thing. A) That's a really shitty way to propose. I'd be wondering if you were worth staying with for the rest of my life if you did something so stupid. B) If you're giving a CHOICE between something useful like a hard drive and a ring you didn't even buy, if she makes the CHOICE for the first one, it's your own fault. Maybe proposing with Grandma's ring would work if you actually proposed romantically and along with those sentiments, said how the ring was your grandmother's. C) If she already had a hard drive, then why the hell would you buy her another one? If she took it and you found that dumb because she has one, then realize that you're just as dumb for buying one when she has one. Pretty much, you did it all wrong. You deserve it. And she deserves better. :(
SonofVBeach 0
what a horrible combination. who does that?
Lauriebug 0
You didn't even state HERE that you were proposing - simply that you were offering her your grandmother's ring as a birthday present. Try being a little more confident and forward and maybe she'll find you more useful than a hard drive.