Today, I told my boyfriend of three years that I wanted to get married and have a child within the next five years. He responded by packing up my things and showing me the door. 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, I told my boyfriend of two years that I wanted to get married eventually, and there's no way to talk me out of it. He broke up with me immediately. FML
Today, my boyfriend told me he wants to marry me and be the father of my children. Five minutes later, he told me he wants to experience death. FML
Today, I told my boyfriend of five months that it's time he stopped fighting for custody with his baby mama, and to start focusing more on my kids, whom he said he would take responsibility for. He responded by telling me to pack my things, saying we should all leave. FML
Today, I told my boyfriend of 3 years that I wanted to marry him someday. His response was, "Oh, OK, thanks." FML
Today, I finally worked up the courage to tell my boyfriend that I wanted to go separate ways. Before I could say anything, he proposed. FML
Today, my boyfriend of 3 years announced that he is not ready for marriage, and won’t be for 'at least' another 2 years. Of course he waited to tell me this 2 days after he had proposed to me in front of hundreds of people, I said yes, and we announced it to all our family members and friends. FML
Today, I asked the person I love to commit to me. Instead, he packed his shit and moved out. FML
Today, I finally cracked and told my boyfriend that if he didn't sign full custody of his evil, manipulative 3 year-old daughter to her mother, then I would leave. He picked me up and literally threw me outside his apartment, slamming the door in my face when I tried to run back inside. FML
Today, I found out my boyfriend of 5 years cheated on me and now has a 4 year old, and as he’s told me, we should get married. FML
Today, my boyfriend of two years proposed to me. Less than two minutes later, he decided he wasn't ready for the commitment. After I had already said yes. FML
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Top comments
xxmollyxx 25
Lucky that you found out now and don't have to waste five more years on someone who doesn't want the same things in life as you.
PANDORUM89 21
I'm sorry that happened to you. Did y'all previously talk about your future? maybe he didn't want kids or he panicked when he was given a time limit. Again sorry to hear this as that was an extreme reaction.
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Comments (117)
xsxx 9
Lucky you!
MDoremis 38
What a horrible person. Better that you're no longer wasting your time with him!
Lalala579121 28
How does that make him horrible? He just didn't want the same things as her and didn't know how else to react.
Dr_Lily_fml 17
"I don't know how to react so I'm gonna kick her out without a word."
Shade1982 21
I think they were both a bit off, since it didn't sound like op was giving him much of a choice.
toaster87 19
You can't say he handled it wrong, you don't know the whole situation. My last relationship, of 1.5yrs, I told my girlfriend right from the start I never wanted kids, and around the 1.5yr mark she told me the samething, that in 5yrs she wants to be married and have a kid. She went into it, knowing the situation, and expecting me to change, so ya.. That ended there.
MDoremis 38
#54, Kicking them out without at least giving them time to find another place to live is absolutely the wrong way to handle it whether children had previously been discussed or not.
Lalala579121 28
82 - Sure that could have been handled better, but I'm sure OP has friends or family living in the area that her bf would have probably known about. I don't think anyone would want to live with someone they just broke up with or vice versa, especially in this situation. It would just be too awkward.
Cads1 24
Wat to chase him away. Nice move :)
jozhe 21
Next time you should have this talk sooner.
betweenwinds 18
Given the context, that could be an awful lot to drop on someone. How old they are, how long they've been together, what they were talking about before this came up, etc all play a role in how he reacted. It sounds like he has very different life goals and that's OK. Honestly, it's for the best that he cut things off rather than letting things messily string along, though it doesn't sound like he handled things all that sensitively. This way both you and he have the chance to take the course that will make you happiest in the long run. c:
Britt125 16
While he handled it like a jerk, it's just the way life goes sometimes. Not everybody wants to get married and have kids, you're better off knowing you're not on the same page about that so you can find somebody else who is. But he should have handled it nicer than he did.
jasongallagher 2
I agree that this is disheartening, but quite a lot of the comments here focus on how horrible the guy is, without knowing the guy's perspective on things. Again, I don't profess to know the context of these events, but it'd probably be a bit terrifying if the person you're with seemingly demanded you get married to them and have a child with them within 5 years. It's kind of a big deal, and some people just don't want to get married or have kids.
1animalallover 16
Oh God
Lalala579121 28
Honestly you should probably be happy about that, OP. Sure maybe not happy but. No amount of talking about it is going to make him or you change your minds about what you want out of life. The more you talk about it the harder it's going to get when you eventually have to go your separate ways. And it's much better that you found out now than a few more years down the road. Sure maybe he shouldn't have kicked you out without knowing if you have someplace else to go but in the end just breaking it off like that is the quickest and most painless solution.
iwanttogotoparis 26
What an asshole