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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my fiancé told me he wants to buy an engagement ring for his mother, so that she doesn't feel left out. FML
Today, I bought my girlfriend a very expensive necklace. I gave it to her thinking she'd be extremely happy. Instead she was mad at me because my gift for our anniversary was better than hers. FML
Today, my girlfriend gave herself a graduation gift: a new boyfriend. FML
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
Today, my girlfriend bought herself a brand new iPad and iPod Touch, and returned my aging iPod and Kindle, which she constantly steals for her own use. She considers it my Valentine's Day present. FML
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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Top comments
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)
RawShark 0
I have to agree with the previous commenters, I mean it's a stupid way to propose first of all. Second of all, why would you do it on her birthday? You want a special date for the engagement. Something more romantic. Why would you even think about doing it the way that you did? Fail.
mattmag 0
#6 i agree. she is awesome. and wtf why didn't you give her both?
Crunchy_fml 0
I would've taken the hard drive too
nastynate 0
Who says she wants to marry you? You sound like a whiny douche.
Bunbu 8
Why not give her both? Asshole.
Lisasimpsonfan 0
Next time try a little romance with the next one Romeo. Just tossing out a ring and a hard drive is NO way to propose. I would have taken the hard drive too.
no_one_fml 3
Heh, the way of proposal was really sucky - did she realize you were proposing? Maybe she didn't like the ring... Being a geek girl if a guy offered me to pick between hardware and jewelry, unless the jewelry was really, REALLY awesome or the hardware was suckier than the stuff I have already, I'd pick the hardware in a heartbeat. You sure she just isn't a (closet) computer geek? :D
cheerduce 0
That was not a bad way to propose! You thought it out and im sure you know her well so I'm hoping ya'll are both computer lovers? Anyway, Im sorry she was such a jerk about it. Hope it all works out.
Tehalon 0
Engagement ring on her BIRTHDAY?! YDI!!
UrLifeDoesntSuck 0
Hell, if my girlfriend picked a hard drive over a ring, I'd be fairly certain that she is "the one". But YDI for having a shitty proposal.