Anonymous
United States
Today, I asked my boyfriend to try and man up and act a bit tougher. He started crying. FML
Collection
Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Same thing different taste
Anonymous
South Africa
Today, my girlfriend gave me a speech on me "not being manly enough". I started crying. FML
Anonymous
Charlottesville, United States
Smash the patriarchy!
Today, I was wrestling with my boyfriend, trying to prove to him that I was stronger. I did. He started crying. He then broke up with me because he couldn't be in a relationship in which his girlfriend was stronger than him. FML
toughbf
Canada
Today, my boyfriend asked me to beat him up so he could look tough around his friends. When I just stared at him, he added, "Please don't break anything though. Nothing too serious." FML
Anonymous
Toronto, Canada
Today, my 8-year-old son told me to grow a pair and man up. FML
catt
Berlin, Germany
Today, my boyfriend tried to rid me of my hiccups. As he'd screamed at me and I'd pissed my pants, I just burst into tears. FML
Ella
United States
Today, I tried to break up with my boyfriend. He said no. FML
sigh
United States
Toxic masculinity = No housework
Today, my boyfriend got upset after I politely asked him to do the laundry. He takes every chance he gets to act macho and brag to people about how he's in the Marines, but apparently he is too much of a pussy to act like a man and clean his own clothes. FML
sadrainindeed
Santa Clara, United States
Thanks Sweaty
Today, I was feeling really down and my boyfriend refused to be there for me. It’s funny because a couple of months ago he was going through the same thing and I did everything I could to comfort him. FML
Kali
Say it ain't so, please
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
confused
United States
Mr. Robot
Today, my boyfriend said we needed to talk. He called me cruel, cold and heartless and that it’s making him reconsider what kind of future we may have together. All because I hate sappy movies and don’t cry on the scenes where the dogs die. FML
Top comments
mlleangelique 3
Oh noes! You're seeing someone who doesn't fit ridiculously narrowly-defined stereotypes about what it means to be male! Poor you!
KiaMaster 0
meany! why can't u be a normal gf and give him compliments & not harsh remarks on his manhood!
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Comments (232)
lolbrick 0
haha. what a loser he is.
Alpha35 4
why r u with another girl?
stephanie0613 0
If you want a tougher boyfriend break up with this guy and get someone else. If you want to stay with him than don't try to change him YDI.
Mustang_Lover_93 0
your so right on that
bamagrl410 31
17 and 23 pretty much explain all that needs to be said. YDI
eternalsunlight 5
23: a real man should never hit a woman
allmidnighteyes 11
#30, neither sex should hit the other.
dudeitsdanny 10
32- Agreed. But I came in wondering if OP would rather he pimp-slap her for mouthing off.. OP- change attitudes or change boyfriends. Changing your boyfriend is a bitch move.
020266t 5
some people cant. autism
hamburglar 0
"try and man up"..really?? you must mean "try to"...
jpest17 5
he acts more girly than you FYL
TheRealFamilyGuy 5
that's when you grab his nuts to make sure he has a pair, and if not you just start singing the mangina song
MidgetMonster 0
Even horribly abusive men will cry, you ignorant fools.
jewban 3
HEY men have feeling too. o^o
redpump 0
#32 Aww, does that mean I should stop beating my bf? XP
corytheboss 0
therealfamily guy ^WIN as always!
zakkyzebra 11
OP is a heartless bitch XD
lenalee96 22
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wow. what a baby
FYLorYDIohno 12
For real! I dislike softies, MAN UP ALREADY!
hobojo11 0
he be gey aint he
M0rt 0
Real men cry you know
Canucksftw24 6
Well now you know what its like dating a women who will get mad at everything.
KiaMaster 0
meany! why can't u be a normal gf and give him compliments & not harsh remarks on his manhood!
C6Racer 0
What manhood?
isntlifejustgrea 0
^lol gay, my guess
Lord_of_0 4
218, if he's gay, WTF is he doing with a girl?
K410 18
Hey the guy needs to toughen up a bit, you can't just cry all your problems away.
xStiina 0
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what a whimp.
Lingonberry668 0
u shouldn't be talking u can't even spell wimp...FAIL!!!!
mlleangelique 3
Oh noes! You're seeing someone who doesn't fit ridiculously narrowly-defined stereotypes about what it means to be male! Poor you!
IntoTheClouds 42
Like.
desigirl2010 0
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ooh ^^^agreed. But I've made a few men cry and it's realllly a turn off.
Blood_Rose_Intox 3
It's not as if she called him a pussy after getting hit by a car and crying. She just asked him to toughin up a bit, and if he starts crying after that he does, in fact, need it. It's not narrow minded, just realistic.
MajicSenpai 12
There's nothing wrong with being emotionally sensitive. He could have a mental disorder that makes his emotional stability more fragile (just a guess).
gatorgirl7563 22
While I agree that gender stereotypes are horrible and restrictive, I think there is nothing wrong with wanting a Partner who is not a "Wussy" or "Cry Baby" or acts "Tougher". (all gender-neutral terms) If OP isn't happy with who her bf truly is, she needs break up with him or at least stop shaming him. He sounds like he might have some issues that need to be worked out; maybe she can help him work through them, if she truly cares about him.
KrazyKatz3 26
My boyfriend cries at a lot of things. I love it. I think it's awesome he's able to express himself and that he's comfortable around me. The reason males commit suicide more is because people don't like them to talk about their feelings and that sucks.
allmidnighteyes 11
He just wishes you could both get along like you did in middle school. He just wants to bake a cake made out of rainbows and smiles that you could both eat and be happy.
bamagrl410 31
Ahh, Mean Girls. Always the perfect reference. Haha
allmidnighteyes 11
You can never have enough Mean Girls references.
starile 20
D: that would be an awesome cake...
chineseguy 0
SHE DOESNT EVEN GO HERE!
zombieglamour_fml 0
^ bahaha awesome :)
chelle_starlight 0
by any chance is this the same guy who posted on fml the other day saying that his girlfriend wanted to try dating women...and that this was not the first time he had encountered this?...concidence or Deja vu?
desigirl2010 0
How is this Deja vu? That guy's girlfriend was leaving him for a girl, and it was the second time that'd happened to him. In this case, however, the young lady just wants her man to act tougher. In response to this request he cried. So. Yeah. That's a NO. I love how i used 'that'd' up there. I haven't written it in so long that I'd forgotten of it's existence. Thank you FML.
marinus_fml 20
At least he didn't come out.
sarah48_fml 0
not yet anyways..
Cuuba 0
haha, awe
positively_crazy 0
maybe he's waiting until she notices that he's gay cause he's afraid of her. Ohh, maybe she's tougher than him but really really thick... :D
akaashR 0
wow you just ripped up a collectable lol. you young find sensitive STRAIGHT guys anywhere lol. good luck with your next bf slamming your cornhole every minute lol
YigalElohev 2
I hope your next boyfriend beats you mercilessly.
allmidnighteyes 11
Chris Brown that ho!
tiffanydope 0
me too
marcranger 29
I hope you girlfriends shove lead pipes up your asses every night :D
marcranger 29
your