Today, I finally summed up the courage to break up with my abusively controlling girlfriend. I don't know what I was thinking, but instead of leaving as a free man, I left as an engaged one. 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, I finally got the courage to leave my controlling and manipulative ex. He took it well. And by "took it well", I mean he camped out my doorstep, held some of my belongings hostage, and tried to blackmail me into staying with him. FML
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Today, I went to my girlfriend's house to break up with her. It was a hard decision and both of us became quite emotionally overwhelmed at the time. We began to hug as a final goodbye, then her mum burst in the room and yelled, "HE FINALLY PROPOSED!" FML
Today, after weeks of my crazy girlfriend avoiding me because she knew I wanted to break up with her, I had no option but to do it by text. She told all my friends, who now think I'm a coward who isn't man enough to break up in person. They didn't even ask for my side of the story. FML
Today, after weeks of doubt and pondering the pros and cons, I finally broke up with my girlfriend, and she burst into tears. Feeling guilty, I tried to console her by saying, "Don't worry, we can still be cousins." FML
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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
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ColdplaySucks 18
"Hey bitch, I'm leaving you." Wasnt so hard, was it?
Nicnats 3
How does that happen?
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Comments (393)
bethcox 4
Bravo OP, truly well done :l
SoultheWolf 19
Stop being a wimp an grow some balls. Tell her you don't want to be in a relationship and that's it. Cut her completely from your life. You don't need someone like that in your life, and she will only get worse.
raerae1987 1
I think u need to bring a bro for moral support next time.
Driveshaft 5
Pussy
jennstiles 8
I'm in the same boat fml
Zangetsu67 5
Fake your death man... That always works
Parisgirl34 12
Well, good luck
noodleyhead 7
I dont understand how you managed to do that.
rebelliousshroom 12
Why do so many asume that OP is talking about physical abuse? He said "abusively controlling". Considering this whole story, it seems to me that she must be highly manipulative, which means that she abuses the emotional impact she has on him in subtle ways that sneak past attributes such as strength and courage. A person can be strong as a rock in direct confrontation, and still be completely dumbfounded when subjected to such sly techniques. And of course he didn't say "I'm leaving you because you are so controlling", something she would just claim that he was imagining, which her tearful eyes would half-convince him was true. He probably said things like "I think we have grown apart" an all the other things you say if you're afraid of hurting your partner's feelings, which you are if you can't help caring about the person although you see that the relationship is unhealthy. If he tried to present reasons why they should break up, she probably just logically shot them down, followed by a passionate "I love you". P.S.: I read some of the comments when I saw this FML again, and noticed that a lot of you suggest that he lacks male genitals. I realize you don't mean this literally, but how is breaking up with a partner in _any_ way a masculine thing?? I am very confused. It is quite normal for women to end relationships, and they usually manage it just fine...
mars13_fml 8
It's not really a guy thing but most people, including me, think he is being a wimp and he should really be a man and stick up for himself. We are not suggesting, however, that girls are not capable of that also. Oh and please don't read this with a bitch tone I just suck at trying to say something over typing without sounding like one, sorry! :(
efemel94 7
This reminds me of the "Friends" episode in which chandler tries to quit the gym. Ahaha