Today, I broke up with my boyfriend of seven years. He stared at me, then said, "Yeah, okay then. I'm gonna watch TV now." He then turned on the TV and watched Top Gun. Not quite the response I was hoping for. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Same thing different taste
Today, my boyfriend of seven and a half years broke up with me. By text message. FML
Don't care
Today, I broke up with my boyfriend. I called him about two minutes after, and he'd already fallen asleep. FML
Today, I broke up with my boyfriend. I had only been dating him for about a month. Thinking he wouldn't take it very hard, I invited him over so I could tell him in person. Little did I know he was going to start crying on my couch and not leave for 5 hours. FML
Today, I tried to break up with my boyfriend. He said no. FML
Today, my boyfriend broke up with me. How, you may ask? He used the Adult Swim "We should see other people" commercial. FML
Mixed signals
Today, I broke up with my boyfriend, after three long weeks of him ignoring me and cancelling out on time we were supposed to spend with each other. He looked at me with the most confused look on his face. Then he said, ''Are you serious? I was planning the perfect day to ask you to marry me.'' FML
Movie night
Today, my girlfriend decided that the best place to break up with me was during a movie about two couples breaking up. FML
Talk about not getting the picture…
Today, I finally worked up the courage to break up with my boyfriend. His parents weren't able to pick him up for 5 hours. I ended up taking him to a movie to kill time and end on a positive note, but now he thinks we're cool and back on track. FML
Today, my boyfriend's proposal speech somehow ended with him breaking up with me. FML
TMI
Today, I told my boyfriend that I loved him. Being dumped wasn't the reaction I was expecting. FML
Top comments
scottyau 5
What were you hoping for exactly? To see him break down in tears for your satisfaction? The poor guy was probably devastated and trying to hold it together.
Pleonasm 36
He cruised through a potentially brutal break-up fight like atrue maverick.
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seacadet 18
That is a great movie!
LovesSushi 25
I have yet to ever see a Tom Cruise movie... Should I start with Top Gun?
Enslaved 38
Start with "Legend"! It's his best film to this day. *trying to keep a straight face* --although, I did learn what the word "germinate" was from watching that movie. :P
LovesSushi 25
Why do I get the feeling I should most certainly NOT watch that movie? Except I'm now intrigued... how bad could it be?
DudeEvil 22
Start with Top Gun, then move swiftly to Tropic Thunder; let me know if you recognise him. :D
Ameel_fml 19
If you can get past the cheesy 80s-ness of it, I'd recommend Top Gun. I know some people don't like it though because it's pretty cheesy. A Few Good Men, Interview with the Vampire, and Mission Impossible are my favorites of his. You should definitely check them out at some point imo. :)
seacadet 18
Yeah, Top Gun, and A Few Good Men are my favorite of his.
ladyLALAA 29
Tropic Thunder is probably his only good movie. I am however partial to War of the Worlds but the ending was rubbish!
mbuck87 19
Don't forget Days of Thunder guys! Top Gun, but NASCARs lol
BlackRogue 8
If you love movies that are so corny they're great, or are into cult classics, Legend is a great one to watch. If you're into more mainstream movies, not so much. I love it, personally, cause I'm just a corny, cult classic lovin kinda girl :)
heygirlie777 21
114, that last sentence sounded like a bio on an online daring profile.
Pleonasm 36
He cruised through a potentially brutal break-up fight like atrue maverick.
ironichalibut 24
I'd say he aced that one, and that her attempt to get a rise out of him crashed... He's the bomb.
TourettesGuyFTW 26
Seems like the boyfriend had the smoother landing, and clearly felt no turbulence at all.
FightMyLiger 19
This isn't Hollywood. Jester attitude alone could've put him in a tailspin.
TheNewGuy03 29
The tension alone would have given me goosebumps.
friedchickenpie 14
Pleonasm, I think you're a stupid idiot. Nah, that was a false lie. I was jokingly kidding. I like you. And you're quickly speeding up the ranks on FML. You're a funny comedian. Before you thumb me down, google the word "pleonasm".
junkman6 22
I think he probably knew a while ago that she lost that loving feeling.
Axipiter 24
She's only tried to break up with a guy twice in her lifetime. The first time, she crashed and burned. She's still waiting to see how her second attempt goes.
lambda_fml 40
#79 I googled the word Pleonasm, and then thumbed you down.
jizzwold 21
I know what a pleonasm is and thumbed you down anyway.
TheNewGuy03 29
79: #1 rule of the game: respect; don't dick-ride. I'm sure you find it hard to breathe with Pleo's scrotum clogging your trachea.
friedchickenpie 14
Dang. I guess nobody got it. :( Live and learn!
TheOnlyMizLiv 22
Clearly someone else isn't quite "getting it"...
jizzwold 21
No, we got it. It was not funny.
Izabel_BVB 9
79, That was fantastic! XD
theberndttoast 8
well thats life i guess
QQmore_fml 18
No one can be upset while watching top gun... He will be sad after though.
challan 19
When Goose dies, we all cry.
apax 9
(pause button hit) G-g-g-g-goose dies?!???
Mopmob02 18
Well then, it looks like I'm not watching that movie now; onto Jungle Fever.
MinecraftGeek 8
He's not in denial! He's just very selective about the reality he chooses to believe in :3
scottyau 5
What were you hoping for exactly? To see him break down in tears for your satisfaction? The poor guy was probably devastated and trying to hold it together.
SkyyEatsAirplane 11
Couldn't have said that any better. I feel bad for the poor guy. He will be feeling it after the movie or after she leaves.
Denny1 15
Ya seriously, What you wanted him to beg you not to? It sounds like it was an ideal break-up to me.
Palirose 22
Exactly 6! I was thinking exactly the same thing. if anything OP should be happy he didn't because after all she is the one who wanted to break up.
karen1991 15
Agreed, did you wanna see fireworks or something? And be able to tell your friends "oh, we'll when we broke up he said this and broke that" jeez, whatever makes you sleep better at night.
limerx 1
Sounds to me like he's heard it from her a few times before but she's still there..
Lacist 19
Also the fact, basing my knowledge off of the FML, she was looking for a reaction, she definitely deserved it.
Kermy1113 23
I think it was more that she felt like he didn't care. Or dismissed it like she was kidding. But I agree with you and he was probably hiding it until she left or something
thrashtildeath 9
well what were you hoping for op?
ohcoolstorybro 14
Yeah honestly though, did you want to make him feel like shit? That made you sound like a bitch OP
sourgirl101 29
The OP probably wanted to continue to talk about it instead of just getting a blank stare. Maybe the boyfriend sensed that the relationship was coming to an end and made no fuss about it which is not what I'd expect-- if I were to end a long term relationship. Ending it might be what's best but making it seem like it's not a big deal and choosing to watch TV as if she didn't/never mattered? Who knows, maybe he's the one that wanted to purposely make her feel like shit by doing that.
LuckBeNimble 19
47: maybe he was in shock. ending something so suddenly after 7 years would definitely put him in a surreal situation. if he couldn't grasp it entirely, TV might have been his only recourse. and hoping you'd get some kind of rise out of someone after breaking up can imply either a) you didn't really want to break up, in which case you deserve it for initiating the breakup or b) you wanted to watch them suffer, in which case you're a vindictive asshat.
sourgirl101 29
Or he could "act" like he couldn't care less to get the "rise out of her"? (Ex: you hurt me? I'm going to make damn sure I hurt you more by pretending to not give a damn!) However, I understand what everyone is saying. There's more to this FML than is written. I just think the OP is getting the short end of the stick since it's only her side we're hearing. (: FML sure is a tough crowd!
Abenti 8
What...were you hoping to cause him great pain? Did you want to see him in tears and beg for you back? YDI.
TorisaurusRexxx 10
I fully agree. I've been in Op's boyfriend's shoes (not nearly as long of a relationship, closer to year) It seemed as if my ex just wanted to see me beg him not to go. I just stood there silently because I wasn't going to beg if he didn't want me.
OptimusVader 23
I think the OP may have meant to say it wasn't a reaction she "expected." This could just be a poor choice of words.
Legendslayer222 26
@99, you'd still have to ask what response she was expecting. If she expected a bad reaction and didn't get one, then it doesn't really sound like an FML.
bluehero 17
Why were you hoping for a reaction? To feel good about yourself? Asshole.
LorenzosPecosa 8
Agree! U dumped him get over yourself.
yumyumpoptart 16
maybe the reaction she was looking for was for him to show that he still really cares about her and since he didn't she's doing the right thing?
bluehero 17
She was hoping to see him sad and crying, if she was doing that just to see if it was the right thing to do, that's stupid, there are other ways to get him to show he cares. She should be happy he didn't respond that way, only make the breakup easier for her.
Deviant_fml 5
@139 So you're implying that the OP told her BF that she wanted to break up with him, when really, she just wanted to gauge his reaction and make him... what? Get down on his hands and knees and plead with her not to leave? No matter how you spin it, it seems like a dick move on her part simply because there's that expectation attached to the fml.
HeadlessSparrow 20
He went to watch Too Gun for a reason.
HeadlessSparrow 20
Top*
QQmore_fml 18
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HeadlessSparrow 20
I beat you to it.
beehardxcore 26
No (QQ)more grammar nazi-ing for you!!